Voices In The Hall

[Verse 1]
[low male vocal]
Wake up to a stranger’s shoes
By the bed
Phone full of names and threads
I never read
Mirror says I’m standing here
But I feel three deep
Someone laughing in my chest
While I lose sleep
[Pre-Chorus]
[female vocal]
I keep the secrets
I lock the doors
Sweep up the glass on the bedroom floor
He wears the bruises
I wear the blame
We share a body
Not a name
[Chorus]
[male + female + child vocals]
They’re all talking in my head again
One screams “run” while another says “stay
My friend”
Can’t tell which face is mine at all
Every thought’s another voice
Echoing down one skull-wide hall
[Verse 2]
[female vocal]
I’m the one who pays the bills
Signs his name
Smiles at work and takes the calls
Plays the game
I fold the memories into drawers
So neat
But they keep crawling out at night
Around my feet
[Pre-Chorus]
[child vocal
Soft]
I draw pictures on the walls inside
Little houses where we can hide
You say “quiet”
But I still sing
I’m the crack where the daylight sneaks in
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[spoken male
Close to mic]
Who left the lights on in my brain
Who changed my shirt
Who moved my hands
I swear I blink and lose whole days
Like skipping stones that never land
[female vocal
Over him]
I take the hits when you check out
Sign your name
Wipe your mouth
Hold the line while you black out
I’m the shadow you can’t shake out
[child vocal
Almost a chant]
One for the anger
Two for the fear
Three little voices
All live here
[Breakdown]
[whispered stack
All three]
Which one am I
Which one am I
If I go quiet
Do I still survive
[Chorus]
[Outro]
[child vocal leading
Then all]
Count to ten and start again
New set of eyes in the same old skin
If you meet me
Ask me twice
Which name answers
Which life lies

rock, Dark modern rock with alternating male/female/child vocals taking character POVs. Palm-muted guitars and tom-heavy drums under tense verses; choruses hit wide with distorted power chords, gang shouts, and octave leads. Breakdowns strip to bass, ticking percussion, and whispered lines before slamming back into a final, layered vocal stack.