Tones / Close Encounters Of The Thrash Kind

Close Encounters

Verse 1 (2:00)

Rolling blackouts hit the nation
Mysterious lights hang in the sky
Is this a symbol of salvation or a sign that we will die?
These alien illuminations
Ensnare the minds of those who see
Becoming objects of fixation to the most terrifying degree

Chorus x2
Close encounters of the thrash kind!
Five tones to control your mind
Close encounters of the thrash kind
Total Alien control of time

Solo

Verse 2
Shrill notes are broadcast on all spectrums
Quick power chords with with mighty bends
The sound of nickel strings and plectrums with distortion turned to ten
We intercept these strange transmissions
And ponder over their intent
Should we heed this as a warning or invitation to ascend?

Chorus x2
Close encounters of the thrash kind!
Five tones to control your mind
Close encounters of the thrash kind
Total Alien control of time

Bridge 1

We line up stacks of amplifiers
With volume cranked far as it goes
And with sustained attack we start to broadcast back
The music of our foes
Their ships descend on our position
As we repeat their fearsome sounds
And as we start to shred, our hearts are filled with dread
As the mothership comes down

Solos/Instrumental

Bridge 2 (6:28)
The ship’s door slowly opens
We stare these creatures in the face
On either side our eyes go wide
Seeing members of an unknown race
Our amplifiers start to tremble
The very earth begins to quake
Their music swells, our guitarists fail
And we reach a sudden break

Verse 3
The aliens seem primed and ready
Beads of sweat roll down your skin
A battlecry makes nerves unsteady as the invaders’ charge begins
First contact knocks you to the concrete
An alien extends a limb
You feel the pounding of your heartbeat as it flashes you a grin and throws you back into the din

Chorus x2
Close encounters of the thrash kind!
Five tones to control your mind
Close encounters of the thrash kind
Total Alien control of time
Close encounters of the thrash kind x4