[Silence]
[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]
[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Dark Acoustic Guitar, Low Organ Drone, Rolling Tom Drums, Distant Choir, Distorted Bass]
[Spoken Vocal]
You know…
You know you know…
Down we go.
[Refrain]
You know
(You know you know)
Dante’s Inferno
(Down we go)
You know
(You know you know)
[Verse 1]
Through the gate and down the stairs
Smoke is rising, heat is there
Circle follows circle down
Deeper underneath the ground
Ancient warnings carved in stone
Choices made and consequences known
But this Inferno isn’t past
It’s a world we’re making fast
[Pre-Chorus]
Down!
(Down we go)
Round!
(Round and round)
See!
(What we know)
Feel!
(The ground)
[Chorus]
You know
(You know you know)
Dante’s Inferno
(Here we go)
You know
(You know you know)
Where the road goes
(Down below)
Not a myth
(Not a tale)
Not a dream
(Not a veil)
Look around
(See the signs)
Inferno
(Through our times)
[Verse 2]
Circle one is burning heat
Circle two has flooded streets
Circle three has fields gone dry
Circle four asks who can buy
Circle five has waters rise
Circle six has choking skies
Circle seven burns the land
Circle eight is built by hand
Circle nine?
(What’s below?)
A frozen world
(Where did we go?)
[Instrumental]
[Electric Guitar Solo: Dark Progressive Blues-Rock, Distorted Guitar, Heavy Bass, Tom-Driven Drums, Organ Swells]
[Bridge]
Know!
(You know!)
See!
(You see!)
Choose!
(You choose!)
Change!
(The rules!)
Hell isn’t waiting
(Well… it’s here)
Fear isn’t useful
(See it clear)
The future isn’t written
(Not yet)
But the clock keeps moving
(Don’t forget)
[Breakdown]
[Music Drops to Acoustic Guitar, Low Drone, Footsteps, Distant Wind]
One circle…
Then another…
A little hotter…
A little harder…
A little closer…
Down.
[Rap Vocal Break]
Know what you know
And don’t look away
Count the cost
Of the choices you make
Heat in the city
Smoke in the sky
Water at the doorstep
Ask yourself why
Burn it
(Buy it)
Build it
(Use it)
Then wonder
(Why?)
When the limits
(Go by)
Round and round
The circles expand
A human-made Inferno
Built by human hands
(Understand?!?!?)
[Final Refrain]
You know
(You know you know)
Dante’s Inferno
(Here we go)
You know
(You know you know)
[Final Chorus]
You know
(You know you know)
Dante’s Inferno
(Down we go)
Not someplace
(Far away)
Not another
(Ancient day)
Look around
(See the signs)
The Inferno
(Changes lives)
You know
(You know you know)
What happens next
(Is up to you)
… and you and you…
(And, you, too)
[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Acoustic Guitar Arpeggios, Dark Organ, Distant Choir, Slow Bass Pulse]
You know…
You know you know…
Here we go…
Down?
Or turn around?
[Long Pause]
You know.
From the album “Demand Destruction“