It knows my name

[Verse 1]
I wake up choking in the dark
Like something’s wrapped around my heart
My body won’t obey my brain
I try to scream but nothing starts
The ceiling crawls
The corners bend
Shadows gather
Crowd the bed
My eyes are open
Nailed in place
I taste metal
Static dread
[Chorus]
It knows my name
Breathing in the walls again
Pressing on my chest like blame
Whispering in borrowed voices
It knows my name
Says it like a childhood friend
Soft as if it’s all a game
Holding all my choices
[Verse 2]
Clock red digits smear and run
Mouth is desert
Heavy tongue
Every inhale feels too loud
Like I’m begging lungs to come
Footsteps in the upstairs room
But I live on the second floor
Something leans against my thoughts
Turns the handle in my door
[Chorus]
It knows my name
Breathing in the walls again
Pressing on my chest like blame
Whispering in borrowed voices
It knows my name
Says it like a childhood friend
Soft as if it’s all a game
Holding all my choices
[Bridge]
Is this my brain on broken glass
Old fears playing puppet master
Or something waiting in the cracks
Learning me a little faster (oh)
If I just ride it like a wave
Count the cracks
Repeat a phrase
Will I wake up and feel okay
Or bring it back by saying
[Chorus]
It knows my name
Breathing in the walls again
Pressing on my chest like blame
Whispering in borrowed voices
It knows my name
Says it like a childhood friend
Soft as if it’s all a game
And I’m the one it toys with

80’s Classic rock , electric guitar, drums male voice