[slow build of tempo before first verse]
[Verse 1]
Sun smacks my face, grinning wide.
Bathing in its beams.
Knowing where I’ve been.
And now I can finally scream.
[Pre-Chorus]
Been beatin’, been bled.
No more darkness in my head.
Taking back my nights.
Now I’m the one who bites.
[Chorus]
Wasted years angry.
Not dropping to my knee.
Time to let me be.
Now you’re gonna see.
Ready for the new me.
So don’t test me.
[Verse 2]
Hands of jester, pawing at me.
Sliver-tongued promises, slick with spit.
Learned to strike when temptation grows.
You won’t drag me back to your endless pit.
[Pre-Chorus]
Been beatin’, been bled.
No more darkness in my head.
Taking back my nights.
Now I’m the one who bites.
[Chorus]
Wasted years angry.
Not dropping to my knee.
Time to let me be.
Now you’re gonna see.
Ready for the new me.
So don’t test me.
[Bridge; tempo lowers to 104 bpm]
Old ghosts gnawing at my skull.
(It’s here, you want it)
The temptation I need to cull.
(It’s here, you need it)
Weight of chains, unseen.
(It’s here, you want it)
They call out after I’ve weaned.
I’m…not…giving…in!!!
[Guitar Solo]
[tempo rises to 176 bpm to final verse]
[final verse]
I left that place, it sits and festers.
The void has now severed its ties.
You don’t own me, I’m here to stay.
Now you’re the one who drowned in lies.
[final pre-chorus]
No beatin’s, not bleedn’.
Darkness gone from my head.
Took back my damn nights.
Now I’m the one who fucking bites!
[Final Chorus]
Wasted my years angry.
Not on my knee.
Time to let me be.
Now you’ve seen.
The real me.
SO..DON’T..FUCKING..TEST..ME!
[Outro instrumental fade]
