Lined in Chalk

[Rap - Verse 1]
(Coolio-style, confident, yet weary delivery)

As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I take a look at my life and realize there's nothin' left
'Cause I've been blasting and laughing so long,
That even my mama thinks that my mind is gone
But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it
Me be treated like a punk you know that's unheard of
You better watch how you're talking
And where you're walking
Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk
I really hate to trip but I gotta lob
As they croak, I see myself in the pistol smoke, fool
I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like
On my knees in the night saying prayers in the streetlight.

(The hip-hop beat abruptly cuts. A distorted, down-tuned guitar riff crashes in with double-bass drumming. The vocals shift to a powerful, melodic metal style.)

[Death Metal - Chorus]
(Vocals are sung, but with grit and power over heavy instrumentation)

Where did the time go? Tell me, tell me where,
(Where did the time go?)
'Cause I can't rewind it, living on a prayer.
(Can't rewind it now)
Where did the time go? Lost it in the air,
(Where did the time go?)
On a lonely platform, caught up in your stare.

(The heavy guitars and drums fade out, replaced again by the hip-hop beat, maybe with a new, subtle synth melody over it.)

[Rap - Verse 2]
(Delivery is faster, more aggressive and paranoid)

Power and the money, money and the power
Minute after minute, hour after hour
They say the game is rigged, a fool's crusade
I just play the hand this concrete jungle made
Got ghosts in my rearview, phantoms in my sight
They whisper my name in the dead of the night
Every siren's a warning, every shadow a threat
Tryna climb out the gutter, but I ain't made it yet
They sell you a dream on a flickering screen
But the reality's vicious, ugly, and mean
So I load another clip with a heart made of ice
Roll the dice, pay the price, ain't no time to think twice.

(The beat cuts out again. The same explosive transition to distorted guitars and blast beats.)

[Death Metal - Chorus]
(Vocals are more desperate and aggressive this time)

Where did the time go? Tell me, tell me where,
(Where did the time go?)
'Cause I can't rewind it, living on a prayer.
(Can't rewind it now)
Where did the time go? Lost it in the air,
(Where did the time go?)
On a lonely platform, caught up in your stare.

(The music shifts into a slower, heavier breakdown. The tempo is halved, the guitar riff is sludgy and crushing. The vocals become a deep, guttural growl.)

[Death Metal - Bridge]
(Guttural vocals)

THE CLOCK TICKS DOWN!
ECHOES OF THE PAST!
THIS FLESH, A PRISON!
A SHADOW OVERCAST!
I REACH FOR SILENCE!
BUT ONLY HEAR THE SCREAMS!
TRAPPED FOREVER!
IN SHATTERED DREAMS!
YEAH!

(The tempo furiously speeds back up for a final, intense chorus, maybe with added guitar harmonies or a short, chaotic solo playing underneath.)

[Death Metal - Chorus]
(Full intensity, sung with maximum power and pain)

Where did the time go? Tell me, tell me where,
(Where did the time go?)
'Cause I can't rewind it, living on a prayer.
(Can't rewind it now)
Where did the time go? Lost it in the air,
(Where did the time go?)
On a lonely platform, caught up in your stare.

(The final line "caught up in your stare" is held and screamed, followed by an abrupt instrumental cutoff. A single, fading feedback note from the guitar rings out into silence.)