[Intro]
(Eerie clean guitars, distant howls building)
Motel room bleeds neon red, Bottle glass cuts my wrist, Whisper names of dogs long dead, Blood oath sealed with a fist. You ghosted me in the dark, Left me burning at the gate, Now I carve these summoning marks— Tonight I seal your fate.
[Pre Chorus]
Feel that static in the air? Smell the sulfur, taste the dread
[Chorus]
Hellhounds, hellhounds, answer to my call! Drag him through the fire, Watch his kingdom fall! Hellhounds, hellhounds, break his will to fight— I'm the one who calls the pack, I'm the darkness in the night!
They're running now through picket fences, Ripping through his white-washed lies, Cornering him in his defenses, Terror burning in his eyes. I could let them tear him raw, But I'm not that kind of beast— I just want to show him what You made of me, at least.
[Pre Chorus]
Hear them baying at the door? Scratching, howling for more
[Chorus]
Hellhounds, hellhounds, answer to my call! Drag him through the fire, Watch his kingdom fall! Hellhounds, hellhounds, break his will to fight— I'm the one who calls the pack, I'm the darkness in the night!
[Bridge]
** *(Half-time breakdown, rhythmic spoken-chant)* Leash me tighter, hellhounds— Drag 'em through the flames! Leash me tighter, hellhounds— Drag 'em through the flames! *(Building intensity)* The real beast was always mine, Born the night you ran, The hounds just wear my shape in shadow— I'm the monster in your hand!
[Final Chorus]
** *(Double-time thrash explosion)* HELLHOUNDS, HELLHOUNDS, ANSWER TO MY CALL! DRAG HIM THROUGH THE FIRE, WATCH HIS KINGDOM FALL! HELLHOUNDS, HELLHOUNDS, BREAK HIS WILL TO FIGHT— I'M THE ONE WHO CALLS THE PACK, I'M THE DARKNESS IN THE NIGHT!
[Outro]
** *(Fading to feedback drone and ritualistic howls)* Leash me tighter... Leash me tighter... Hellhounds...
