Deep Rooted War

[Verse 1]
City made of cinders
Billboards made of screams
Every cracked-out corner
Sells second-hand dreams
Skyscrapers twitching
In fluorescent fits
Even all the angels here
Got nicotine lips
[Chorus]
This is my deep rooted war
Where the fire shakes and the ash keeps score
Yeah the smoke talks back
And it laughs in my face
I love the nothing
It’s the only safe place
Deep rooted war
Deep rooted war
[Verse 2]
Sidewalks start confessing
To every dragging shoe
Traffic lights keep flickering
Like they’re seeing things too
All the busted halos
Hang in bathroom stalls
God keeps sending voicemails
Through the peeling walls
[Chorus]
This is my deep rooted war
Where the fire shakes and the ash keeps score
Yeah the smoke talks back
And it laughs in my face
I love the nothing
It’s the only safe place
Deep rooted war
Deep rooted war
[Bridge]
Let it all burn down
I won’t make a sound (oh)
If the world goes insane
I’m staying underground
Kiss me in the carnage
Hold me through the roar
I am not escaping
I’m the ghost of this war
[Chorus]
This is my deep rooted war
Where the fire shakes and the ash keeps score
Yeah the smoke talks back
And it laughs in my face
I love the nothing
It’s the only safe place
Deep rooted war
(yeah, deep rooted war)
My deep rooted war

rock, Crushing alt-rock with female vocals, drop-tuned guitars, and a stalking half-time groove in the verses; chorus erupts into double-time drums and wide distorted power chords. Vocals start close and intimate, then soar with stacked harmonies on the hook. Bridge strips to bass and toms before a final, explosive chorus., deep, female vocals