Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Deadlands
Performer
The Pretty Wild
Lead Vocals
CJ Arey
Guitar
Kasey Karlsen
Lead Vocals
Andrew Wade
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
The Pretty Wild
Composer
CJ Arey
Composer
Kasey Karlsen
Lyrics
Andrew Wade
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
CJ Arey
Producer
Andrew Wade
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I can't escape the pressure of the serpent's vice
The more I struggle then the tighter we entwine
I think I'm hypnotized by the look in your eyes in this endless death grip paradise, and I
Won't be the one to turn this hate into love 'cause nobody I could be is ever good enough
[Chorus]
I'm my own rival
Can't keep from falling in a spiral
Can't just constrict my lungs and call it love
Forked tongue in cold blood out of spite
Come cure this neurotoxic mind
I got too close, then green eyes swallowed me whole
My ego decomposed, down to the bones exposed
[Verse 2]
I covet your ways with a false praise, hidden death gaze
Hit the coil then the fangs shall summon your grave
I don't wanna be the bad guy, but I got a dark side
Draining prana power for the masquerade
I can't keep up with the charade
I got another screw loose and I can't change
I'm in the shadows from your blinding light, and it drives me so insane
I'm the one to eradicate the piper
Fall prey to the jaws of the viper
Yeah, entertain all my games but the green in my veins leaves the pain to decipher
Won't be the one to turn this hate into love 'cause you were destined to be greater than I ever was
[Chorus]
I'm my own rival
Can't keep from falling in a spiral
Can't just constrict my lungs and call it love
Forked tongue in cold blood out of spite
Come cure this neurotoxic mind
I got too close, then green eyes swallowed me whole
My ego decomposed, down to the bones exposed
[Bridge]
Don't care if it's blasphemy
I'll take your legacy
Rip the scales from my face, put myself in your place, got a problem with it?
Bite me
Fucking bite me
[Chorus]
I'm my own rival
Can't keep from falling in a spiral
Can't just constrict my lungs and call it love
Forked tongue in cold blood out of spite
Come cure this neurotoxic mind
I got too close, then green eyes swallowed me whole
My ego decomposed, down to the bones exposed
Written by: Andrew Wade, CJ Arey, Kasey Karlsen, The Pretty Wild