Slave To The Riff

I'm just another fucking slave.

It's 3 am I should get some sleep
Balled up notes scattered at my feet
Chasing a feeling that I haven't felt since way back when
I held the foolish hope that this would bring me peace.

It's not enough, never
A voice insists I have to try to make it better
But better's never there
It's a ghost of a sound getting farther away
Diverged from the path and it lead me astray.

The feeling it haunts me
Eternally calling
It won't let me rest
And it won't let me forget.

I'm just a slave to the riff
I'm just another fuckin' slave.

Signed and sealed in blood and sweat
All it costs is a soul?
I barely have one left
I feel the sorrow cutting deeper and I can't resist
Now won't you just give it to me?
I've bled for this.

[Voice Over]
Are you sure?
I can grant what you seek but you will be forever changed.
You may not like what you become...
...very well.

The feeling it haunts me
eternally calling
It won't let me rest
And it won't let me forget.

I'm just another fuckin' slave
I'm just a slave to the riff.

Close your eyes, let the melody hold you for a while
But only for a moment.