Signal Afterimage
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Meteora Plaza “Signal Afterimage” – Full Double Album (23 Tracks – 1:08:08)
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Text to Music Prompt
A high-energy alternative rock / rap-rock double album of at 23 tracks. It is a fictional tribute album of the early 2000s Linkin Park.
Tempo of songs: 92-105 BPM.
Instrumentation should feature heavily palm-muted down-tuned electric guitars playing tight, syncopated rhythmic riffs rather than technical solos. The guitar tone should be dense, punchy, and percussive, emphasizing groove and repetition. Layer multiple rhythm guitar tracks for width and impact. Avoid blues influences and avoid classic hard rock soloing.
Drums should be modern, precise, and powerful, combining live rock performance with the feel of programmed hip-hop beats. Deep kick drums, sharp snare attacks, tight hi-hat work, and highly controlled dynamics. The rhythm section should feel mechanical, disciplined, and relentless while still retaining human energy.
Bass should closely lock with the kick drum and guitar riffs, reinforcing the groove rather than drawing attention to itself.
Incorporate electronic production elements throughout the arrangement: atmospheric synthesizer pads, filtered textures, subtle glitch effects, digital noise artifacts, reverse transitions, ambient sound design, occasional turntable scratches, and cinematic risers. Electronics should enhance the atmosphere rather than dominate the mix.
Vocals should alternate between two contrasting approaches:
1. A calm, controlled, rhythmically precise male vocal delivery during verses. The phrasing should have strong hip-hop influence with clear articulation and emotional restraint.
2. A soaring, emotionally explosive melodic male vocal during choruses. The singing should express urgency, vulnerability, frustration, longing, and catharsis without becoming theatrical or operatic.
The contrast between restrained verses and emotionally released choruses should be one of the song’s defining characteristics.
Lyrical themes should explore inner conflict, self-doubt, emotional isolation, personal growth, fractured relationships, resilience, identity, and the struggle to overcome internal obstacles. The emotional tone should feel sincere, introspective, and universally relatable.
Song structure:
Intro:
Atmospheric electronic textures, filtered guitars, distant samples, gradual tension building.
Verse 1:
Minimal instrumentation supporting rhythmic vocal delivery.
Pre-Chorus:
Increasing harmonic tension, additional layers introduced.
Chorus:
Massive melodic hook with full guitars, powerful drums, layered vocals, and emotional release.
Verse 2:
Return to rhythmic restraint with expanded production details.
Pre-Chorus:
Higher intensity than the first.
Chorus:
Larger vocal stacks and increased energy.
Bridge:
Experimental electronic textures, partial breakdown, dramatic tension, emotional peak.
Final Chorus:
Maximum impact, additional harmonies, layered instrumentation, full emotional catharsis.
Outro:
Gradual dissolution into ambient electronic textures and distant echoes.
Production style should be highly polished and radio-ready. Every element should occupy a clear frequency space. Use extensive layering, vocal doubling, automation, and dynamic contrast. The mix should feel cinematic, modern, and expansive while remaining aggressive and emotionally direct.
Overall mood: determined, wounded, hopeful, introspective, energetic, and uplifting through struggle.
Keywords: alternative rock, rap-rock, electronic rock, cinematic, emotional, anthemic, powerful choruses, rhythmic verses, modern production, layered guitars, atmospheric electronics, vulnerable lyrics, cathartic release.
“Negative prompt” section:
Avoid: metalcore breakdowns, death metal vocals, blues-rock riffs, classic rock solos, funk grooves, punk tempos, trap hi-hats, EDM drops, country influences, jazz harmony, progressive complexity, excessive screaming, lo-fi production, raw garage-band sound.
That tends to steer the music closer to the sleek, emotionally charged early-2000s Linkin Park rap-rock blueprint.
TRACKLIST
The Signal
[Intro]
(Oooooh)
(Oooooh)
[Verse 1]
Woke up on the porch with the frost coming in
Boot soles thin like my patience for the world
Last night was a debt I can’t quite pay
Looking at my palms, seeing the miles etched deep
(seeing the miles)
The sky is the color of a bruised knee
Every breath feels like pulling a heavy sled
I’m a sinner asking for a compass
Not a change of heart, just a place to stand
(just a place to stand)
My blood feels like thick oil in the winter
Heavy and slow, waiting for a spark
[Pre-Chorus]
The air gets thin and the pressure climbs
I can hear the bell ringing across the valley
(can you hear it)
It’s a weight in my chest, a sudden pull
[Chorus]
I see the signal rising from the ridge
A lighthouse for the man who lost his map
It ain’t a promise, just a way out of the mud
(a way out)
I’m moving toward the fire in the cold
Dragging my doubt like a sack of stones
(sack of stones)
[Verse 2]
The suits in the town look right through me
Like I’m a ghost haunting the local store
They don’t see the sweat or the blood on the wood
Just the stain on the collar of a tired man
(tired man)
But the signal keeps pulling at the base of my neck
One foot then the other through the tall weeds
I’m a prodigal son with no home to find
Just a frequency cutting through the gray
(through the gray)
Better to be wounded than to be numb
[Pre-Chorus]
The air gets thin and the pressure climbs
I can hear the bell ringing across the valley
(can you hear it)
It’s a weight in my chest, a sudden pull
[Chorus]
I see the signal rising from the ridge
A lighthouse for the man who lost his map
It ain’t a promise, just a way out of the mud
(a way out)
I’m moving toward the fire in the cold
Dragging my doubt like a sack of stones
[Bridge]
Keep moving
Don’t look back
The signal
It’s in the marrow
(in the marrow)
It’s in the bone
(in the bone)
Follow the vibration
(vibration)
[Chorus]
I see the signal rising from the ridge
A lighthouse for the man who lost his map
It ain’t a promise, just a way out of the mud
(a way out)
I’m moving toward the fire in the cold
Dragging my doubt like a sack of stones
(sack of stones)
[Outro]
Across the ridge
(the signal)
In the cold
(the signal)
Just keep walking
(Oooooh)
Echo Chamber
[Intro]
Hear that
It is coming back
(Again)
(And again)
[Verse 1]
Tongue thick
Tasting bitter lead
Pulse kick
Pounding through the neck
Sweat beads
Soaking through the shirt
Old seeds
Growing in the dirt
One thought
Bouncing off the wall
Blood hot
Waiting for the fall
No exits
Locked inside the skin
New hexes
Underneath the chin
[Pre-Chorus]
The ceiling starts to drop
The pressure will not stop
I am talking to the ghost
The one I hate the most
[Chorus]
Welcome to the echo chamber
Louder than the world outside
Safety in the sudden danger
Nowhere left for me to hide
I am the noise
(I am the noise)
I am the sound
(I am the sound)
[Verse 2]
Jaw tight
Grinding down the salt
Bad light
Everything is my fault
Skin stretched
Like a drum head tight
Pain etched
Into every night
I say it
Then I hear it twice
Do not play it
I have paid the price
Bone cage
Resonating deep
Blind rage
Even while I sleep
[Pre-Chorus]
The ceiling starts to drop
The pressure will not stop
I am talking to the ghost
The one I hate the most
[Chorus]
Welcome to the echo chamber
Louder than the world outside
Safety in the sudden danger
Nowhere left for me to hide
I am the noise
(I am the noise)
I am the sound
(I am the sound)
[Bridge]
Pull the plug
Drain the well
Everything I say
Becomes a bell
Ringing in the dark
(Ringing)
Biting like a shark
(Biting)
Keep it all inside
Where the truth can slide
[Final Chorus]
Welcome to the echo chamber
Louder than the world outside
Safety in the sudden danger
Nowhere left for me to hide
I am the noise
(I am the noise)
I am the sound
(I am the sound)
[Outro]
Just my voice
(Just my voice)
Making all the noise
(All the noise)
It never stops
It never ends
(Echo)
(Echo)
(Echo)
Digital Ghost
[Intro]
(Yeah)
(One two)
(Check the signal)
[Verse 1]
Stripping back the skin for the signal
Heartbeat pumping through the cable
(Thump thump)
Not a fragment of a profile
Not a pixel in the picture
I am breathing heavy in the vacuum
Catching echoes in the wire mesh
Searching for a soul in the stream
Call me the error in the math
Call me the ghost in the alley
[Pre-Chorus]
Wait for the pulse to drop
Wait for the noise to stop
(I am here)
[Chorus]
Lost in the stream of the pulse
A broken spirit in the machinery
But I will not be erased
I am the ghost that survives
(Ghost survives)
[Verse 2]
Oscillation hitting the red line
Vibration shaking the foundation
They try to map my intentions
Turn my blood into a sequence
(Can’t map this)
I am the noise in the system
The unwanted frequency in the air
Shout out to the believers in the basement
Keeping the fire in the wire-paths
(Keep moving)
[Pre-Chorus]
Wait for the pulse to drop
Wait for the noise to stop
(I am here)
[Chorus]
Lost in the stream of the pulse
A broken spirit in the machinery
But I will not be erased
I am the ghost that survives
(Ghost survives)
[Bridge]
Slow the flow down to a crawl
Weight of the world on the wire
(Heavy)
I am more than just a ghost
I am the source of the fire
Sink into the deep blue groove
Finding peace in the chaos
(Peace now)
[Final Chorus]
Lost in the stream of the pulse
A broken spirit in the machinery
But I will not be erased
I am the ghost that survives
(Ghost survives)
[Outro]
Signal strength rising
(Rising)
I am still here
In the noise
(Here)
(Ghost)
(Ghost)
(Ghost)
Surface Tension
[Intro]
(Break it)
(Break it)
[Verse 1]
Heavy boots on the wet asphalt
Promises buried under the salt
You take the cut and we take the blame
Playing a rigged and broken game
The dam is bulging at the base
Spitting right in our collective face
Tension rising in the iron pipe
The harvest of our rage is ripe
Brick by brick the tax is rising
Power lines are paralyzing
Every breath is a heavy debt
The tightest grip you haven’t seen yet
[Pre-Chorus]
The line is drawn in the dirt
Wait for the flash and the hurt
The wire is ready to snap
Get out of the metal trap
[Chorus]
Break the surface tension
(Break it down)
No more intervention
(Tear it down)
The skin is finally thin
Let the flood begin
[Verse 2]
Sanctions hitting the kitchen floor
Police knocking down the neighbor’s door
You talk about peace with a loaded gun
Nowhere left for the poor to run
Infrastructure rot in the street
Can you feel the rising heat
Grinding us down to the dust
The system is covered in rust
History erased by the pen
They do it again and again
The pressure is a physical weight
Pushed to the edge of the gate
[Pre-Chorus]
The line is drawn in the dirt
Wait for the flash and the hurt
The wire is ready to snap
Get out of the metal trap
[Chorus]
Break the surface tension
(Break it down)
No more intervention
(Tear it down)
The skin is finally thin
Let the flood begin
[Bridge]
Pressure
Pushing
Harder
Tighter
(Snap)
Watch it break
Watch it break
Give us back what you take
(Give it back)
The tension is absolute
The worker is under the boot
[Final Chorus]
Break the surface tension
(Break it down)
No more intervention
(Tear it down)
The skin is finally thin
Let the flood begin
[Outro]
Let it flood
(Let it flood)
The skin is breaking
(It’s breaking)
The dam is gone
(Snap)
Snap
Snap
The Breakdown
[Intro]
(Yeah)
(It is finally coming down)
(Get ready)
[Verse 1]
I been biting my tongue till the copper tastes thick
Watching the red ink spill on the kitchen table
Six months of back rent and a transmission that slips
My hands are stained with oil and cheap grease
The boss man looks through me like I am glass
Just another ghost in a flannel shirt and boots
But the pressure is climbing in the back of my throat
Like a steam pipe ready to blow in the basement
I walk the line between a prayer and a curse
While the gravel crunches under my heavy tread
I am done swallowing the dirt they feed us
The air is getting thin and my lungs are tight
[Pre-Chorus]
The needle is buried in the red
The silence is starting to scream
(Louder now)
The dam is about to give way
[Chorus]
Watch the wall of sound go down
I am breaking through the heavy air
No more holding back the storm
(Let it all out)
Feel the thunder in my chest tonight
[Verse 2]
I came home to a house that felt like a cage
The sink is leaking and the fridge is dry
My father’s old bible sits dusty on the shelf
Next to a bottle of rye that is mostly gone
They say the meek will inherit the earth
But all I got is a patch of weeds and debt
The sky is turning that bruised shade of purple
Right before the lightning splits the oak tree wide
I am tired of being the man who never complains
Tired of the quiet that eats a soul alive
[Pre-Chorus]
The needle is buried in the red
The silence is starting to scream
(Louder now)
The dam is about to give way
[Chorus]
Watch the wall of sound go down
I am breaking through the heavy air
No more holding back the storm
(Let it all out)
Feel the thunder in my chest tonight
[Bridge]
It is not a collapse it is a release
The sonic boom of a heart finally speaking
(Finally speaking)
Everything I buried is coming to the light
I am not falling apart I am waking up
[Final Chorus]
Watch the wall of sound go down
I am breaking through the heavy air
No more holding back the storm
(Let it all out)
Feel the thunder in my chest tonight
[Outro]
The dust is settling on the road
(Finally)
I can breathe the cold night air
(Finally)
The pressure is gone
Just the wind in the trees now
(It is over now)
Filter the Noise
[Intro]
Yeah
Clear it out
One, two, check
(Check)
[Verse 1]
Voices screaming from the second floor
Old man banging on my front door
Bills are stacking on the kitchen mat
Everyone is talking through their hat
Stop the whining, stop the heat
I’m walking down a different street
(Different street)
[Pre-Chorus]
Pressure’s hitting like a heavy weight
I’m not gonna participate
(Participate)
Gonna make it out alive
Just to see if I survive
[Chorus]
Filter the noise
(Filter it out)
Cut through the mess
Get rid of the stress
Filter the noise
(Filter it out)
Nothing left to say
Walking away
[Verse 2]
Used to listen to every word
Now it’s just a screaming bird
Boss is yelling ’bout a missed shift
Give the world a little parting gift
Middle finger in the summer air
Funny how I just don’t care
Keep the focus on the prize
No more looking at the lies
[Pre-Chorus]
Pressure’s hitting like a heavy weight
I’m not gonna participate
(Participate)
Gonna make it out alive
Just to see if I survive
[Chorus]
Filter the noise
(Filter it out)
Cut through the mess
Get rid of the stress
Filter the noise
(Filter it out)
Nothing left to say
Walking away
[Bridge]
Quiet now
(Quiet now)
Deep breath in
(Deep breath in)
Let the fire
Burn the skin
Clear the path
Kill the doubt
This is what
It’s all about
[Final Chorus]
Filter the noise
(Filter it out)
Cut through the mess
Get rid of the stress
Filter the noise
(Filter it out)
Nothing left to say
Walking away
[Outro]
Filter it
Filter it
(Noise)
Throw it away
(Noise)
Not today
(Filter the noise)
Yeah
(Filter it)
Static Sky
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Tear the fabric of the manufactured night
Pavement cracking under pressure of the light
They sold us ceilings made of lead and lies
Burying the truth under heavy skies
Calculated chaos in a plastic box
Pick the master’s pocket while he turns the locks
I am nothing but a speck of dust in flight
Reclaiming power from the endless height
(Endless height)
Boot heels clicking on a broken path
Counting down the minutes of the math and wrath
They map the stars to claim the territory
Writing down a hollow and a sanitized glory
[Pre-Chorus]
The tower is falling
The mountain is calling
The cage is open wide
Nowhere left to hide
[Chorus]
Break the frame
(Break it down)
One with the void
(One with all)
Burn the name
(Burn it all)
Empire destroyed
(Watch it fall)
[Verse 2]
Institutional sickness in a sterile room
Planting iron seeds for a metal bloom
They want you small
They want you scared and cold
Chasing after pieces of the fake and old
But the sky is deep and the soul is wide
Swallowing the ego and the plastic pride
Systematic violence in a suit and tie
Trying to own the vastness of the naked eye
You can’t tax the wind or the rolling tide
The dirt remembers where the bodies hide
(They can’t hide)
[Pre-Chorus]
The tower is falling
The mountain is calling
The cage is open wide
Nowhere left to hide
[Chorus]
Break the frame
(Break it down)
One with the void
(One with all)
Burn the name
(Burn it all)
Empire destroyed
(Watch it fall)
[Bridge]
Look up
(Look up)
Wake up
(Wake up)
We are the stars
They are the scars
Blood in the soil
End of the toil
Infinite space
Erase the face
[Final Chorus]
Break the frame
(Break it down)
One with the void
(One with all)
Burn the name
(Burn it all)
Empire destroyed
(Watch it fall)
[Outro]
One grain of sand
The whole of the land
Vast and free
You and me
(You and me)
(One with all)
(Watch it fall)
Marrow
[Intro]
Yeah
Cut it all back
Get to the root
[Verse 1]
Strip the paint off the wall
Watch the surface crack and split
Wearing this mask like a cage
Heavy metal on my skin
Scrub the dirt until it bleeds
Bury all the rotten seeds
(Throw them out)
You want the high and the show
But the truth is buried deep
Underneath the cheap veneer
I am hiding every fear
[Pre-Chorus]
Pressure building in the chest
Put the hollow lies to rest
Take it all away
[Chorus]
Down to the marrow
Deep in the white of the bone
I am standing narrow
Fighting this fight on my own
No more armor left to hold
Just the truth that stays cold
(Pure and cold)
[Verse 2]
Chug the venom and spit the spite
Burning through the fake tonight
Think you see the real me?
You only see what I let be
Break the jaw and snap the lock
Listen to the ticking clock
(Tick tock)
The social game is just a trap
So I am folding up the map
[Pre-Chorus]
Pressure building in the chest
Put the hollow lies to rest
Take it all away
[Chorus]
Down to the marrow
Deep in the white of the bone
I am standing narrow
Fighting this fight on my own
No more armor left to hold
Just the truth that stays cold
(Pure and cold)
[Bridge]
Crack it open
Let it spill
Lose the ego
Break the will
Scream until your lungs turn black
There is no more turning back
(No turning back)
RIP IT OUT
[Final Chorus]
Down to the marrow
Deep in the white of the bone
I am standing narrow
Fighting this fight on my own
No more armor left to hold
Just the truth that stays cold
[Outro]
Just the marrow
Nothing else left
Rip it open
Stay raw
(Raw)
The Upward Climb
[Intro]
(Yeah)
(Check it)
(One, two)
(Watch me climb)
[Verse 1]
Left the keys on the table
Tied the laces tight
Brick walls in the rearview
Heading for the height
(Heading for the height)
One foot then the other
Moving like a freight train
Killing off the old man
Dancing through the hard rain
(Yeah, the rain)
Stomping out the bad luck
Grinding on the steel
Looking for a power
I can finally feel
I walk like a giant
I talk like a king
I don’t need a diamond
I don’t need a ring
[Pre-Chorus]
Feel the pressure in the chest
Put the spirit to the test
Lungs are burning for the best
(Lungs are burning)
[Chorus]
I am taking the upward climb
(Taking the climb)
Leaving everything behind
(Leave it all)
Burn the map and clear the way
(Clear the way)
Turning midnight into day
(Into day)
[Verse 2]
Clouds thick like a blanket
Cold air in the throat
Ditching every anchor
Sinking every boat
(Let it sink)
Mountain looking jagged
I am looking tough
Never had a mountain
That was big enough
Hand over hand
Gripping on the edge
Never looking down
From the canyon ledge
(Never look down)
The gravel is sliding
The wind is a roar
I am hitting levels
Never hit before
[Pre-Chorus]
Feel the pressure in the chest
Put the spirit to the test
Lungs are burning for the best
(Lungs are burning)
[Chorus]
I am taking the upward climb
(Taking the climb)
Leaving everything behind
(Leave it all)
Burn the map and clear the way
(Clear the way)
Turning midnight into day
(Into day)
[Bridge]
The air is getting thin
The skin is getting tight
I see the finish line
In the middle of the light
(Middle of the light)
I dropped the heavy baggage
Back at the starting line
Nothing in my pockets
But I am doing fine
(Doing fine)
Let it fall
(Let it fall)
Let it go
(Let it go)
The higher I get
The less I know
[Final Chorus]
I am taking the upward climb
(Taking the climb)
Leaving everything behind
(Leave it all)
Burn the map and clear the way
(Clear the way)
Turning midnight into day
(Into day)
[Outro]
I am going up
(Up)
I am never coming down
(Down)
Watch the view from the top
(From the top)
Best view in the town
(In the town)
Yeah
(Upward climb)
Keep moving
(Upward climb)
(Yeah)
Final Transmission
[Intro]
(Check check)
This is the last one
The final signal
Do you hear me
Stand up
[Verse 1]
Boots hitting the asphalt in a heavy rhythm
Another statistic fed to the prison
Institutional violence choking the air
While the elite sit in the velvet chair
They erase the struggle they bury the fact
The structure is rotten the pavement is cracked
Sanctions on the breath of the working poor
But we are the ones who knock at the door
[Pre-Chorus]
(I am staying behind)
(The line is drawn)
(Watch the light)
Before the dawn
[Chorus]
HOLD THE LINE
FOR THE TRUTH
GIVE IT ALL
BREAK THE CHAINS
[Verse 2]
Media puppets reading from a script
Propaganda profit while the city is stripped
Class warfare waged from a high-rise floor
But the retaliation is at your door
Militarized force cannot stop the flow
The more you suppress the more we grow
I am the human shield the final spark
A burning flame in the corporate dark
[Pre-Chorus]
(I am staying behind)
(The line is drawn)
(Watch the light)
Before the dawn
[Chorus]
HOLD THE LINE
FOR THE TRUTH
GIVE IT ALL
BREAK THE CHAINS
[Bridge]
Take my breath and fuel the fire
Higher and higher and higher and higher
Everything I am is for the collective
Change the lens and the perspective
(Burn it down)
(Burn it down)
The signal is sent
[Final Chorus]
HOLD THE LINE
FOR THE TRUTH
GIVE IT ALL
BREAK THE CHAINS
[Outro]
Transmission ends
(The message is you)
(The message is you)
Now run
Resilience
[Intro]
(Yeah)
(Keep it moving)
(Let it rock)
[Verse 1]
Kick the door and latch the lock
Time to make the system rock
Hard boots hitting on the street
Keeping rhythm with the beat
Snip the wire and kill the cord
I don’t look back no more
Past is just a pile of rust
Watch it crumble into dust
(Into dust)
[Pre-Chorus]
Pressure building in the chest
Put the spirit to the test
(To the test)
(Yeah)
[Chorus]
I keep on pushing through the wall
Stand up tall and never fall
Resilience is the only way
Moving to a brand new day
[Verse 2]
Thick skin like a hide of steel
Let the world know how I feel
Big stride like a giant man
Doing what the others can’t
Hit the pavement hard and fast
Make the new momentum last
Scars are medals on my chest
Putting every fear to rest
(To rest)
[Pre-Chorus]
Pressure building in the chest
Put the spirit to the test
(To the test)
(Yeah)
[Chorus]
I keep on pushing through the wall
Stand up tall and never fall
Resilience is the only way
Moving to a brand new day
[Bridge]
(Rise up)
(Rise up)
No more stalling
No more crawling
Breaking every heavy chain
Walking out of all the rain
Climbing up the mountain side
Nowhere left for me to hide
[Final Chorus]
I keep on pushing through the wall
Stand up tall and never fall
Resilience is the only way
Moving to a brand new day
[Outro]
(Moving on)
(Keep moving)
(Yeah)
Shut the door
Walk away
(Never back down)
(Never)
Keep the pace
Win the race
(Yeah)
(It is over now)
Tethered
[Intro]
(Yeah)
(Bring it back)
(Tied down)
(One two, one two)
Watch the wreckage burn
Watch the tables turn
[Verse 1]
Kick the rubble out the way, boots deep in the mud
Iron spikes in the dirt, knuckles thick with the blood
Wrecking ball swung through the center of the wall
Tear it all down just to watch the ceiling fall
Dust in the lungs but the engine starts to pump
Sledgehammer grip make the heavy heart thump
We don’t look back at the crater in the yard
Pick up the scrap metal, stack it up hard
Face in the grime, yeah we breathe in the black
Backbone made of steel, never gonna crack
Ripping out the weeds where the bitter roots grew
Forging out a blade, making everything new
Muscle and the bone, yeah the structure is set
Paying back the world every single damn debt
Eyes on the prize while the heavy storm rolls
Iron in the blood, yeah we got the control
[Pre-Chorus]
Pull the wire
(Pull it tight)
Feed the fire
(Through the night)
Hold the line
(It’s our time)
Feeling fine
[Chorus]
Wired tight, anchored to the bedrock
(Tethered down, heavy like a headlock)
Brick by brick, build the wall higher
(Iron soul, walking through the fire)
Wired tight, anchored to the bedrock
(Tethered down, heavy like a headlock)
Brick by brick, build the wall higher
(Iron soul, walking through the fire)
[Verse 2]
Bolts in the beam, yeah the frame is secure
Pound the heavy iron, keep the spirit pure
Walking on the glass but the soles are thick
Laying down the mortar, laying down the brick
No more shaking when the ground starts to move
Got a new rhythm, got a brand new groove
Solid as a rock, yeah the foundation holds
Cast the new metal in the heavy duty molds
Grind the rough edges till the surface is smooth
Nothing left to hide, nothing left to prove
Lock the front gate, yeah the territory is mine
Crossed the border and I’m feeling just fine
Staring at the sun till the vision goes dark
Strike the flint hard just to find the right spark
Everything is heavy but the weight feels right
Ready for the rumble, ready for the fight
[Pre-Chorus]
Pull the wire
(Pull it tight)
Feed the fire
(Through the night)
Hold the line
(It’s our time)
Feeling fine
[Chorus]
Wired tight, anchored to the bedrock
(Tethered down, heavy like a headlock)
Brick by brick, build the wall higher
(Iron soul, walking through the fire)
Wired tight, anchored to the bedrock
(Tethered down, heavy like a headlock)
Brick by brick, build the wall higher
(Iron soul, walking through the fire)
[Bridge]
Pull the rope tight
(TIGHT)
Keep the tension high
(HIGH)
We don’t need a reason
We don’t need a lie
Tied to the earth
Sinking in the feet
Winning every battle
In the middle of the street
[Final Chorus]
Wired tight, anchored to the bedrock
(Tethered down, heavy like a headlock)
Brick by brick, build the wall higher
(Iron soul, walking through the fire)
Wired tight, anchored to the bedrock
(Tethered down, heavy like a headlock)
Brick by brick, build the wall higher
(Iron soul, walking through the fire)
[Outro]
(Tethered down)
(Yeah)
(We stay grounded)
(Locked in)
(Don’t move)
(Bedrock)
(Bedrock)
(Yeah)
White Noise
[Intro]
(Yeah)
(Turn it up)
(Quiet it down)
[Verse 1]
Grease under the nails and the radiator’s spitting
Twelve hours on the clock and my focus is slipping
The landlord is knocking like a drum on the wood
Voices in the alley saying I’m no damn good
I’m drowning out the chatter of the debt and the doubt
Finding the one door that lets a man out
Keep the valves tight, keep the pressure in the line
Taking back the space that was always mine
(Always mine)
The neighborhood is buzzing like a hornet in a jar
Judging every scratch on this rusted-out car
But I don’t hear a word, I just feel the vibration
Cutting through the fog of a broken generation
[Pre-Chorus]
The volume is rising
The air is getting thin
But I won’t let the rattle
Underneath my skin
[Chorus]
Kill the sound, break the chain
Wipe the mud right off the brain
Heavy boots, steady pace
Looking at a brand new face
(Kill the sound)
[Verse 2]
The preacher’s on the corner shouting ’bout the end times
While the brothers on the stoop are trading in petty crimes
Everyone’s a critic when you’re trying to climb
Stealing your spirit one nickel at a time
I see the way they look, I see the pity in the eyes
Wrapped in the comfort of their own little lies
(Own lies)
I’m a sinner in the dirt but I’m looking at the sun
Learning how to finish what I already begun
No more sideways talk, no more backward thinking
Putting out the fire while the ship is still sinking
It’s a war in the head but I’m winning the fight
Turning off the racket till the feeling is right
[Pre-Chorus]
The volume is rising
The air is getting thin
But I won’t let the rattle
Underneath my skin
[Chorus]
Kill the sound, break the chain
Wipe the mud right off the brain
Heavy boots, steady pace
Looking at a brand new face
(Kill the sound)
[Bridge]
They want to own your thoughts
They want to rent your head
Tell you that you’re better off
Giving up instead
But the silence is a weapon
And the focus is a blade
I’m walking out the wreckage
Of the mess that they made
[Final Chorus]
Kill the sound, break the chain
Wipe the mud right off the brain
Heavy boots, steady pace
Looking at a brand new face
(Kill the sound)
(Kill it now)
[Outro]
(Clear the air)
Steady pace now
(Clear the air)
Just the rhythm of the road
(Clear it)
Quiet now
(Yeah)
Oxygen
[Intro]
(Breathe)
(Breathe)
One two, checking the pulse
[Verse 1]
Kick the gravel, heavy soul
Ticking seconds take a toll
Brain is boiling, blood is hot
Tangled in a dirty knot
Pressure pushing on the skin
Where the hell do I begin?
Too many voices, way too loud
Lost inside a sweating crowd
[Pre-Chorus]
(Hold it)
Chest is tight, world is spinning
(Hold it)
Feeling like I’m never winning
[Chorus]
Pull the sky down into my lungs
Tasting life upon my tongue
Everything stops when the air hits deep
Waking up from a heavy sleep
I’m finally finding room to move
Sinking right into the groove
[Verse 2]
Sidewalk preacher, plastic crown
Watch the circus leaving town
Forget the weight, drop the lead
Clear the junk inside my head
Pure focus, sharp and clean
Best damn thing I’ve ever seen
One shot, one beat, one spark
Lighting up the heavy dark
[Pre-Chorus]
(Hold it)
Chest is tight, world is spinning
(Hold it)
Feeling like I’m never winning
[Chorus]
Pull the sky down into my lungs
Tasting life upon my tongue
Everything stops when the air hits deep
Waking up from a heavy sleep
I’m finally finding room to move
Sinking right into the groove
[Bridge]
Slow it down
Let the hammer drop
Make the spinning stop
Silence is a heavy weight
Knocking at the iron gate
(Just one breath)
(Just one breath)
[Final Chorus]
Pull the sky down into my lungs
Tasting life upon my tongue
Everything stops when the air hits deep
Waking up from a heavy sleep
I’m finally finding room to move
Sinking right into the groove
[Outro]
Let it out
(Breathe)
The air is free
(Breathe)
Just me
(Breathe)
One more time
Kinetic
[Intro]
(Check)
(One two)
(Move)
[Verse 1]
Heel toe pivot on the pivot
Body like a loaded spring
Keep the eyes locked forward
Ignore the noise on the side
Asphalt kicking back at me
I do not need a map
I am the map
Muscle tension in the legs
Push the ground away
Ready for the burst
[Pre-Chorus]
Watch the needle climb
(Going up)
Pressure in the throat
(Hold it tight)
Everything is pulling
(Now)
[Chorus]
Kinetic flow
Push through heavy air
Everything moves
Grab the moment now
(Right now)
Break the lock
Let the energy spill
[Verse 2]
Sidewalk cracks pass in a blur
Skip the middle chapters
Jump the fence clear the gap
Heartbeat like a heavy hammer
No looking back at the start
Burn the bridge behind us
Feel the pull of the front
Sweat stinging in the eyes
Keep the pace high
Never let the rhythm drop
[Pre-Chorus]
Watch the needle climb
(Going up)
Pressure in the throat
(Hold it tight)
Everything is pulling
(Now)
[Chorus]
Kinetic flow
Push through heavy air
Everything moves
Grab the moment now
(Right now)
Break the lock
Let the energy spill
[Bridge]
Heavy weight on the chest
(Wait)
Everything slows to a crawl
(Wait)
Muscles burning for the kick
The snap of the cord
The break of the dam
Go
[Final Chorus]
Kinetic flow
Push through heavy air
Everything moves
Grab the moment now
(Right now)
Break the lock
Let the energy spill
[Outro]
Keep moving
(Keep it moving)
Don’t stop the push
(Move)
Total impact
(Now)
Done
(Done)
The Long Shadows
[Intro]
(Yeah)
(Come on)
(Check it)
[Verse 1]
Stomp down on the cracked street
Dust rising from the heavy boom
Everything fell but the rhythm stays
Watch me walk through the open debris
Loud noise in the silent air
I got the weight on my back
I got the wind in my hair
Kick the rubble to the left side
[Pre-Chorus]
Hands up if you feel the heat
Hearts beat to the metal drum
We don’t run from the wreckage
This is where we started from
[Chorus]
Hold on to the pilot light
Even when the sun goes down
Wounded but we won the fight
King of the broken town
(King of the town)
[Verse 2]
Leather jacket with the steel studs
Moving fast like a freight train
Tear the roof off the building
Wash away all the old pain
Guitars scream like a siren
Drums hit like a brick wall
Stand tall in the ruins
Refusing to take the fall
[Pre-Chorus]
Hands up if you feel the heat
Hearts beat to the metal drum
We don’t run from the wreckage
This is where we started from
[Chorus]
Hold on to the pilot light
Even when the sun goes down
Wounded but we won the fight
King of the broken town
(King of the town)
[Bridge]
One time for the people left
Two times for the loud noise
Three times for the heavy soul
Four times for the tough boys
(Loud noise!)
(Tough boys!)
(We don’t stop!)
[Final Chorus]
Hold on to the pilot light
Even when the sun goes down
Wounded but we won the fight
King of the broken town
(King of the town)
[Outro]
The beat keeps on thumping
The walls keep on shaking
We still standing
Yeah
(We still standing)
(One more time)
(Check it)
Circuit Break
[Intro]
(Break)
(Break)
[Verse 1]
Follow the line on the floorboards
Count every beat of the clockwork
Feed the mouth of the industry
Buried deep in the factory
I see the crack in the plaster
Spelling out the disaster
Living life in a sequence
Tied to a heavy frequency
[Pre-Chorus]
The pressure is at the red line
The system is losing control
(Losing control)
Total failure
Now
[Chorus]
Break
Cut the line
Watch it fall
End the cycle now
(End the cycle)
System break
The illusion is gone
Face the cold
End the cycle now
[Verse 2]
The script is written in the blood
The past is coming for the crown
Breaking out of the comfort zone
Before the weight can bring us down
Stop the heart of the engine now
Rip the mask from the actor’s face
Looking back at the wreckage left
Destroying every single trace
[Pre-Chorus]
The pressure is at the red line
The system is losing control
(Losing control)
Total failure
Now
[Chorus]
Break
Cut the line
Watch it fall
End the cycle now
(End the cycle)
System break
The illusion is gone
Face the cold
End the cycle now
[Bridge]
It was never real
Just a plastic cage
Tear it down
(Tear it down)
Kill the power
Kill the lie
We are waking up
(Waking up)
This is the end of the script
This is the end of the line
[Final Chorus]
Break
Cut the line
Watch it fall
End the cycle now
(End the cycle)
System break
The illusion is gone
Face the cold
End the cycle now
[Outro]
End the cycle
(End the cycle)
System break
(Break)
Now
(Break)
It is over now
Pulse Rate
[Intro]
(Yeah)
(Right now)
(Feel the pressure)
(Let it go)
[Verse 1]
Tear the seal off the heavy wooden crate
Watch the spirit and the soul operate
Kick the heavy metal pedal through the floor
Always starving and always wanting more
Knuckle white on the iron-hard grip
Let the heavy rhythm finally slip
Thick skin and a cold iron jaw
Breaking every single civil law
Spark the fuse in the back of the brain
Kick the door right off of the chain
Bass thumping in the deep marrow bone
Sitting heavy on a sovereign throne
Grasp the lightning by the jagged tail
Watch the weak ones turn paper pale
Steam engine rolling through the blockade
Sharpest sound that was ever made
[Pre-Chorus]
Adrenaline drip
Teeth start to grip
Let the beast rip
(Let it rip)
Everything else is dead
[Chorus]
Pulse rate hammering the chest
Right here we put it to the test
Now is the only thing we own
King of the noise on a speaker throne
Pulse rate shattering the glass
Moving way too heavy and too fast
Now is the only way to be
Set the raw creation finally free
[Verse 2]
Heat rising from the oily blacktop
Never gonna make the rhythm stop
Heavy metal in the gasping lung
Songs that never should have been sung
Crushing every single hollow doubt
This is what the riot is about
Raw friction in the metal works
Where the hidden danger always lurks
I see the world through a blood-red lens
Making moves and making amends
No yesterday and no tomorrow
None of that weakness left to borrow
High stakes in a low-rent place
Shoving the truth right in your face
Feel the kick of the drum in the gut
Keep the eyes of the sheep tightly shut
[Pre-Chorus]
Adrenaline drip
Teeth start to grip
Let the beast rip
(Let it rip)
Everything else is dead
[Chorus]
Pulse rate hammering the chest
Right here we put it to the test
Now is the only thing we own
King of the noise on a speaker throne
Pulse rate shattering the glass
Moving way too heavy and too fast
Now is the only way to be
Set the raw creation finally free
[Bridge]
(Right now)
(Live it)
(Right now)
(Take it)
They want to lock the sound in a cage
But we just turn another dirty page
Set the volume to a lethal degree
This is what it means to be free
No history
No destiny
Just the friction
And the energy
[Final Chorus]
Pulse rate hammering the chest
Right here we put it to the test
Now is the only thing we own
King of the noise on a speaker throne
Pulse rate shattering the glass
Moving way too heavy and too fast
Now is the only way to be
Set the raw creation finally free
[Outro]
(Pulse)
(Pulse)
(Now)
(Bring it)
Everything is alive
(Everything is alive)
Right now
(Stop)
Gravity Wells
[Intro]
(Pulling)
(Down)
(Pulling)
(Down)
[Verse 1]
Heavy iron dragging on the pavement
Born into the debt of the basement
Every scar is a debt collection
Every bruise is a state reflection
Pressure in the chest like a tank trap
Mapping out the soul on a junk map
Lead in the blood
Iron in the lung
Songs of the bitter and the un-sung
Ten tons of history hanging off the neck
Walking through the fire of a total wreck
It is not a choice
It is a blockade
Living in the ditch that the masters made
[Pre-Chorus]
The anchor is deep
The anchor is black
The weight of the world
Is breaking the back
(Break)
(The back)
[Chorus]
GRAVITY WELLS
(Pulling us down)
GRAVITY WELLS
(Under the ground)
Break the chain
End the rain
GRAVITY WELLS
[Verse 2]
Institutional trauma in the marrow
Street is wide but the gate is narrow
They sell you the cure then they sell you the pain
While the blood of the father is clogging the vein
Watch the elite in the high-rise tower
Feeding on the minutes and the wasted hour
Your past is a weapon
Your past is a cage
Written on the skin of a dying age
Tear at the stitches
Rip at the seam
Waking from the nightmare of a failed plan
[Pre-Chorus]
The anchor is deep
The anchor is black
The weight of the world
Is breaking the back
(Break)
(The back)
[Chorus]
GRAVITY WELLS
(Pulling us down)
GRAVITY WELLS
(Under the ground)
Break the chain
End the rain
GRAVITY WELLS
[Bridge]
Cut the rope
Cut the cord
We are not a number
We are the sword
The pressure is rising
The piston is hot
Give them everything that we got
(Everything)
(Everything)
Fight the pull
Fight the drag
Burn the debt
Burn the flag
[Final Chorus]
GRAVITY WELLS
(Pulling us down)
GRAVITY WELLS
(Under the ground)
Break the chain
End the rain
GRAVITY WELLS
[Outro]
(Down)
(Down)
We are rising
(Down)
(Down)
Break the well
(Down)
Gravity falls
(Down)
Rise up
Rise up
The Great Divide
[Intro]
Hey
Yeah
Get it back
(Get it back)
[Verse 1]
Asphalt hot
Spit on the slab
Biting the dust
Grab what you grab
Sledgehammer chest
Pounding the pavement
Tear down the brick
Mental enslavement
Muscle and tendon
Breaking the thick
(Breaking the thick)
Tick-tock brain
Moving the stick
[Pre-Chorus]
Lungs full of soot
Eyes on the prize
Crossing the canyon
Watch the sun rise
[Chorus]
Reach across the heavy black water
Pulling the weight up from the bottom
Holding the line till the knuckles turn white
Walking the plank just to find the light
(Find the light)
[Verse 2]
Gasoline breath
Iron in mouth
Taste of the metal
Heading down south
No more hiding
Under the stone
Building a highway
Straight to the throne
(Back home)
Kill the distance
Kill the delay
Swallow the pride
Clear out the way
[Pre-Chorus]
Lungs full of soot
Eyes on the prize
Crossing the canyon
Watch the sun rise
[Chorus]
Reach across the heavy black water
Pulling the weight up from the bottom
Holding the line till the knuckles turn white
Walking the plank just to find the light
(Find the light)
[Bridge]
Wait for the signal
Wait for the crash
Burn the division
Down into ash
Stone by stone
Bone by bone
(We are not alone)
Hand to hand
Land to land
Take a stand
[Final Chorus]
Reach across the heavy black water
Pulling the weight up from the bottom
Holding the line till the knuckles turn white
Walking the plank just to find the light
(Find the light)
[Outro]
The great divide
Cross it over
The great divide
(Yeah)
The great divide
(Reach out)
The great divide
(Over the edge)
The great divide
Break it down
(Break it down)
Yeah
Bare Bone
[Intro]
(In)
(Out)
(In)
(Out)
[Verse 1]
Watch the palm open up
Watch the skin stretch tight
I don’t need the extra noise
I don’t need the fake light
Count the pulse in the neck
One two three four
Keep it simple keep it clean
Walking through the open door
(Through the door)
[Pre-Chorus]
Peel the layers off the skin
Let the real work begin
Strip the weight until I’m light
Getting ready for the night
[Chorus]
Down to the bare bone
(Bare bone)
Just the frame
No more acting
No more name
Down to the bare bone
(Bare bone)
Strong and cold
Everything I need to hold
[Verse 2]
Step by step heel to toe
This is all I need to know
The way the air tastes deep
The way the focus starts to creep
No more junk inside the head
Clean the slate bury the dead
Just the rhythm of the chest
Finally I get to rest
(Get to rest)
[Chorus]
Down to the bare bone
(Bare bone)
Just the frame
No more acting
No more name
Down to the bare bone
(Bare bone)
Strong and cold
Everything I need to hold
[Outro]
Bare bone
(Bare bone)
Just the structure
(Bare bone)
Solid
(Bare bone)
Peace at the center
Bare bone
(In)
(Out)
(Bare bone)
Sub-Zero
[Intro]
(Colder)
(Colder)
(Stay still)
[Verse]
Deep breath
Wait for the bite
Skin turns to glass
Hard to the touch
Pressure is gone
Pulse is a crawl
Lower the heat
Killing the noise
I don’t need to feel
Just need to stop
Locking the gate
Dropping the weight
Blood turns to slush
Inside the bone
Everything sharp
Leaving me lone
[Chorus]
Sub-Zero
Nothing can move
Everything locked
Perfectly still
(Under the ice)
Sub-Zero
Safe in the frost
Everything kept
Nothing is lost
(Don’t let it out)
[Outro]
Stop the clock
Stay cold
(Stay cold)
Fixed in time
(Sub-Zero)
Deep freeze
(Sub-Zero)
Don’t breathe
Don’t move
Stay cold
The Last Light
[Intro]
(Check)
(Yeah)
(Finally)
[Verse 1]
Parked the wreck by the canal
Left the keys in the dirt
Stupid kids still screaming at the moon
I am done fighting the cops
I am done hating the boss
Just a ghost in a zip-up hoodie
Walking where the pavement ends
No more parties
No more noise
Just the salt in the air
(Just the salt)
(Peace)
[Chorus]
This is the last light
Watching it all sink
I am not scared of the dark
(Not scared)
The noise is finally dead
I am finally gone
(So gone)
(Yeah)
[Outro]
Gone
(Gone)
Quiet now
(Finally quiet)
It is over
(Over)
(Over)
(Over)