T.I.W.B.B.M. (Fell off the running wheel)
Grinding alt-metal industrial hybrid. Heavy drop-tuned guitars, raw emotional alt-metal with strong melodic hooks. Drop C or Drop B tuning, grinding palm-muted chugs and open-string drones in the verses, big melodic stacked vocal harmonies in the choruses, heavy tom-driven fills, feedback swells, shouted bridge into a massive final chorus, sudden choke ending on the outro. Mid-tempo, tense half-time groove in verses, cathartic and anthemic chorus. Powerful low baritone male lead vocals, raw and emotional with grit.
T.I.W.B.B.M. (Fell off the running wheel)
Grinding alt-metal industrial hybrid. Heavy drop-tuned guitars, raw emotional alt-metal with strong melodic hooks. Drop C or Drop B tuning, grinding palm-muted chugs and open-string drones in the verses, big melodic stacked vocal harmonies in the choruses, heavy tom-driven fills, feedback swells, shouted bridge into a massive final chorus, sudden choke ending on the outro. Mid-tempo, tense half-time groove in verses, cathartic and anthemic chorus. Powerful low baritone male lead vocals, raw and emotional with grit.
Lyrics
Verse 1
Wake up with this weight crushing my chest
Same four walls, peeling like my patience
Phone screen glows, everyone looks perfect
Can’t even fake this shit anymore
Pre-Chorus
Smile in the mirror like I’m not cracked inside
Hold it together with a laugh, with a lie
Every shallow breath feels like I’m about to flatline
Chorus
This what’s been bothering me
I’m a loaded word I’ll never speak
Silent wars raging between my teeth
Chewing on the tongue that’s fucking killing me
This is what’s been bothering me
I’m a burned-out bulb that still believes
If I finally come apart for the world to see
Will anyone stay…
Or just watch me bleed?
Verse 2
Another long drive, same dead radio station
Cheap caffeine and recycled salvation
They spit “man up” like that fixes a damn thing
I clench my jaw till the bone starts to crack
Pre-Chorus
Crack jokes at the table so they never ask
Switch the subject, repaint the mask
Every fake laugh hits like a siren in the black
Chorus
This is what’s been bothering me
I’m a loaded word I’ll never speak
Silent wars raging between my teeth
Chewing on the tongue that’s fucking killing me
This is what’s been bothering me
I’m a burned-out bulb that still believes
If I finally come apart for the world to see
Will anyone stay…
Or just watch me bleed?
Bridge – shouted, aggressive build
I’m so fucking tired of hiding in plain sight!
Wrapped in “I’m fine” every damn night
What if I scream that I’m not alright?
Would you turn and run…
Or hold on tight?
Final Chorus – full throat, heavier
This is what’s been bothering me!
I’m a loaded word I’ll never speak
Silent wars tearing me apart beneath
Chewing through the tongue that’s fucking killing me
This is what’s been bothering me!
I’m a burned-out bulb that still believes
If I crack wide open, spill everything
Will anyone stay…
Or just watch me bleed?
Outro – half-time, low & menacing
Watch me bleed…
Stay… or just fucking watch me bleed…