Midnight in the Hallway

[Verse 1]
House is breathing
Wallpaper curls at the seams
One light flickers
Shadows crawl where it beams
Bare feet on the hallway tile
Cold like a stranger’s hand
Every family portrait watching
Like they’ve all made a plan
[Chorus]
Midnight in the hallway
Something knows my name
Every step I don’t take
Still echoes just the same
If I turn
Will I see you
Or just space where you should be?
Midnight in the hallway
You’re walking inside of me
[Verse 2]
Door cracked open
But I never touched the knob
Sink still dripping
Counting down like a job
My phone screen lights the ceiling
Face ID won’t unlock
Because the face it’s really scanning
Is standing in the dark
[Chorus]
Midnight in the hallway
Something knows my name
Every step I don’t take
Still echoes just the same
If I beg
Will you answer
Or just breathe against my ear? (so near)
Midnight in the hallway
You’re the shape behind my fear
[Bridge]
I hold my breath
The house holds it too
Walls lean in
Waiting for a move
I close my eyes
You close in
Too
If I disappear
Will you leave me with you?
[Chorus]
Midnight in the hallway
Something knows my name
Every step I don’t take
Still echoes just the same
If I scream
Will they find me
Or just blood along the seam?
Midnight in the hallway
You step into my skin and dream

Cinematic horror score with female vocals, low drones, and distant metallic hits. Whispery close-mic verses over pulsing sub, chorus opens with eerie stacked harmonies and a wavering theremin-like lead. Sparse piano clusters and reversed swells creep in, final chorus drops to near-silence on the last line.