Three Seconds

[Instrumental Intro] (full intensity from beat one, fast heavy downtuned power chords, double kick blast, no build up, maximum volume immediately) [Verse 1] (relentless fast palm-muted riffs, thick wall of distorted guitars, pounding double kick, full intensity) I looked down for three seconds and the road didn't wait I felt the thud before I saw the windshield crack The airbag hit my chest and the phone landed face-up on the floor The screen was still lit when I opened my eyes I got out and she was lying in the crosswalk face-down Her groceries in the street, a bag of oranges split open on the curb Someone was screaming and I couldn't tell if it was me I stood there with glass in my hair and I COULDN'T MOVE [Verse 2] (same high intensity, fast downtuned power chords, double kick drums never stopping, dense heavy distortion) Her name was in the paper, she was fifty-three, she was walking home Her daughter sat behind me in the courtroom every single day I wanted her to scream at me but she never said a word The judge gave me two years and I served every one I got out and the crosswalk is still there, they repainted the lines People walk across it every morning like the ground forgot I take a different street now but I STILL SEE HER THERE [Bridge] (half-time, stripped back, heavy and slow) Three seconds I looked down for three seconds And she doesn't get to walk home anymore I put the phone in my pocket every morning AND I FEEL THE WEIGHT OF HER [Final Chorus] (full power, everything, maximum intensity) I STILL CARRY THE THING THAT KILLED HER IT'S IN MY POCKET IT'S IN MY HAND I STILL CARRY THE THING THAT KILLED HER AND IT BUZZES AND I FLINCH AND I SEE HER FACE EVERY TIME [End]