[Introduction]
[Cuts right in without warning from The Day Before to musically signify the suddenness of the trials; straight into a heavy, melodic metalcore-ish riff and this stanza]
The madness inside my mind
Is constantly killing me
I climb the mountains only to
Have the ground slip from beneath!
[Interlacing guitar riff, changing from the aggressive to a more flowing sound, leading into the chorus]
[Chorus]
[Try to combine metalcore/power metal sound in the chorus, instrumentally; vocally, go for a Daniel Heiman sound, no multitracking]
A premature leap of faith
Will not save me this day:
I was thrust into the world but
I WASN'T READY!
I WASN'T READY!
[Fade back into the aggressive intro riff, albeit slightly changed up]
[Verse 1]
"Faith will see you through,
Never give up..."
The words always ring in my head.
Once, they provided rest and comfort,
But today, I feel like I'm almost dead...
I'VE - HAD - E -NOUGH!
[Quick-change into a slightly slower tempo and heavily accent clean guitars as the following words are multitrack-sung]
Faith...
Hope...
Love...
"Love does no harm to another."
[Chorus x2]
[Aggressive riff resembling a metalcore breakdown or thrash riff]
[Then fade back into the verse riff]
[Verse 2]
[Same riff as first verse, albeit with a slightly sad-sounding clean guitar accent and ominous strings in background]
Once, I never questioned my love-
I'd see a person and have compassion.
Today, I stand with a dark flame
Burning in my mind without conviction.
It's like my passion was forced to be a slave
To my own indwelling nature...
[Quick-fade into a slightly faster, more aggressive riff that's different than the others]
Even if I returned to the way before
My fingers are worn down to the bone
Faith, hope, and love remain
But they barely rest on my heart's throne!
AM - I - FALL - ING?!
[Chorus x1]
[Short instrumental break]
[Bridge]
[Entirely cleans, slower tempo, lower register vocals]
How can I even be who I must be,
When I feel responsible for every strike He took?
How can I rest in His serenity,
If I can't feel Him leading me beside this quiet brook?
When I failed Him, my world shook,
And the Enemy tries reeling me in on this hook-
When will it end?
When?
[Cleans drone while everything else ceases]
[Immediate change into a slightly optimistic, determined sound with brighter guitar tones and mid-register vocals]
Give me another chance!
Give me another day!
Rescue me from this dark trance!
[Finale]
[Maintain the last sound and tempo change, but add heavy multitracking vocals and beautiful clean guitars with heavy reverb over top of the main riff]
Save me from this shadow
Complete my faith (hope and love)
Reach down and take me from this
Madness steaming from below!
Save me from this shadow
Complete my faith (hope and love)
Reach down and take me from this
Madness steaming from below!
[Cuts right in without warning from The Day Before to musically signify the suddenness of the trials; straight into a heavy, melodic metalcore-ish riff and this stanza]
The madness inside my mind
Is constantly killing me
I climb the mountains only to
Have the ground slip from beneath!
[Interlacing guitar riff, changing from the aggressive to a more flowing sound, leading into the chorus]
[Chorus]
[Try to combine metalcore/power metal sound in the chorus, instrumentally; vocally, go for a Daniel Heiman sound, no multitracking]
A premature leap of faith
Will not save me this day:
I was thrust into the world but
I WASN'T READY!
I WASN'T READY!
[Fade back into the aggressive intro riff, albeit slightly changed up]
[Verse 1]
"Faith will see you through,
Never give up..."
The words always ring in my head.
Once, they provided rest and comfort,
But today, I feel like I'm almost dead...
I'VE - HAD - E -NOUGH!
[Quick-change into a slightly slower tempo and heavily accent clean guitars as the following words are multitrack-sung]
Faith...
Hope...
Love...
"Love does no harm to another."
[Chorus x2]
[Aggressive riff resembling a metalcore breakdown or thrash riff]
[Then fade back into the verse riff]
[Verse 2]
[Same riff as first verse, albeit with a slightly sad-sounding clean guitar accent and ominous strings in background]
Once, I never questioned my love-
I'd see a person and have compassion.
Today, I stand with a dark flame
Burning in my mind without conviction.
It's like my passion was forced to be a slave
To my own indwelling nature...
[Quick-fade into a slightly faster, more aggressive riff that's different than the others]
Even if I returned to the way before
My fingers are worn down to the bone
Faith, hope, and love remain
But they barely rest on my heart's throne!
AM - I - FALL - ING?!
[Chorus x1]
[Short instrumental break]
[Bridge]
[Entirely cleans, slower tempo, lower register vocals]
How can I even be who I must be,
When I feel responsible for every strike He took?
How can I rest in His serenity,
If I can't feel Him leading me beside this quiet brook?
When I failed Him, my world shook,
And the Enemy tries reeling me in on this hook-
When will it end?
When?
[Cleans drone while everything else ceases]
[Immediate change into a slightly optimistic, determined sound with brighter guitar tones and mid-register vocals]
Give me another chance!
Give me another day!
Rescue me from this dark trance!
[Finale]
[Maintain the last sound and tempo change, but add heavy multitracking vocals and beautiful clean guitars with heavy reverb over top of the main riff]
Save me from this shadow
Complete my faith (hope and love)
Reach down and take me from this
Madness steaming from below!
Save me from this shadow
Complete my faith (hope and love)
Reach down and take me from this
Madness steaming from below!
