Prompt / Lyrics
[Intro] [Violin crying Low and slow] Heard a knock at the edge of midnight But the wind said it wasn’t the rain [Verse 1] Coffee gone cold Ashtray overflowing Curtain keeps moving Though the window isn’t open Floorboard sighs Like it knows my name Shadows crawl longer But the clock hands stay the same [Chorus] Who’s out in the dark tonight? Some stray saint or a pair of yellow eyes? Is it just my fear or a friend of mine Or the devil in the doorway In a borrowed smile Devil in the doorway Waiting all the while [Verse 2] Radio hums An old hymn warping Static like whispers Through the thin apartment walls Boots by the bed Laces tied themselves Bible on the table But it’s open somewhere else [Chorus] Who’s out in the dark tonight? Some stray saint or a pair of yellow eyes? Is it just my fear or a friend of mine Or the devil in the doorway In a borrowed smile Devil in the doorway Waiting all the while [Bridge] I call your name But your voice comes back wrong (so wrong) Like it learned my love From a stranger’s tongue If you’re really you Turn on the hallway light If you don’t I’ll know What’s breathing in the night (hey…) [Chorus] Who’s out in the dark tonight? Some stray saint or a pair of yellow eyes? Is it just my fear or a friend of mine Or the devil in the doorway In a borrowed smile Devil in the doorway Waiting all the while [Outro] [Guitar solo wails under hushed vocal] Curtain keeps moving And the latch slides down Whatever waits outside Knows I’m staying in this town
Tags
rock, Smoky minor-key Americana ballad with haunted female vocals over fingerpicked guitar and weeping violin. Intro starts sparse and slow, then drums and bass creep in like footsteps. Chorus swells with distorted slide guitar and organ pad, brushing the edge of blues-rock. Final section strips back to guitar and violin, vocal almost a whisper, leaving a chill in the air., deep, folk, blues, vocal, sad, violin
Duration
3:48
Instrumental
No
Created
2/10/2026