[ intro:90s grunge metal,heavy down tuned sludgy guitar ,a slow thumping drum groove,raw , gritty vocals with delayed lower- register harmonies ]
[ verse:slow brooding groove,raspy vocals, dark acoustic guitar]:
Temptation creeps along the wall
Sounds so sweet just before the fall
Hand reaching out toward the flame
Same old poison, brand new name
Cold sweat running down my spine
Faded border, I crossed the line
Didn’t see the hook beneath the bait
Always swerve way too late
[ pre chorus:rising vocal tension, dual harmonies]:
The whisper turns into a roar
Until I can’t ignore it anymore
I look the demon in the eye
And tell a beautifully wicked lie
[ chorus :powerful grunge, heavy distorted guitar ,soaring dusk- harmony vocals]:
Oh
Beware the dark
Too blind to see
Preserve the spark
When it’s all that’s left of me
Beware the dark
Ahhh ahhh
[ hook:vocals layered and creepy, heavy chugging riff]:
Not gonna slide
Not gonna bend
I refuse to let the dark be my end
[ verse:]
Carnival mirror, cracked in two
Showed me things I never knew
Inhale so deep ,to kill the ache
No promises left to break
Spiders spinning in my head
Tired of waking up with the dead
I let gravity drag me down
Eternally enslaved to this town
Oh
Beware the dark
Too blind to see
Preserve the spark
When it’s all that’s left of me
Beware the dark
Ahhh ahhh
[ bridge :sudden drop to tribal drums and bass line]:
Feed the habit
Of this old ghost
Lost the things
That matter most
Is it worth the fall
IS IT WORTH IT ALL
[ musical interlude: extended lead guitar solo ]
Cold chill on shivering skin
The dirtiest war is the one within
I have to drop the poison and turn the key
To lock out the devil and set me free
The road is long the grade is steep
But I’m finally waking up from a dead man’s sleep
Oh
Beware the dark
Too blind to see
Preserve the spark
When it’s all that’s left of me
Beware the dark
Ahhh ahhh
[ hook: layered creepy vocals, heavy chugging riff]:
Not gonna slide
Not gonna Bend
I refuse to let the dark be my end
Beware the dark
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