Neighbor’s Back Door
industrial nu metal, gothic industrial, drop d tuning, palm-muted chugs, downtuned seven string, double kick barrage, clanging foundry percussion, detuned synth stabs, distorted bass guitar, gang shout hooks, screamed lead vocals, whisper stack adlibs, spring reverb snare, tape saturation, brickwall mastering, minor key menace, 110 BPM half-time, syncopated breakdowns, cold steel groove
Neighbor’s Back Door
industrial nu metal, gothic industrial, drop d tuning, palm-muted chugs, downtuned seven string, double kick barrage, clanging foundry percussion, detuned synth stabs, distorted bass guitar, gang shout hooks, screamed lead vocals, whisper stack adlibs, spring reverb snare, tape saturation, brickwall mastering, minor key menace, 110 BPM half-time, syncopated breakdowns, cold steel groove
Lyrics
Verse 1:
Close up the book and put out the light
The bartering’s over for the rest of the night
We looked at the world and we made our best play
And we traded our lives for the light of the day.
Verse 2:
What did we gain when the trading was through?
A handful of friends and a spirit that’s true
We didn't need much and we didn't need more
Than the love that we found at the neighbor’s back door.
Chorus:
The final ledger is written in grace
In the lines of the heart and the smile on the face
We traded the heavy for the light and the free
And that was the bargain for you and for me.
Verse 3:
No more haggling, no more to prove
In the rhythm of life and the way that we move
We’re bartering breath for the peace of the soul
As the universe makes us entirely whole.
Bridge:
So take what I’ve given and give what you can
It’s the oldest of laws for the woman and man
The world is a gift and the gift is a trade
And that is the way that the heavens were made.
Verse 4:
I’m closing my eyes with a heart full of gold
The best kind of story that’s ever been told
I bartered my time for a love that remains
And I’m breaking the link of the silver-wrought chains.
Chorus:
The final ledger is written in grace
In the lines of the heart and the smile on the face
We traded the heavy for the light and the free
And that was the bargain for you and for me