Vault of Teeth

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Prompt / Lyrics

[INTRO]

"You ever wonder what's inside? Really inside? Not the treasure. Not the glory. The teeth. It's always teeth. A mouth. Waiting. Hungry."

"And you? You're not a hero. You're breakfast."

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[VERSE 1]

I OPENED THE DOOR. I SAW THE LIGHT.
I SAW THE THING THAT EATS THE NIGHT.
I SAW THE TEETH. I SAW THE JAW.
I SAW THE REASON FOR IT ALL.

THE VAULT IS NOT A PLACE. IT'S A MOUTH.
IT OPENS NORTH. IT OPENS SOUTH.
IT OPENS IN YOUR CHEST. YOUR HEAD.
I WALKED IN THINKING I WAS STRONG.
THE VAULT SAID "NO." THE VAULT SAID "WRONG."
"YOU ARE MEAT. YOU ARE BONE.
YOU ARE NOTHING. YOU ARE ALONE."

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[HOOK]

VAULT OF TEETH! VAULT OF TEETH!
OPEN WIDE! BARE YOUR TEETH!
EVERY PROMISE IS A JAW.
EVERY LEGEND PULLS YOU IN.
YOU WANT THE TREASURE? HERE'S THE TRUTH:
THE TREASURE IS THE TEETH.

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[VERSE 2]

I brought a gun. I brought a plan.
I brought the best version of a man.
The vault said "let's begin."

It didn't fight. It didn't swing.
It just opened. And I saw
Every version of me that ever saw
The door and walked away. The door and stayed.
The door and became something new.
Something with teeth. Something that knew.

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[BRIDGE]

"I saw them. The ones who came before. They found teeth. They found hunger. They found a mouth that had been waiting since before there were stars."

"And I realized… the vault isn't a door. It's a throat. And I was already halfway down."

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[BREAKDOWN]

[Whispered:]

"The teeth don't bite. They swallow."

THEY SWALLOW YOUR NAME. YOUR FACE. YOUR PAST.
THEY SWALLOW THE PART OF YOU THAT DREAMS.

[Spoken:]

"And when they're done…"

YOU ARE THE TEETH. YOU ARE THE JAW.
YOU OPEN THE DOOR FOR THE NEXT ONE.

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[VERSE 3]

I AM THE VAULT NOW. I AM THE TEETH.
I OPEN FOR YOU. I OPEN WIDE.
COME WITH YOUR GUNS. COME WITH YOUR CREW.
COME WITH THE STORY THAT YOU THINK IS TRUE.
I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT'S BEEN WAITING FOR YOU.
SINCE THE FIRST TIME YOU WANTED MORE.

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[FINAL HOOK]

VAULT OF TEETH! VAULT OF TEETH!
OPEN WIDE! BARE YOUR TEETH!
YOU ARE THE MOUTH. YOU ARE THE JAW.
EVERY HERO BECOMES THE BEAST.
WELCOME TO THE MOUTH. WELCOME TO THE FEAST.

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[OUTRO]

"So that's it. That's the vault. That's the treasure. Now. Are you gonna open it? Or are you gonna walk away?"

"We both know you're gonna open it."