[Intro – Spoken]
No rest…
never silent…
Always there…
I won’t deny it…
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[Verse 1-minimal]
Doors built from self control
Floors from breathing deep
walls from taking insults
From the douchebags I would meet
Kill the lights, they can see you
Don’t move, they can hear you breathe
They know you’re here
They can taste your fear
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[Pre-Chorus – rising distortion, vocal doubles]
Every lie you’ve ever told me, Every time you’ve turned your back
Every time you’ve dared control me
Each one dares me to open the latch
I’ll let them have you, I’ll let you see
Now, where’s that smirk…. (Show it to me)
(That’s right… just like that)
[Laughter]
(Show it to me)
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[Chorus – drop, heavy, faster]
There’s a lock on the door, They’re trying to break it
The closer you get, The more they can taste it
When you reach for the key, I can feel them all rise
Full of hunger and need, With fire in their eyes
(They’re never silent, they never rest)
(They’re never silent, they never rest)
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[Breakdown-slower, voice doubles]
Years of holding Back by a thread
Knuckles white on a rusted chain
Fingers bleeding, loosing my grip
My strength is fading, How long till I slip
Lives saved by the locks I have made
Mine is surely one among them
A link in chain for each life I saved
While my demons cry, unforgiven
(AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!)
[spoken]
Maybe someday I’ll show you, I’ll let them come out and play
You won’t know you’re invited, until it’s too late
I hope you remember, when you hear that click
Remain…perfectly…still
(I have to control them)
(Fingers reaching for the latch)
(It’s so hard to control them)
(Hands shaking… I close my eyes, smile and shake my head…. Not today! Not today!!)
(I have to control them)
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[Final drop-full power]
Every lie you told me
Every time you were crass
Each insult dared me to open the latch
Every lie you tell me, Every time you’re crass
Each insult dares me to open the latch
I’ll let them have you, I’ll let you see
Now, where’s that smirk…Show it to me!
(You chose this, you could have let me be)
Reap what you have sown!
[Outro-spoken]
We all have our demons(demons), some are asleep
Some are well hidden, they seem timid and weak
(Timid and weak)
Make no mistake, don’t turn your back(look behind you)
Your demons are waiting
to slip through the cracks
(Slip through the cracks)
(Be careful who you torment, not everyone has their demons in a cage)
ATMurrayDFC
