Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] I keep the curtains nailed down Daylight feels like an x-ray Every corner in the hallway Knows my middle name I hear my father in my heartbeat Same crack in the same place Like a password in the bloodstream I can’t change [Chorus] I’m afraid of my own shadow It follows when I stand still Every step, every echo Sounds like someone else’s will If this is how the story goes Running in the blood I borrow I lock the door, I lock the windows ’Til the world can’t find my shadow [Verse 2] Friends keep calling through the blue glow I let it ring out, face down Talking feels like sharp glass So I stay underground Walls closing in so gentle I almost call it home Building padded little prisons Out of skin and bone (yeah) [Chorus] I’m afraid of my own shadow It follows when I stand still Every step, every echo Sounds like someone else’s will If this is how the story goes Running in the blood I borrow I lock the door, I lock the windows ’Til the world can’t find my shadow [Bridge] Is it written in the wiring Or a choice I never make? If I open up this bedroom Will the darkness try to stay? [Chorus] I’m afraid of my own shadow It follows when I stand still Every breath, every echo Sounds like someone else’s will If this is how the story goes Running in the blood I borrow I lock the door, I lock the windows ’Til the world can’t find my shadow (my shadow)
Tags
Moody alt-pop with male vocals, sparse piano and distant tremolo guitar in the verses, subby bass and tight drums blooming in the chorus. First hook is intimate and close-mic’d; chorus opens with layered, slightly distorted harmonies and a low synth swell. Subtle reverse reverb and filtered delays underline the creeping, hereditary dread while keeping the vocal crystal clear and upfront., world
Duration
3:04
Instrumental
No
Created
4/19/2026