This is why we love them so much regardless of their personal faults. This is the great wonder of musicians and their music/lyrics. The chorus is very telling with words like sharpening the AX (his guitar practice), blood on his hands (responsibility for others), feeling paranoid (eyes are on him to complete writing the words), icy fingers (cannot put pen to paper), chomping at the bit (showing frustration & impatience when something is delayed). So to wrap it up into one comment, there are all going crazy trying to meet the commitment to make their best music for another album release and cannot submit to the demons inside no matter what they may be to ignore their contractual commitments. The whole band is locked away contribute and learn their guitar, bass and drum parts as they have to commit to a deadline, therefore, the term 'sweating bullets'.

It is about his struggle to lead the band and commit to writing the lyrics for the songs on the album they are producing. No 1 Guido from Philadelphia, PaRead the lyrics and watch the video closely then step into Dave's mind and world.Said on 'That Metal Show' that he wrote this song about his wife's friend. The guy murdered someone after his darkside finally got through to him because the last verse it goes ' Once you committed me Then he wakes up and sees blood on his hands. Metal from OhListen to the lyrics closely and it is his dark side talking to him and the guy is scared about which makes since because in the lyrics it says ' Feeling paranoid.Dan Gillespy from Courtenay BcThis song has a nice catchy and groovy but heavy beat to it.

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