

Prompt / Lyrics
[Intro] [low growl] I smell iron I taste dust Boots in the blood Who do you trust? [Verse 1] Hear the crack See the frame Of the kid that knew my name Now he’s red on my hands Like a mark I can’t outrun Every shadow starts to speak Every prayer sounds weak Every order that I follow Feels like loading up a gun [Chorus] Is this life or death inside me? Will I fight it Or invite it in? (yeah) There’s a darkness standing behind me Saying “Let me wear your skin” If I let it in Will I feel nothing? If I lock the door Will it just return? I’m on the edge of what I’m becoming Let it in Or let it burn [Verse 2] I see faces in the flare Hear my mother in the air “Son Don’t lose what I gave you” But my mercy’s getting thin Every breath is black and bright Every wrong feels almost right I could end this aching conscience If I just let madness win (hey!) [Pre-Chorus] Tell me Which one’s really dying If I keep my soul Or shut my eyes and stop replying To the part that still says “no”? [Chorus] Is this life or death inside me? Will I fight it Or invite it in? There’s a darkness standing behind me Saying “Let me wear your skin” If I let it in Will I feel nothing? If I lock the door Will it just return? I’m on the edge of what I’m becoming Let it in Or let it burn [Instrumental Break] [extended guitar solo over stomping half-time groove Bends and rapid shred runs building into a unison riff with the drums Then sudden stop] [Bridge] I am not your hollow blade (no) I am not your empty grave I’ve buried too much already I won’t be the next one saved By the void that you keep feeding By the lies that sound like peace If the cost of quiet breathing Is my soul Then let it scream [Chorus] Is this life or death inside me? Will I fight it Or invite it in? (fight it!) There’s a darkness standing behind me But it won’t be wearing my skin If I let it in I become nothing If I starve the flame I feel it burn I’ll take the pain of staying human Let it pound But it won’t return [Outro] Just my heartbeat and the gun One more step into the sun I’m still here I still burn I still choose To never turn
Tags
metal, Aggressive modern metal with male vocals in the Disturbed vein: tight, down-tuned riffs, palm-muted chugs, pinch harmonics and synced double-kick under the verses. Chorus explodes with open chords and stacked gang shouts. Mid-song extended shredding guitar solo over half-time groove; final chorus climbs a step for maximum impact, then cuts to a single sustained note and raw vocal to end., electric
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4/7/2026