Radiation Meltdown
rock, Burly stoner-metal riff at fast tempo, thick fuzz guitars over relentless double-kick groove; deep, gritty male vocals spitting punk aggression. Verses ride a tight, slightly swung funk-metal pocket with sneaky jazz-fusion chord extensions; chorus explodes into wide, sludgy power chords and shouted gang vocals. Trippy, phased bass and wah-drenched leads paint the psychedelic edge; central fuzz guitar solo stretches out mid-song with chaotic bends and chromatic runs. Mix is dense and high-energy, drums pushed forward, bass snarling under a wall of guitars., funk, jazz fusion, punk, stoner metal, deep
Radiation Meltdown
rock, Burly stoner-metal riff at fast tempo, thick fuzz guitars over relentless double-kick groove; deep, gritty male vocals spitting punk aggression. Verses ride a tight, slightly swung funk-metal pocket with sneaky jazz-fusion chord extensions; chorus explodes into wide, sludgy power chords and shouted gang vocals. Trippy, phased bass and wah-drenched leads paint the psychedelic edge; central fuzz guitar solo stretches out mid-song with chaotic bends and chromatic runs. Mix is dense and high-energy, drums pushed forward, bass snarling under a wall of guitars., funk, jazz fusion, punk, stoner metal, deep
Lyrics
Verse 1
Clock-in card
Yellowed on the wall
Coffee burns like
Iodine in my throat
Fluorescent flicker
Like a busted halo
We joke about decay
And we wear white coats
Concrete cathedral
Full of graphite altars
Turbines chant
In a mechanical hymn
Geiger’s little teeth
Chatter in the corner
Like a rat in the duct
Too scared to sing
Chorus
Radiation meltdown
In the marrow of the night
Sunrise in the core
Turning shadow into bite
We were just punching hours
Under steam and steel and stone
Radiation meltdown
In the houses of our bones
Verse 2
Control rods slide
Like cigarettes in fingers
Bored hands dance
On the panels and dials
Pressure builds quiet
As a rumor in a locker room
Numbers creep sideways
Wearing crooked smiles
Coolant like a river
Running through my veins
Heat like a sermon
Pounding at the skin
I taste cesium
In the stale air
Metal-sweet
Hear equations in my head
Starting to spin
Chorus
Radiation meltdown
In the marrow of the night
Sunrise in the core
Turning shadow into bite
We were just punching hours
Under steam and steel and stone
Radiation meltdown
In the houses of our bones
Bridge
Sirens start laughing
In a high blue register
Red lights bloom
Like tumors in the air
Graphite dust dances
In the reactor’s breathing
Tiny black snowflakes
In my lungs
In my hair
Is this a glitch
Or a fault in creation?
Did we split the atom
Or carve up our own names?
My badge ticks faster
Than my crooked heartbeat
As the fuel sings fire
Through its metal cage
Chorus
Radiation meltdown
In the marrow of the night
Sunrise in the core
Turning shadow into bite
We were just punching hours
Under steam and steel and stone
Radiation meltdown
In the houses of our bones
Chorus
Radiation meltdown
In the marrow of the night
Sunrise in the core
Turning shadow into bite
We were just punching hours
Under steam and steel and stone
Radiation meltdown
In the houses of our bones