[Intro]
Teeth in the engine, sparks in the rain
The old world cracked but it woke again
[Verse 1]
You buried the fire under polished stone
Called it a relic, left it alone
But I heard that rumble beneath the floor
A hungry machine kicking at the door
[Pre-Chorus]
No prayer, no leash, no quiet grave
The thing you feared is what you made
[Chorus]
Metal is alive—hear it tear through the wall
Metal is alive—we’re not dead at all
(Growl: Get out of the way!)
Raise your hands while the weak wires fray
Metal is alive, and it’s here to stay
[Verse 2]
Black dust settles on a borrowed crown
Every soft promise is burning down
The river backs up, the power cuts
Still that iron heart keeps beating its guts
[Pre-Chorus]
No saint, no cage, no final word
A throat of thunder, a broken chord
[Chorus]
Metal is alive—hear it tear through the wall
Metal is alive—we’re not dead at all
(Scream: Not dead! Not dead!)
Raise your hands while the weak wires fray
Metal is alive, and it’s here to stay
[Bridge]
Low in the swamp, something grinds its jaw
Alligator growl with a steel-toed law
You wanted silence, you fed the flame
Now every amp remembers your name
[Breakdown]
Bite down!
Stand up!
No more polished lies!
Bite down!
Stand up!
Let the dead things die!
[Final Chorus]
Metal is alive—hear it tear through the wall
Metal is alive—we’re not dead at all
(Scream: We’re not dead!)
Triple blades turning, cutting through the gray
Metal is alive, and it’s here to stay
Metal is alive—let the whole ground shake
Metal is alive—feel the fault line break
(Growl: Still alive!)
[Outro]
The grave went cold
The motor stayed
Metal is alive
And it won’t fade