Monochrome

[A heavy, distorted, mid-tempo guitar riff begins - think of "Wrong Side of Heaven" or "Coming Down"]

[verse 1]
Sunrise painted in monochrome lies
Another day born just to see him die.
The promises you made to me were cheap and empty dramatizations.
Now every dream is a nightmare, a soul-destroying job.
I walk on the frozen ground, a ghost in my own skin
Another nail, another scar, where does the pain start?
This silence is violence, silence is a roar
And I can't feel the sunlight anymore!

[The tempo of the chorus decreases, the drums become more intense, and the bass guitar comes into play. The vocals sound powerful, clean, but melodic]
MY WORLD IS ASHES! MY WORLD IS GREY!
Chaos is the only house I know today!
I'm walking through a cemetery where forgotten heroes are dying.
And every name I read is written on the wall!
There's no turning back from this hell I'm going through.
Because everything I've ever loved has been taken away...
IT WAS YOU!

[After the chorus, a short, guttural scream followed by a heavy, puffing riff]
**(Scream)** HOORAY!
No! MAKE WAY! HOME!
Yes!
ALONE!

[verse 2]
The bitterness of broken lives sticks in my throat.
The whispers of the past entangle my coat with a rope
You see a calm surface, you see a firm hand.
But beneath this calmness lies a war that you will never understand!
I've seen the mighty crumble, I've seen the righteous bend and break.
Every damn step I take, I'm doing it for them, damn it!
I'm losing control of myself, falling through the cracks
Their legacy is a fucking burden that falls on my shoulders!

[The tempo of the chorus decreases, the drums become more intense, and the bass guitar comes into play. The vocals sound powerful, clean, but melodic]
MY WORLD HAS TURNED TO ASHES! MY WORLD HAS TURNED GRAY!
Chaos is the only home I know today!
I'm walking through a cemetery where forgotten heroes are dying.
And every name I read is written on the wall!
There's no turning back from this hell I'm going through.
Because everything I've ever loved has been taken away...
IT WAS YOU!

[Bridge music shifts to a cleaner, atmospheric tone with heavy bass. The vocals become lower, more melodic, and sadder before starting to sound again]
These names... are not just letters... etched into rust and stone.…
They are the scars on my soul, the reason for my loneliness.…
Every face is a memory, every voice is a ghost that I hear....
They push me forward, filled with rage... filled WITH FEAR!

[The guitar solo is melodic but heavy, with lots of waxed pedals and dive bombs]

[The tempo slows down to a heavy, crushing stomp. Vocals - deep, guttural growl]
I WILL. never. FORGET IT,
I'LL FORGET IT. never. REGRET!
THIS PATH OF PAIN IS ALL I HAVE LEFT!
THEIR NAMES! YOUR SHAME!
THIS... AND THERE IS... THAT VERY... END!

[The final chorus is explosive, in full force, vocals at the peak of emotion and aggression]
MY WORLD IS ASHES! MY WORLD IS GREY!
CHAOS IS THE ONLY HOME I KNOW TODAY!
I'M WALKING THROUGH A CEMETERY WHERE FORGOTTEN HEROES ARE DYING.
AND EVERY NAME I READ IS WRITTEN ON THE WALL!
THERE'S NO TURNING BACK FROM THIS HELL I'M GOING THROUGH.
I'LL NEVER BE THE SAME BECAUSE I'VE LOST EVERYTHING...
I'VE! LOST! YOU!