SHUT THE GATE

(Verse 1)

Woke up to a static hum, the coffee’s black as oil

Beneath the skull, the circuitry begins to hiss and boil

I’m nodding at the neighbor, "Morning, hope you’re doing well"

While [Voice One] is screaming, "Tell him he can rot in hell!"

I’m standing in the checkout line, just trying to be a ghost

But [Voice Two] is counting sins and making every nerve a post

"Trip the guy in front of you, just watch his glasses shatter"

I’m gripping onto sanity like nothing else could matter.

(Chorus - Heavy Metal Style)

SHUT THE GATE!

They’re rattling the iron in my cage

FEED THE HATE!

Turning every thought into a page of rage

The chorus in my cranium is chanting what I shouldn't

Doing every single thing a "better person" wouldn't

STAY SILENT!

The pressure’s building up behind my eyes

BE VIOLENT!

Beneath the grin, the monster never dies!

(Verse 2 - Rap Flow)

Boss is talking metrics, yeah, he’s charting out the "growth"

While [Voice Three] is whispering I should violate my oath

"Grab the heavy stapler, let it fly across the room"

I’m staring at the carpet like I’m waiting for my doom

The intrusive thoughts are heavy, yeah, they’re metal on the mind

A thousand jagged edges that I’m trying to unwind

"Steer into the concrete," "Say the thing that ends the friendship"

I’m a captain on a sinking deck, I’m losing all my grip-ship.

(Chorus - Heavy Metal Style)

SHUT THE GATE!

They’re rattling the iron in my cage

FEED THE HATE!

Turning every thought into a page of rage

The chorus in my cranium is chanting what I shouldn't

Doing every single thing a "better person" wouldn't

STAY SILENT!

The pressure’s building up behind my eyes

BE VIOLENT!

Beneath the grin, the monster never dies!

(Bridge - Half-Time Sludge)

Don’t say it. (Don’t say it.)

Don’t do it. (Don’t do it.)

The filter’s getting thinner and the dark is leaking through it.

One slip of the tongue, one twitch of the hand

And I’m the villain in the story that they’ll never understand.

(Outro)

Keep it in.

Lock the bin.

Wear the mask.

Complete the task.

(Fading screams of "Let us out!")