The Devil’s Chapel — Raduga Duga

Текст песни

[Intro]
[Haunting, slow gothic church organ solo, dark melodic chords]
[Acoustic guitar joins softly]

[Verse 1]
[Low smoky female vocals, melodic yet gravelly]
The mud is rising, the moon is bleeding red
A bitter whiskey for the vows we never said
[Organ swells softly in the background]
I hear the shadows whispering my name
They know I’m traded to the shadows and the shame
There is no water that can wash this stain

[Chorus]
[Massive explosion: heavy blues guitar blends with dramatic church organ]
[Melodic, powerful belted vocals, extreme emotional rasp]
So drag me down to the bottom of the lake
Where the heavy blues is all I have to take
Let the black mud swallow up my ghost
I am the sinner that the river loves the most
Oh, sink me deep, where the cold winds moan
And lay me down on a bed of heavy stone

[Verse 2]
[Drums and guitars drop, prominent bass and eerie organ notes]
The church bell’s ringing, but the chapel is a tomb
I traded heaven for this suffocating room
I’ve got a fever burning in my chest
A wild abandon that will never let me rest
[Vocal grit] The devil’s hands are always suited best

[Chorus]
[Explosive melodic grunge chorus, passionate raw belting with organ backing]
So drag me down to the bottom of the lake
Where the heavy blues is all I have to take
Let the black mud swallow up my ghost
I am the sinner that the river loves the most
Oh, sink me deep, where the cold winds moan
And lay me down on a bed of heavy stone

[Bridge]
[Guitars stop, only a solemn, dark church organ chord playing]
[Low primal contralto humming, very melodic]
Mmmmmm... Mmmmmm...
[Gravelly whisper, building tension]
No preacher’s gonna save my wicked soul tonight...
[Screaming blues-rock belt, maximum distortion, massive organ climax]
No holy water’s gonna make this darkness white!
Yeah, let it burn!

[Guitar & Organ Solo]
[Epic, weeping blues-rock guitar solo dueling with a dark church organ]
[Beautiful, tragic, melodic chord progression]

[Chorus]
[Full band and organ climax, massive emotional weight, raw soaring vocals]
So drag me down to the bottom of the lake
Where the heavy blues is all I have to take
Let the black mud swallow up my ghost
I am the sinner that the river loves the most
Oh, sink me deep, where the cold winds moan
And lay me down on a bed of heavy stone

[Outro]
[Guitars fade, only a slow, fading church organ outro]
The river loves the most...
On a bed of stone...
[Deep breathless whisper, low register]
Down I go.
[Organ fades to silence]
[End]