[Intro]
I chased a promise through a door with no frame
Came back carrying a different name
[Verse 1]
I followed the light, ended up in dark darkness
Gold on the sign but the road was heartless
Every bright answer had a blade in the margin
Every saint's portrait wore a grin like a bargain
I crossed seven rooms with the floorboards breathing
Heard my own voice from the walls repeating
Said, "Turn back now," but the lock clicked twice
So I paid for the truth with a piece of my life
Ash on my sleeve, black rain on the glass
Footprints ahead where nobody passed
I wanted a crown, got a chain in the garden
I followed the light, ended up in dark darkness
[Chorus]
Dark darkness, no dawn in sight
I fed that flame till it swallowed the night
Dark darkness, hear the old door hiss
I went looking for heaven and walked into this
[Verse 2]
Now the room knows me, every candle bends
The floor keeps count of the roads I end
I see my reflection with the eyes pulled thin
Like the devil left fingerprints under my skin
No choir above, just a low brass hum
No hand from the clouds when the reckoning comes
I learned that a promise can rot in the garden
And bright roads still lead to dark darkness
[Chorus]
Dark darkness, no dawn in sight
I fed that flame till it swallowed the night
Dark darkness, hear the old door hiss
I went looking for heaven and walked into this
[Bridge]
Don't call my name from the other side
I know what waits where the clean masks hide
If the light is a lure, let the whole sky harden
I chose the path, now I live in dark darkness
[Final Chorus]
Dark darkness, no dawn in sight
I fed that flame till it swallowed the night
Dark darkness, hear the old door hiss
I went looking for heaven and walked into this
[Outro]
I followed the light
I followed the light
The door shut quiet
And swallowed the night