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.

Aggressive, club-rage banger, distorted 808 subs, metallic kicks slamming under screamo-leaning female vocals, explosive