[Verse 1]
It's a darkness you can't deny
But it don't belong in a grown-up mind
Distortion finds its place in a youngster's mind
Coming into life, you need its grind
But at a certain point, you gotta let it go
Or it will cross the permanent threshold
Smoking on cigs with the windows rolled up
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You know you gotta find it in something else good
Oh, black metal, you're so misunderstood

[Chorus]
Holding on to black metal (Black metal, black metal, black metal)
Holding on to black metal (Black metal)
You've been holding on too long

[Verse 2]
Oh, black metal, I could do without
You give me no warnings, but you leave me no doubts
I've become a gateway drug
Often is the life of common folks
At a certain point, everybody need to evolve
Oh, black metal, you've been holding on too long

[Chorus]
Holding on to black metal (Black metal)
Holding on to black metal (Black metal)
Black metal, you've been holding on too long
[Verse 3]
Oh, black metal, so misunderstood
Keep black service under Lucifer's hood
Black metal steals souls young, enough is enough
Friends want refills out of Lucifer's cup
Black metal needs to be unlearned, you teenage pup
Look at you, starchild, you're all grown up

[Chorus]
Still holding on to black metal (Black metal, black metal)
Holding on to black metal (Holding on to black metal)
You've been holding on too long

[Verse 4]
Catching waves on Lucifer's beach
Taking shade underneath Lucifer's trees
Eating sustenance from Lucifer's peach
Oh, black metal, it's affecting all your speech

[Chorus]
Holding on to black metal (Black metal)
Holding on to black metal
You've been holding on too long

[Outro]
Black metal, black metal, black metal