Shattered Silence

Step into the smoke, yeah, I’m standing on the wire

Spent a decade in the dark, feeding off the fire

Every word you ever said was a poison in my vein

Now I’m turning all the pressure into fuel inside the brain

Look me in the eyes, tell me what you see

A ghost of who I was, or the beast you let free?

You wanted me to crash, wanted me to fall flat

Now I’m coming for the crown and you’ll never get it back!

I felt the pressure pushed against my chest

Tried to put my heavy heart to rest

You pushed me past the point of no return…

Now stand back and watch it burn!

Break down the walls, break through the pain!

I’m taking back what you buried in the rain!

No more running, no place left to hide,

I am the storm that you kept inside!

You tore me down, but I’m standing tall,

Watch the shattered silence fall!

Back against the corner, but I’m fighting for the lead

You only care about the blood when it’s your turn to bleed

Counting down the seconds while you’re hiding in the back

I’m a freight train rolling down a one-way track

So line up the excuses, stack 'em to the sky

I’m done listening to every single lie

Cut the noise, cut the thread, leave the past behind

Got a bulletproof mind and a peace I gotta find!

I felt the pressure pushed against my chest

Tried to put my heavy heart to rest

You pushed me past the point of no return…

Now stand back and watch it burn!

Break down the walls, break through the pain!

I’m taking back what you buried in the rain!

No more running, no place left to hide,

I am the storm that you kept inside!

You tore me down, but I’m standing tall,

Watch the shattered silence fall!

(Low whisper)

Silence... No more silence...

(Aggressive scream)

NO MORE SILENCE!

(Heavy breakdown groove)

You tried to bury me! (Bury me!)

You tried to erase me! (Erase me!)

Now look at what you made me!

LOOK AT WHAT YOU MADE ME!

(Aggressive guitar lead, heavy wah bends, pounding drums)

Chorus

Break down the walls, break through the pain!

I’m taking back what you buried in the rain!

No more running, no place left to hide,

I am the storm that you kept inside!

You tore me down, but I’m standing tall,

Watch the shattered silence fall!

Outro

Watch it fall...

Yeah, the silence is gone.

(Heavy guitar chugs, crash cymbal, amp feedback fadeout)