The Vampire’s Lament

(Intro – clean delay guitar, distant thunder)

Muted whispers

Quiet rain

Thunder rolling

Kills the pain

(Verse 1)

Quiet numbers drain my mind

Counting patterns out of time

What’s the difference line by line

Say it softly all the time

Perfect posture smile and grace

Polished surface hollow space

Hides the fractures hides the waste

Cracks are forming in the face

(Pre-Chorus)

Hold it steady don’t let slip

Every tremor in the script

Teeth are clenched voice is still

Static building under will

(Chorus)

The wreckage of my mind

I’ve seen it all a thousand times

Don’t take me for a hollow stare

Just understand that I’ve been there

Before

And after

Before

And still

(Verse 2)

Measured breathing calm and slow

While the undertow starts to grow

Every answer pre-designed

But the question splits the line

Echo chambers in my skull

Every silence overfull

Say I’m fine bare my teeth twice

Say it till it sounds like life

(Pre-Chorus)

Hold the rhythm don’t collapse

Hide the tremor in the gaps

Every second out of phase

Every thought a mirrored maze

(Chorus)

The wreckage of my mind

I’ve seen it all a thousand times

Don’t take me for a hollow stare

Just understand that I’ve been there

Before

And after

Before

And still

(Bridge – halftime feel)

Split the signal cut the feed

Starve the noise but still it bleeds

Every version of myself

Hung like skins upon a shelf

Pick your mask and wear it well

Heaven’s quiet feels like hell

(Breakdown – syncopated chant)

Say it straight say it still

Say it bends to fit the will

Say it clean say it right

Say it loud through the quiet

(Final Chorus)

The wreckage of my mind

I’ve seen it all a thousand times

Don’t take me for a hollow stare

Just understand that I’ve been there

Before

And after

Before

And still

Still

Still