Soul Thief of the Night

[Verse 1]
Fangs on the clock
Teeth in the ticking hours
You crawl up my spine
Dig claws in my lungs
Ink in my veins
Turns to frozen tar
Every breath I spit
You tear it apart
[Chorus]
Soul thief of the night
Tear me from my skin
Rip the page from my throat
’Til I’m empty again
Soul thief of the night
Drag me through your storm
If you’re taking every word
Then take my form
[Verse 2]
You wait at the edge
Of every half-born line
Shadows lick the walls
As you sharpen my doubt
You choke on my rage
But you keep coming back
Gnawing through my chest
Just to hear me crack
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[guttural
Low vocal register]
You
Want my breath?
Come and carve it out
You
Want my truth?
Spit your poison now
[double-time drums
Bass solo]
I won’t beg
I won’t bow
If you’re hunting my heart
Then swallow it down
[Chorus]

metal, Progressive metal with angry screaming male vocals. Off-kilter polymetric drums and snarling, down-tuned guitars trading with twisted bass runs and spotlight bass solos. Verses stay tight and dissonant; chorus explodes into a massive half-time stomp with layered screams and distant gang shouts. Bridge drops into a warped, bass-led instrumental maze before one last crushing chorus., male vocals, progressive metal, electric, soul