Lyrics

(Verse 1)
Deep in the black, breathing the compressed air
A hundred feet down, no one can hear a prayer
Pressure is locking, tightening up the vice
Pushing the limit, rolling the loaded dice
The nitrogen’s bleeding, soaking into the vein
Invisible fire waiting to spark the pain!

(Pre-Chorus)
Too fast! Too hard! Breaking the depth!
Rushing the surface, catching your breath!
The ambient drops, the liquid transforms
Inside the marrow, a category five storm!

(Chorus)
The fizz in the bloodstream! The crack in the bone!
Bent double in agony, drowning alone!
Pressure is rising, the body will break
Screaming in silence for a fatal mistake!
The Bends!
The Bends!

(Verse 2)
Bubbles are expanding, tearing the tissue apart
Pins and the needles, aiming straight for the heart
Joints are colliding, locking the shoulder tight
Crawling in terror, losing the final fight
No maps in the darkness, no rescue at hand
Just the weight of the ocean crushing the man!

(Pre-Chorus)
Too fast! Too hard! Breaking the depth!
Rushing the surface, catching your breath!
The ambient drops, the liquid transforms
Inside the marrow, a category five storm!

(Chorus)
The fizz in the bloodstream! The crack in the bone!
Bent double in agony, drowning alone!
Pressure is rising, the body will break
Screaming in silence for a fatal mistake!
The Bends!

(Bridge)
Seal the chamber!
Lock the door!
Pump the oxygen, hit the floor!
Equalize! Equalize!
Feel the pressure rise!
Shrink the bubbles, crush the pain!
Bring me back to life again!

(Chorus)
The fizz in the bloodstream! The crack in the bone!
Bent double in agony, drowning alone!
Pressure is rising, the body will break
Screaming in silence for a fatal mistake!

(Outro)
Decompress!
Decompress!
The pressure fades...
But the scars remain.