[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Dark Blues Guitar Riff, Heavy Kick Drum, Low Organ Drone, Distorted Bass Pulse]
Midnight crawls across the floor
I hear a knock without a door
Whispers curling through the hall
Like something ancient in the wall
[Verse 1]
[Arrangement: Swampy Guitar Groove, Steady Snare Backbeat, Faint Choir Pad, Fuzz Bass Undertone]
Promises carved in candle smoke
As if truth begins as a joke
Temptation dressed in borrowed skin
Smiles like it’s always been
The choice you try to hide
Echoes louder deep inside
No escape and no delay
Just the price you’ll have to pay
[Chorus]
[Arrangement: Driving Rock Rhythm, Heavy Power Chords, Chanting Back Vocals, Rising Organ Swell]
Oh, well
(Raze hell)
Rise until
(You recognize freewill)
Oh, well
(Break the spell)
Climb through fire
(Climb higher!)
[Verse 2]
[Arrangement: Syncopated Bassline, Sharp Guitar Stabs, Echo Delay Vocals, Tension-Building Percussion]
He don’t come with horns and flame
He just calls you by your name
The bargain feels like gold
Till the story starts to fold
The “yes” you thought was free
Writes another prophecy
And the mirror starts to show
What you already know
[Bridge]
[Arrangement: Half-Time Breakdown, Gritty Slide Guitar, Deep Organ Sustains, Distant Thunder FX]
If you stare into the flame
Don’t pretend you don’t feel the same
Every shadow knows your face
Every sin leaves a trace
[Chorus]
[Arrangement: Full Band Explosion, Layered Harmonies, Overdriven Guitars, Massive Drum Hits]
Oh, well
(Raze hell)
Rise until
(You recognize freewill)
Oh, well
(Stand or fell)
Only you decide
(To fall victim to pride)
[Outro]
[Arrangement: Fading Guitar Feedback, Slow Drum Decay, Low Organ Hum, Whispered Vocal Echoes]
No chains, no gate, no cell
Just the stories you must tell
And the fire you walk through still
To recognize freewill.
From the album “Raze“