[Intro]
The power died behind the wall
The hallway kept its breath
I counted nails beside the door
And listened underneath
[Verse 1]
One shoe print dried across the tile
A coat I never knew
The kitchen clock froze at eleven
Then started ticking through
I killed the flame, I held my breath
My hand against my teeth
Something clicked beyond the sink
Something clicked beneath
[Pre-Chorus]
Don’t say my name
Don’t let me shake
The plaster bends
The floorboards wake
[Chorus]
They’re coming through the stairwell
They’re crawling up the hall
I hear the broken clicking
Like teeth inside the wall
I’m all alone, all alone
No window, no way out
They’re coming for me slowly
And I can’t make a sound
[Verse 2]
The radio gives one wet burst
Then fills the room with snow
A shape leans past the bathroom door
Too tall and moving slow
The ceiling dust falls on my face
The locks begin to turn
A nest of little clicking throats
Is waiting where I’m curled
[Pre-Chorus]
Don’t say my name
Don’t let me breathe
The dark has found
The space beneath
[Chorus]
They’re coming through the stairwell
They’re crawling up the hall
I hear the broken clicking
Like teeth inside the wall
I’m all alone, all alone
No window, no way out
They’re coming for me slowly
And I can’t make a sound
[Bridge]
Click—click—click
Closer now
Click—click—click
Under the floor
Click—click—click
The handle moves
Click—click—click
There is no door
I see the bloom across the ceiling
I feel it in my lungs
The room is full of breathing
Though I am the only one
[Breakdown]
No light
No help
No road
No dawn
My fingers slip
The deadbolt’s gone
[Final Chorus]
They’re coming through the stairwell
They’re pouring through the hall
The clicking has surrounded me
It’s coming from them all
I’m all alone, all alone
My back against the wall
They’re coming for me slowly
Then suddenly they crawl
[Outro]
I heard one click beside my ear
I never felt it come
The house went quiet after that
And then the clicking stopped