[Intro: Female, whispered]
Count the doors, count the stairs
Keep your breathing out of the air
[Verse 1: Male]
I drew a map beneath the floor
Chalk marks lead to an empty door
The house went quiet, room by room
Something laughed inside the broom closet gloom
[Verse 1: Female]
I pressed my cheek against cold tile
Held my breath and waited awhile
A wet scrape dragged across the hall
Then three slow knocks came through the wall
[Pre-Chorus: Male and Female]
One for the window
Two for the bed
Three for the place
You thought you were dead
[Chorus: Male and Female]
Hide, hide, hold your breath
They are hunting through the house of death
Seek, seek, hear them crawl
When they call your name, don't answer at all
Hide, hide, count to ten
No one leaves the game in the end
[Verse 2: Male]
The closet door began to bow
Dust fell softly from the ceiling now
I saw long fingers curl beneath
And felt hot breathing on my teeth
[Verse 2: Female]
I ran downstairs through jars and rust
Past family photos filmed with dust
The basement bulb swung left and right
A mouth unfolded in the light
[Pre-Chorus: Male and Female]
One for the heartbeat
Two for the thread
Three for the footsteps
Over your head
[Chorus: Male and Female]
Hide, hide, hold your breath
They are hunting through the house of death
Seek, seek, hear them crawl
When they call your name, don't answer at all
Hide, hide, count to ten
No one leaves the game in the end
[Bridge: Female]
I found a little space behind the furnace
Warm pipes humming like a nervous chorus
I tucked my knees beneath my chin
And heard a child begin to grin
[Bridge: Male]
The counting stopped outside the grate
A tongue traced letters through the slate
No lock, no wall, no prayer could keep
The thing that learned the way I sleep
[Breakdown: Male and Female]
Nine...
Eight...
Seven...
The floorboards bend
Six...
Five...
Four...
The game must end
Three...
Two...
One...
[Final Chorus: Male and Female]
Found, found, open your eyes
Teeth like hooks beneath the disguise
Found, found, nowhere to run
They pull me out when the count is done
Found, found, hear me call
My bones go quiet behind the wall
Found, found, the dark descends
The game begins again, again
[Outro: Female, whispered]
Count the doors...
Count the stairs...
Someone new is hiding there...