System of Power
Live jam session, 80s Melodic hard rock, 80s Funky heavy Metal, Dark, driving, with a bluesy edge, Vocal style: male powerful, soulful, raspy in verses, soaring and clear in chorus with high-register wails, Guitar tone: Crunchy, slightly compressed, with wah and pinch harmonics, Bass: Prominent, slinky, funky - syncopated with the kick drum, Drums: Heavy snare backbeat, busy hi-hat, big tom fills before the chorus
System of Power
Live jam session, 80s Melodic hard rock, 80s Funky heavy Metal, Dark, driving, with a bluesy edge, Vocal style: male powerful, soulful, raspy in verses, soaring and clear in chorus with high-register wails, Guitar tone: Crunchy, slightly compressed, with wah and pinch harmonics, Bass: Prominent, slinky, funky - syncopated with the kick drum, Drums: Heavy snare backbeat, busy hi-hat, big tom fills before the chorus
Lyrics
Intro
Verse 1
They build the walls with pretty lies
Sell you freedom with alibis
You punch the clock, you pay the price
Another dollar for the same old vice
Verse 2
The hand that feeds you holds the chain
One drop of blood for every grain
They write the rules, you play the game
And every winner ends up just the same
Pre-Chorus
I can feel the weight coming down
Cracks are showing in the holy ground
You can run but you can't hide
The monster's standing right by your side
Chorus
System of power — iron and stone
System of power — leave you alone
System of power — grinding the weak
System of power — don't you speak
Break the chain… break the chain…
Verse 3
They got a preacher on a TV screen
Telling you what the silence means
They got a bullet with your name on it
Just for asking, "Who the hell runs this?"
Pre-Chorus
The gears are turning, can't you hear?
The end is closer than it appears
You got two choices — kneel or fight
I'm done with kneeling in the fading light
Chorus
System of power — iron and stone
System of power — leave you alone
System of power — grinding the weak
System of power — don't you speak
Break the chain… break the chain…
Guitar solo
Bridge
They want you tired. They want you small.
They build the prison and call it a hall.
But I've been counting every crack in the floor.
And I'm not taking it anymore.
Chorus
System of power — watch it fall
System of power — hear the call
System of power — no more chains
System of power — running through the veins
Outro
Break it!
Break the system!
I said… POWER!
No more…
No more…