the sound of the dark siren

Lyrics

[Verse 1 - sparse acoustic guitar, raw raspy male vocals building frustration, distant thunder FX]
You walked out that door, didn't even look back
Left me in the wreckage, heart cracked like glass
I gave you my fire, you stole every spark
Now I'm choking on ashes, lost in the dark

[Pre-Chorus - rising distortion on guitar, vocals straining with tension, pounding kick drum entry]
Why'd you have to go? Why'd you tear it apart?
I'm breaking inside, ripping at the scars

[Chorus - explosive full band eruption, screamed male vocals with heavy distortion and reverb, thunderous drums and crushing guitars]
I'M SCREAMING YOUR NAME INTO THE EMPTY NIGHT!
FUCK THIS PAIN, IT'S BURNING ME ALIVE!
YOU TOOK MY SOUL AND LEFT ME TO BLEED!
I'M RAGING, I'M BROKEN, WHY CAN'T YOU SEE?!

[Verse 2 - mid-tempo grind, gritty electric riffs, half-snarled half-sung vocals laced with desperation]
Memories haunt like ghosts in the rain
Your laugh echoes loud, driving me insane
I punch through the walls, but it don't make it right
You're gone, you're gone, stealing all my fight

[Pre-Chorus - intensified buildup, layered growling harmonies, snare rolls accelerating]
How do I breathe? How do I stand?
Without you here, I'm a dying man

[Chorus - even bigger, walls-of-sound guitars, primal screamed vocals doubled with echoes, chaotic cymbal crashes]
I'M SCREAMING YOUR NAME INTO THE EMPTY NIGHT!
FUCK THIS PAIN, IT'S BURNING ME ALIVE!
YOU TOOK MY SOUL AND LEFT ME TO BLEED!
I'M RAGING, I'M BROKEN, WHY CAN'T YOU SEE?!

[Bridge - stripped to brutal clean guitar and isolated screams, raw vulnerable breakdown building to frenzy]
(Whispered) I loved you... I hate you...
(Scream) COME BACK! DON'T LEAVE ME LIKE THIS!
(Growling) I'll burn it all down if it brings you near!

[Outro - fading distortion swells, exhausted echoed screams dissolving into feedback and wind howls]
Screaming... your name... fading... away...
Lost... without... you...