[Verse 1, Bitter and Slow]
Go ahead, smash it down
Let the pieces bleed the ground
Every frame, every face
Is a ghost I can’t replace
See if I break
See if I even shed a tear
This love was never holy
Just a wasted, rotted year
[Bridge, Rising Tension]
And everybody knows
And everyone can see
We were burning slow
Til there was nothing left of me
[Chorus, Crescendo Release]
Take what’s left and walk out the door
Leave the ashes, I don’t need them anymore
There are a thousand ways to bleed
But only one I can’t ignore
Too many shades of pain
Too many shades of pain
Yeah, too many shades of pain
[Verse 2, Darker, More Confessional]
Shout it out, spit it raw
Carve your venom on the wall
Every word, every sound
Is a hammer striking down
See if I care
See if I stumble or if I fall
At the back of my tongue
Is the answer to it all
[Bridge, Emotional Snarl]
And everybody knows
And everyone can see
We were walking blind
Through a graveyard built for me
[Chorus, Bigger, Soaring Guitars]
Take what’s left and walk out the door
Leave the ashes, I don’t need them anymore
There are a thousand ways to break
But this one cuts me to the core
Too many shades of pain
Too many shades of pain
Yeah, too many shades of pain
[Verse 3, Anger Rising]
Tear it down, tear it all
I won’t be your final call
Every kiss was hollow smoke
Every vow a bitter joke
Don’t you dare
Say my name when you run away
This fire’s burning hotter
But I won’t be the one who stays
[Bridge, Roaring Build]
And everybody knows
And everyone can feel
We were scars in motion
Wounds that never heal
[Chorus, Crashing, Explosive]
Take what’s left and walk out the door
Leave the ashes, I don’t need them anymore
There are a thousand ways to bleed
But this one I can’t ignore
Too many shades of pain
Too many shades of pain
Yeah, too many shades of pain
[Verse 4, Final Release]
Step ahead, step alone
I can make this road my own
All the glass beneath my feet
Turns to rhythm, turns to beat
I won’t hide, I won’t drown
I won’t carry what you’ve torn down
From the ruins of the fight
I can see a brand new light
[Instrumental Break, Long Fuzzed-Out Guitar Solo]
[Break, Distorted Feedback, Spoken Growl]
You can’t rewind the past
You can’t make this love last
[Double Final Chorus, Massive Crescendo, Layered Vocals + Choir Backing]
Take what’s left and walk out the door
I’m not your shadow anymore
There are a thousand ways to die
But this one lives behind my eyes
Too many shades of pain
Too many shades of pain
Yeah, forever shades of pain
[Extended Outro, Slow Fade, Guitar Feedback + Echoing Vocals]
Go on…
Go on…
Smash the memories on the floor…
I don’t need them anymore…
(Feedback screaming into silence)
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