Teeth in The Dark

Intro (whisper → growl)

There’s something in me

With claws.

And it knows my name.

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Verse 1

Static in my skull again

Broken glass beneath my skin

Every thought a loaded gun

Pointed at what I’ve become

Sirens screaming in my chest

Telling me to end the test

But there’s a voice beneath the sound

Saying, “Don’t you dare back down.”

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Pre-Chorus

I am not the echo of the pain

I am not the beast without a chain

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Chorus

I’ve got teeth in the dark

But they’re not for my heart

I won’t tear myself apart tonight

I’m still here in the fight

Let the shadows scream my name

Let them beg me for the flame

I won’t give them what they want

I survive. I confront.

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Verse 2

Every mirror shows a war

Every breath worth fighting for

I’ve stood on the edge before

But I’m not falling anymore

You don’t see the hands I fight

Gripping at my throat at night

But I learned to bare my teeth

At the thing that lives beneath

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Pre-Chorus

It can whisper, it can shout

But it doesn’t get me now

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Chorus

I’ve got teeth in the dark

But they’re not for my heart

I won’t tear myself apart tonight

I’m still here in the fight

Let the shadows scream my name

Let them beg me for the flame

I won’t give them what they want

I survive. I confront.

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Bridge (feral → defiant)

Clawing, crawling, in my head

Every word a shade of red

But I am more than what I fear

And I am still standing here

You don’t get my final breath

You don’t get to name my death

I am fury, I am will

And I’m not finished.

I’m here still.

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Final Chorus (roaring)

I’ve got teeth in the dark

I have scars, I have spark

I won’t tear myself apart tonight

I choose life. I choose fight.

Let the shadows scream my name

I walk through them unashamed

I am more than what they want

I survive. I confront.