Afterburn
Title: Afterburn. Compact studio hard rock hit for High Voltage, 3:35–4:05 max. Theme: survival after fire, comeback energy, scars turned into fuel. Hard RHCP world: dirty Les Paul-style guitars through cranked British tube amps, raw Velvet-style groove, thick riffs, punchy analog drums, tight bass with funky hard-rock bite. Male vocal only: powerful high-range gritty clean rock vocal, controlled verses, rising pre-chorus, explosive hooks. Sing only written lyrics. Start immediately with Verse 1 after one sharp guitar hit. No pre-vocal sounds. Signature riff returns after choruses and outro. Dynamic structure: fast tight verses, pressure pre-chorus, explosive chorus, riff kick, stronger verse 2, second gear shift with half-time darker riff, whammy dive transition, hero solo, final chorus once, hard stop. Hero solo 25–30 sec: real Les Paul lead, main motif, bends, vibrato, slides, harmonics, double-stops, fast pentatonic burst, one tasteful sweep lick, human feel.
Afterburn
Title: Afterburn. Compact studio hard rock hit for High Voltage, 3:35–4:05 max. Theme: survival after fire, comeback energy, scars turned into fuel. Hard RHCP world: dirty Les Paul-style guitars through cranked British tube amps, raw Velvet-style groove, thick riffs, punchy analog drums, tight bass with funky hard-rock bite. Male vocal only: powerful high-range gritty clean rock vocal, controlled verses, rising pre-chorus, explosive hooks. Sing only written lyrics. Start immediately with Verse 1 after one sharp guitar hit. No pre-vocal sounds. Signature riff returns after choruses and outro. Dynamic structure: fast tight verses, pressure pre-chorus, explosive chorus, riff kick, stronger verse 2, second gear shift with half-time darker riff, whammy dive transition, hero solo, final chorus once, hard stop. Hero solo 25–30 sec: real Les Paul lead, main motif, bends, vibrato, slides, harmonics, double-stops, fast pentatonic burst, one tasteful sweep lick, human feel.
Lyrics
[One sharp guitar hit]
[Verse 1 - tight fast groove]
Ash on my jacket, blood on the wire
I walked out laughing from a house on fire
Left my old name in a gasoline rain
Now I don’t flinch when I feel that flame
Black smoke halo on the edge of town
Every bridge I burned tried to drag me down
But the road got loud and the night turned red
I found a second life where the old one bled
[Pre-Chorus - rising pressure]
I don’t run from the wreckage
I don’t beg for a sign
What the fire couldn’t take
Came back sharper this time
[Chorus - explosive hard rock hook]
Afterburn
I’m riding every spark I made
Afterburn
I came alive inside the blaze
I hit the dark
I crossed the line
Came back louder than the first time
Afterburn
I’m riding every spark I made
[Post-Chorus Riff Kick]
[Repeat Signature Riff]
[Short Lead Fill]
[Hard stop into Verse 2]
[Verse 2 - more drive]
Sirens in the mirror, sparks in my teeth
I lost a little heaven, found steel underneath
They said, “Stay down, boy, know your place”
I came back grinning with the sun on my face
No clean hands, no easy road
Just a heart still kicking in overload
I don’t need mercy, I don’t need luck
I got a dead-end past and a red-line kick
[Pre-Chorus - bigger lift]
I don’t run from the wreckage
I don’t beg for a sign
What the fire couldn’t take
Came back sharper this time
[Chorus - stronger]
Afterburn
I’m riding every spark I made
Afterburn
I came alive inside the blaze
I hit the dark
I crossed the line
Came back louder than the first time
Afterburn
I’m riding every spark I made
[Second Gear Shift - different song feel]
[Half-time groove]
[Lower darker riff]
[Bass stays heavy]
[Drums dry and tight]
Count it down
Three, two, one
Built from the damage
And aimed at the sun
[Whammy Dive Transition]
[Deep guitar dive bomb]
[Pick scrape]
[Drum fill]
[Full band re-entry]
[Hero Guitar Solo]
[No Vocals]
[25-30 sec epic hard rock solo]
[Built from main riff motif]
[Screaming bends, wide vibrato, slides, pinch harmonics]
[Double-stops, fast pentatonic burst, one tasteful sweep lick]
[High sustained bend, return to final chorus]
[Final Chorus - biggest energy, only once]
Afterburn
I’m riding every spark I made
Afterburn
I came alive inside the blaze
I hit the dark
I crossed the line
Came back louder than the first time
Afterburn
I’m riding every spark I made
[Outro Tag]
[Repeat Signature Riff]
Afterburn
[Final Lead Bend]
[Hard Stop]
[End]