Where There’s Smoke

[Intro]
[Heavy distorted bass solo, chugging D note]
[Drums enter: slow, slamming, gated snare]
[Guitar: feedback squeal into thick, muddy C to D power chord riff]

[Verse 1]
Turn the page.
Count the ink.
The more you read,
The more we sink.
Tens of thousands
Ways to go blind.
A mountain of ash
For the masses to find.

[Chorus]
[Explosive heavy distortion]
[Strained vocal harmony]
Where there’s smoke—the fire is screaming!
Where there’s smoke—stop the dreaming!
One name, thousands of times.
Ignoring the spark insures the crimes!
Where there’s smoke... there’s a lie.

[Verse 2]
[Bass-driven, moody groove]
The roof is thin.
The sparks fly high.
We keep our seats
And wonder why.
Shared fever,
A common grave.
Nothing left
For us to save.

[Chorus]
[Heavy wall of sound]
Where there’s smoke—the fire is screaming!
Where there’s smoke—stop the dreaming!
One name, thousands of times.
Ignoring the spark insures the crimes!

[Bridge]
[Aggressive building rhythm]
[Vocals: strained, rasping shout]
It’s in the walls!
It’s in the skin!
If one of us falls—
WE ALL GO IN!
BURN THE LIST!

[Guitar Solo]
[Wah-inflected, slow brooding bends, shifting between C and D]

[Chorus]
[Explosive heavy distortion]
[Strained vocal harmony]
Where there’s smoke—the fire is screaming!
Where there’s smoke—stop the dreaming!
One name, thousands of times.
Ignoring the spark insures the crimes!
Where there’s smoke... there’s a lie.

[Outro]
[Sludge-heavy tempo slowdown]
[Low rhythmic vocal]
The smoke is a clue...
The fire is true...
The smoke is a clue...
It’s coming for you.

[Final sustained D power chord with heavy feedback]

[End]

1995 Alternative Metal, Post-Grunge, Gritty, Male Strained Vocals, Heavy Drums, Distorted Bass in D, Slow Heavy Riffs in