Grin of the Guillotine

[Verse 1]
Teeth in the mirror
They talk back
"Cut your strings, kid"
I talk back
Walls drip static fear
Ink on my hands, not mine
Nails in the calendar
Scratching out the time
Jaw clenched, blood taste
Tongue full of rust and ash
Sleep is a locked door
Headlights before the crash
[Chorus]
I got that grin of the guillotine
Neck on the line when the clock swings clean
Heart like a hive full of gasoline
Light one thought
And it all goes screaming
I got that grin of the guillotine
Eyes wide open in a dead man's dream
Pray for a pause in the killing machine
But the gears keep grinding
The gears keep grinding (yeah)
[Verse 2]
Laugh in the coffin light
Splinters in my throat from the lullabies
Mother said "stay inside"
Demons said "pick a side" (hey)
Rats in the rib cage pacing
Chewing through chains, impatient
Faith like a torn-up paycheck
Worth less every damn day I face it
Cross in the rearview melting
Halo on fire, belting
Every promise I made myself
Till the echo feels like welting
[Chorus]
I got that grin of the guillotine
Neck on the line when the clock swings clean
Heart like a hive full of gasoline
Light one thought
And it all goes screaming
I got that grin of the guillotine
Eyes wide open in a dead man's dream
Pray for a pause in the killing machine
But the gears keep grinding
The gears keep grinding (let it bleed)
[Bridge]
Carve my name in the padded walls
Every scar on my arm, one missed call
If the sky don't crack, I'll tear it
If the grave feels warm, I'll wear it
[Chorus]
I got that grin of the guillotine
Neck on the line when the clock swings clean
Heart like a hive full of gasoline
Light one thought
And it all goes screaming
I got that grin of the guillotine
Eyes wide open in a dead man's dream
Pray for a pause in the killing machine
But the gears keep grinding
The gears keep grinding (till I’m gone)

rap, Razor-edged neurofunk drum & bass at 150 BPM, male vocals spitting rapid-fire verses over snarling reese bass and metallic stabs. Half-time intro explodes into full-speed breakbeat assault; hook widens with distorted gang shouts, sub drops, and distant choirs. Guitars chug in the low mids for a metal-bass hybrid, with glitch fills and sudden stutters emphasizing the most vicious punchlines., metal, neurofunk, breakbeat