Tag: Part 4

Doomsday Clock Pt. 4 – Code Red

You can hear the song here.

Mind In Code Red;

  • A state of extreme mental alertness or emergency
  • A person experiencing intense stress, anxiety or a heightened sense of crisis, where their mental state is like being in a critical, emergency situation.
  • The idea of being on high alert, overwhelmed or under significant psychological pressure.

From “The Guro Dictionary”.

The working title was “Megrators”. The Meg stands for Megadeth, one of my favourite bands and I tried to channel the great Dave Mustaine in the riff department here and the NWOBHM movement.

The title idea came from the song “Shadows Follow” from Metallica.

The lyrical journey of the song started a while ago.

  • 10 November 2004 – the lyrics in a song I had called “The Clock Strikes Twelve” gave me the first verse and first pre-chorus after some of extensive rewording.
  • 11 January 2008 – the lyrics in a song I had called “Nothing Else Remains” gave me most of the Chorus lines.
  • 23 May 2008 – the lyrics in a song I had called “Heart Of Thorns” gave me idea and then aspiration for the 3rd verse lyrics.
  • 5 August 2022 – the lyrics of a song with no title gave me the lines around chewing gum holding together like duct tape.
  • 23 December 2023 – the lyrics around “mid-winter calling” and “how it feels so alive even though nothing is growing” came from a song with no title.
  • 7 February 2024 – lyrics written for “Doomsday Clock Pt.2 – Black Sun Rising” gave me the second verse of “I am rolling, never knowing, which way I’m going”.
  • 12 June 2024 – the title of the song was written down and the lines “see the bloodshed, from words I said, mind in code red”.
The phone rings, 
The same time
Try to run and hide
Finger nails 
Digging in, 
Like demons under skin
Eyes open wide, 
And still I cant see
The war in my Mind
Shoot, run and hide

The battle within is real as we try to cope with the battles in our heads.

You know exactly what I’m talking about, when you are alone and the thoughts and emotions clash, creating turmoil.

I never believed 
In heaven and hell 
And now I'm asking 
For their help

A crisis of faith asking for help from a higher power, despite previous disbelief.

When someone is desperate in their search for redemption or answers, or some other form of relief, they will believe in anything.

I must be wicked
I must be dead
I must be righteous
Mind in code red
See the bloodshed
From words i said
I am not worthy
Mind in Code Red
Darkness remans

The dual nature and the wrestle between both good and bad aspects of themselves. 

I am rolling, never knowing
Where I’m going
And I’m spitting the gum I’m chewing
Its still holding 
I shake off
A little rust
Back to the front to do what i must
I’ve said my prayers, fought my fight
A saint by day, a sinner by night

There is a determination to push through the challenges, even when weighed down by darkness and uncertainty.

Darker days, always live
It’s how I survive
Broken trust, all alone
Betrayed by love
I can’t wait for this to end
How it feels to be back here again
Twist of fate, burdens me
The truth is here, setting free

There is a recognition of struggle and hardship and how they are a constant part of life.

Midwinter's call
Soothes and calms the soul
Nothing here feels alive 
But there’s so much life,

Even in times of apparent lifelessness or stagnation, there is still something moving, growing, or living deep inside.

Crank it up.