Welcome to the Wasteland

Intro

(Mechanical clicking, like a clock ticking too fast. A heavy, pulsing bass thumps in.)

One breath.

Two shadows.

Don’t look back.

Verse

Static in the air, yeah, the signal’s gone dead

I see the hunger in the eyes, neon green and blood-red

They’re walking like they’re human, talking like a friend

But I can see the hollow where the heart should’ve been

I’ve got a silver-plated secret, a lock on the door

I don’t play the victim, not anymore.

Pre-chorus

Keep your back to the brick, keep your hand on the steel

In a world full of ghosts, I’m the only thing real

They’re circling the fire, they’re sniffing for the fear

But I’m a different kind of monster than the ones out here.

Chorus

Welcome to the wasteland, honey, check your pulse

If you’re looking for a savior, go and find someone else

I’m a riot in the dark, I’m the tooth and the nail

I’ll be the last one standing while the rest of you fail

(No trust! No mercy!)

I’m a cold-blooded killer in a world gone cold

Better bite 'em back before you’re bought and sold!

Verse

You’re smiling at me, but your shadow’s got a knife

In this house of mirrors, you’re playing for your life

Is it paranoia if they’re really at the gate?

I’d rather be the hunter than the dinner on the plate

Burn the bridges down, let the embers light the way

I’ll sleep when I’m dead—I’m staying woke today.

Bridge

(Music cuts to a glitchy, heartbeat rhythm)

They don’t breathe.

(Step, step)

They don’t bleed.

(Left, right)

If you hesitate...

You’re the next thing they feed on.

(Screaming synth swell)

RUN.

Chorus

Welcome to the wasteland, honey, check your pulse

If you’re looking for a savior, go and find someone else

I’m a riot in the dark, I’m the tooth and the nail

I’ll be the last one standing while the rest of you fail

(No trust! No mercy!)

I’m a cold-blooded killer in a world gone cold

Better bite 'em back before you’re bought and sold!

Outro

(Heavy, distorted industrial beats)

Survival’s a dirty game.

And I’m the only one left playing.

(Static sound)

(Sudden silence)