Lyrics
(Tempo: Slow, Heavy, and Mean)
(Vocal Style: Bass-Baritone — Deep like a tomb)
[Intro]
(Sound of a match striking. Deep exhale of smoke.)
(Low, distorted chuckle)
"They thought they buried me... they just planted a seed."
[Verse 1]
I walk the line where the vultures fly
Underneath a bruised and a bleeding sky
My boots are heavy with the desert mud
And my soul is thirsty for a taste of blood
I don’t carry gold, I don’t carry grace
Just a Hollow Grin on a ghost’s face.
[Chorus]
(Heavy Stomp-Stomp-Clap Percussion)
I’m the Joker in the deck of the damned
The shadow haunting this forgotten land
With a deck of cards and a heart of stone
I’m sitting pretty on a cactus throne
Yeah, the law can’t find what the wind won’t show
I’m the wild-card king of the world below.
[Verse 2]
(Aggressive acoustic strums)
They pray to the saints, I talk to the dust
My silver’s tarnished and my heart is rust
The Americans know that the wild stays wild
I’m the devil’s favorite, forgotten child
So watch the horizon, watch for the spark
The Joker is grinning... in the dead of the dark.
[Bridge]
(Growling bass vocals - almost a whisper)
One eye open...
One hand on the steel...
The world is a gamble...
And I’m the one behind the wheel.
[Outro]
Keep your mercy.
Keep your sin.
All you’re gonna get...
Is this Hollow Grin.
(Final heavy thump on the guitar body)
(Fade out with a deep, low hum)