(Verse 1)
Steel-toe thunder on a dead-end road
Heart full of scars and a soul overload
Demons in the mirror, screaming my name
Every damn day feels the fucking same
Black smoke rising from the wreckage below
Got nowhere left but forward to go
Teeth clenched tight, blood in my veins
I’m still standing through the hurricane rain
(Pre-Chorus)
You can run, you can hide
But the shadow’s always at your side
(Chorus)
Death don’t negotiate
It don’t care if you’re early or late
It don’t listen, it don’t hesitate
When it comes for your soul, death don’t negotiate
Death don’t negotiate
No mercy, no second date
Tick-tock, motherfucker, seal your fate
When it comes for your soul, death don’t negotiate
(Verse 2)
Graveyard angels with a switchblade grin
Laughing while the chaos settles in
Middle fingers high to the sky above
I’ve survived everything that tried to kill my love
Broken bones and a thousand regrets
Still got fire that ain’t burned out yet
Every scar is a story I own
Every battle turned my skin to stone
(Pre-Chorus)
You can pray, you can scream
But death don’t give a damn about your dreams
(Chorus)
Death don’t negotiate
It don’t care if you’re early or late
It don’t listen, it don’t hesitate
When it comes for your soul, death don’t negotiate
Death don’t negotiate
No mercy, no second date
Tick-tock, motherfucker, seal your fate
When it comes for your soul, death don’t negotiate
(Guitar Solo 1)
[Screaming pinch harmonics, dive bombs, fast tremolo picking, melodic bends climbing into chaos]
(Bridge)
I’ve stared into the black abyss
Felt its breath, felt its kiss
But I ain’t bowing, I ain’t breaking down
Not while my heartbeat shakes the ground
Bring your darkness, bring your pain
I’ve danced with hell and came back again
When my number’s called I’ll meet it straight
But until that day—I’ll dominate
(Breakdown)
Death!
Death!
Death don’t fucking negotiate!
No deals!
No lies!
No gods dropping from the skies!
Fight!
Fight!
Fight until the reaper waits!
Death don’t fucking negotiate!
(Guitar Solo 2)
[Extended virtuosic solo: harmonized twin guitars, lightning-fast alternate picking, massive bends, whammy squeals, emotional melodic climax]
(Final Chorus)
Death don’t negotiate
It don’t care if you’re early or late
It don’t listen, it don’t hesitate
When it comes for your soul, death don’t negotiate
Death don’t negotiate
No mercy, no second date
Tick-tock, motherfucker, seal your fate
When it comes for your soul…
AshesofEden
