By the Ton lyrics
by Meshuggah
[Verse 1]
To you, a beast you think you comprehend
Not necessarily made all evil
In the reflective pool of your eye
I see fear and intrigue comingle
[Verse 2]
You hesitate to deem me all bad
Yet when my face is shown, your eyes avert
New thoughts sprout from that fear-filled soil
Your nerves and intuition back on full alert
[Bridge]
You think that you've seen the truth
You think you know
Yet disbelief grinds
The doubt, it claws
In your sleepless delirium
I devour your thoughts
[Instrumental Bridge]
[Pre-Chorus]
If you only knew
How your way of life sustains me
[Chorus]
Like electricity
Coursing through my soul
Your will to retaliate
Your vengeful thoughts announced
I bring you me
Conflict and death
And the promise
Of spilling red by the ton
[Outro]
I just might be there
In your final moment
I just might be the last thing
Your eyes take in
[Instrumental Outro]