Tool

Lyrics

Intro - whispered, eerie, heavy reverb — almost spoken prayer)
(Whispered)
I'm the alpha...
I'm the omega...
The being... and the end...

(BASS SLAMS IN — deep growl — tribal drums build slow and heavy)


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Verse 1 (Slow, building tension)

I am the spark before the flame,
The nameless whisper in the rain.
I carve the stone, I break the wheel,
The bleeding wound that will not heal.


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Pre-Chorus (Rhythm building, drums tightening)

Born from silence, shaped by sin,
The end begins where I begin.


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Chorus (Massive, chant-like, open space between lines)

Alpha... Omega...
The first breath and the last...
Alpha... Omega...
The shadow and the path...


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(Short bass groove break — drums start swirling, a little faster — feeling like something waking up)


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Verse 2 (Heavier, lyrics twist tighter)

I am the void behind your eyes,
The siren song that sells the lies.
I twist the tongue, I steal the grace,
I wear the mask behind your face.


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Pre-Chorus (Same build, but slightly more intense)

Breathe me in, exhale your doubt,
What you hold in, I’ll tear out.


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Chorus (Bigger — background screams or layered vocals optional)

Alpha... Omega...
The hunger and the feast...
Alpha... Omega...
The killer and the priest...


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(Now comes the epic dark Tool-style BRIDGE — instrumental bass/drums/guitar swirling chaos — vocals half-spoken, sinister)


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Bridge (Spoken, tribal feeling, drums go polyrhythmic)

(Spoken/low and slow)
Call to the dust...
Kneel to the storm...
Tear off the skin...
Be reborn... be reborn...

(Bass growls louder, drums slam harder — rise in tension — now scream-sung)

(Screamed)
I! AM! THE! BEGINNING!
I! AM! THE! END!
I! AM! THE! SICKNESS!
YOU! CALL! A FRIEND!


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(Short distorted bass solo — weird effects like Tool’s "Rosetta Stoned" — chaos in background)


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Final Verse (Quiet, then explodes)

I am the breath before the scream,
The buried truth inside the dream.
I pull the strings, I break the frame,
You called my wrath...
You spoke my name.


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Final Chorus (Full blast, double-time drums, vocals soaring but broken)

Alpha... Omega...
The being and the end...
Alpha... Omega...
The wound that will not mend...

Alpha... Omega...
The first breath and the last...
Alpha... Omega...
The shadow and the path...


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(Outro - drums slow to primal stomps — bass drones out — whispered chant fades into silence)
(Whispered, echoing infinitely)
Alpha... Omega...
Alpha... Omega...
Alpha... Omega...

(Silence.)


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