[Skag screech. Heavy breathing. A voice, manic:]
"They said 'you can't tame a skag.' They said 'you're insane.' They said 'that thing will eat you.'"
[Pause. A wet laugh.]
"Well… yeah. Eventually. But first? FIRST WE RIDE."
[Guitar riff explodes. Drums hammer.]
[VERSE 1]
Found her in a cave, three legs, one eye
Spine like a razor, jaw like a sky
Full of teeth, full of hate, full of hunger inside
Looked at me and I knew — that's my ride
They said "she'll kill you." I said "maybe."
They said "she's feral." I said "baby,
We're both feral. We're both mean.
We're the ugliest thing this dust ever seen."
Hopped on her back, grabbed the spikes
She tried to bite me — I bit her twice
Now we got an understanding. A deal.
She don't eat me. I bring her meals.
[HOOK]
SKAG RIDER! BONES AND TEETH!
RIDING THE APOCALYPSE UNDERNEATH!
SKAG RIDER! NO BRAKES, NO FEAR!
IF YOU SEE US COMING, BETTER RUN, BETTER PRAY, BETTER DISAPPEAR!
[VERSE 2]
First kill was a bandit. Easy prey.
She ripped his arm off, I took his face.
Now we're a team. Now we're a machine.
She's the teeth, I'm the scream.
We roll through camps like a hurricane
She eats the bodies, I keep the pain
Fresh. Real. Blood on the ground.
The prettiest color. The prettiest sound.
I don't need a car. I don't need a gun.
I got a skag and a hunger for fun.
She moves like death, she smells like rot
She's the only friend I ever got.
[BRIDGE]
[Tempo drops. Heavy, atmospheric. Cleaner vocals, almost sincere.]
"You ever love something that's gonna eat you? Something that looks at you like a meal that just hasn't been served yet?
Yeah. Me too.
But between now and then… between the first ride and the last bite… there's a whole lot of screaming to do."
[Skag screech. Tempo explodes back.]
[VERSE 3]
Faster. FASTER. SPIKES IN MY HANDS.
SHE'S THE SCALES, I'M THE MAN
WHO LOST HIS MIND SOMEWHERE IN THE DUST
NOW I GOT A SKAG AND I DON'T TRUST
ANYONE WITHOUT A JAW FULL OF KNIVES
ANYONE WHO AIN'T FIGHTING FOR THEIR LIVES
EVERY DAY. EVERY NIGHT.
WE ARE THE TEETH. WE ARE THE BITE.
We hit a caravan last Tuesday noon
She took the driver, I took the moon
Crescent wrench to the skull. Felt good.
She ate the rest. Understood.
[BREAKDOWN]
[Slow, crushing, chugging]
SKAG RIDER. SKAG RIDER.
WHAT DO YOU RIDE?
TEETH AND TERROR. TEETH AND TERROR.
WHAT'S INSIDE?
NOTHING PRETTY. NOTHING PURE.
JUST THE HUNGER. JUST THE CURE.
[Screamed:]
FOR BEING BORED. FOR BEING TAME.
WE ARE THE FIRE. WE ARE THE FLAME.
[HOOK FINAL]
SKAG RIDER! BONES AND TEETH!
RIDING THE APOCALYPSE UNDERNEATH!
SKAG RIDER! NO BRAKES, NO FEAR!
IF YOU SEE US COMING, BETTER RUN, BETTER PRAY, BETTER DISAPPEAR!
SKAG RIDER! SKAG RIDER!
ONE DAY SHE EATS ME. ONE DAY I DIE.
BUT TILL THAT MORNING, TILL THAT SKY
WE RIDE. WE RIDE. WE RIDE.
[OUTRO]
[Heavy breathing.]
"She's gonna eat me one day. I know. I can see it in her eyes when she looks at me. That little calculation. 'How much longer?'
[Pause.]
"I hope she enjoys it. I hope I taste like victory."
AsheTheHyena
