[Verse 1]
Under the slab, I hear you move
Slow like a chain through stone
Names in the dark get filed away
My pulse wears a black coat
Dust on the door, salt on my tongue
Your steps come late to me
I keep the key in my throat
So the lock remembers me
[Pre-Chorus]
Hush now
Hold still
Feel that thrum
Under skin
It climbs
It climbs
Like a ward
In my chest
[Chorus]
Warden, under floor
Warden, under floor
I feel your weight below
I feel your weight below
Warden, under floor
Warden, under floor
The hum won’t let me sleep
The hum won’t let me sleep
[Verse 2]
I trace the cracks with my heel
Count every dead-silent stair
Your shadow leaks through the vents
Cold hands in the holding air
No prayer fits in this room
Only a low-born tone
I learned to speak like a bruise
And leave the bones alone
[Pre-Chorus]
Hush now
Hold still
Feel that thrum
Under skin
It climbs
It climbs
Like a ward
In my chest
[Chorus]
Warden, under floor
Warden, under floor
I feel your weight below
I feel your weight below
Warden, under floor
Warden, under floor
The hum won’t let me sleep
The hum won’t let me sleep
[Bridge]
If you come for me
Come by sound
Come through the boards
Come underground
I’ll meet your call
With a deeper wave
I’ll wear your name
Like a sealed-up grave
[Final Chorus]
Warden, under floor
Warden, under floor
I feel your weight below
I feel your weight below
Warden, under floor
Warden, under floor
The hum won’t let me sleep
The hum won’t let me sleep