Teeth In The Concrete

[Intro]
[feedback squeal
Pick scrapes]
Spit in the dust
Teeth in the concrete
Fists full of rust
I drag my feet
[Verse 1]
Jaw wired shut
I still talk back
Blood on the tongue
From the panic attack
You said “be still”
While you twisted the knife
I learned to choke
Just to feel alive
[Pre-Chorus]
Every promise
Was a pressure point
Every “trust me”
Another disjoint
You built a throne
From my collapse
Now feel it crack
Feel it snap
[Chorus]
I bite down
Till the fillings break
Teeth in the concrete
Rattling the gates
You want silence?
You want me weak?
I’ll carve my name
In the curb you made for me
(yeah)
Teeth in the concrete
Teeth in the concrete
[Verse 2]
Hands start to shake
But the stare stays cold
I’m done carrying
Your deadweight control
You drew the line
So I stomp right through
Your grip slips
When I stop fearing you
[Pre-Chorus]
Every order
Was a loaded blame
Every “it’s fine”
Just a way to maim
You love the fall
From a higher place
So I cut the ropes
Let you taste that space
[Chorus]
I bite down
Till the fillings break
Teeth in the concrete
Rattling the gates
You want silence?
You want me weak?
I’ll carve my name
In the curb you made for me
(hey!)
Teeth in the concrete
Teeth in the concrete
[Bridge]
[drums stutter
Guitars jab in unison]
You said “this is for your own good”
While you nailed my shadow to the wood
You said “learn your place
Obey”
So I burned your script
Threw the ash in your face
[Breakdown]
Face down
On the fault line
Hear the ground
Scream “this time’s mine”
Face down
Where you left me
Now I rise
From the cracked concrete
(bleed for it, bleed for it)
[Chorus]
I bite down
Till the fillings break
Teeth in the concrete
Rattling the gates
You want silence?
You want me weak?
I’ll carve my name
In the curb you made for me
Teeth in the concrete
Teeth in the concrete
(you won’t bury me)

Chaotic metalcore/post-hardcore: drop-tuned, dissonant guitars in tight syncopated chugs and frantic tremolo. Verses ride palm-muted, stuttering kick patterns and splashy, off-kilter cymbals; choruses open into sliding chords and wide stereo screams with a buried melodic line. Male vocals alternate mid-range barks, tortured highs, and gang-shouted hooks. Brief feedback squeals and pick scrapes glue sections together, with an end-breakdown that slams into half-time devastation., frantic, post-hardcore, male vocals, metalcore