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
Style
rocksmoky minor-key americana ballad with haunted female vocals over fingerpicked guitar and weeping violin. intro starts sparse and slowthen drums and bass creep in like footsteps. chorus swells with distorted slide guitar and organ padbrushing the edge of blues-rock. final section strips back to guitar and violinvocal almost a whisperleaving a chill in the air.deepfolkbluesvocalsadviolin
Prompt
An sad crying violin intro Leonard cohen deep dark vocal mark knopfler like guitar solo ghostly female
An gloomy horror like song about not knowing what is out in the dark maby the devil in disguise
Credits
Prompt by
James6346
James6346GeneratedFeb 10, 2026
ModelAria v5
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