Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Mom’s car taillights fade down the street
“Stay out of the basement” on repeat
Dad’s down there every night till two
Green stains on his hands like a bad tattoo
Dust on the photos in the upstairs hall
Picture-perfect smile on the guy we recall
But downstairs hums
And the house runs cold
Something’s growing wild in the dark below
[Chorus]
Stay out
Stay out of the basement
That’s what they said
That’s what they meant
But “Dad” came up with a plastic grin
Smells like dirt and summer wind
Stay out
Stay out of the basement
Every word feels like a replacement
If you’re my father
Look in my face
Why do your eyes crawl like vines in a cage?
[Verse 2]
Breakfast burns
But he doesn’t care
He stares too long
Doesn’t blink
Just glares
Sleeves pulled down past his wrist and thumb
Hands too stiff
Like they’ve gone numb
He waters houseplants more than us these days
Says our names wrong in a sideways way
Laughs too loud at a broken joke
Chokes on water but swallows smoke
[Chorus]
Stay out
Stay out of the basement
That’s what they said
That’s what they meant
But “Dad” came up with a plastic grin
Smells like dirt and summer wind
Stay out
Stay out of the basement
Every word feels like a replacement
If you’re my father
Look in my face
Why do your eyes crawl like vines in a cage?
[Bridge]
We hear a voice beneath the floorboards (hey!)
Muffled
Angry
Calling our names
Two men yelling through the plaster
Only one came up. Which one’s changed?
We grip the door
We break the rule
Keys in hand
We’re scared
We’re cruel
If he’s a stranger wearing his skin
We’ll find the real one locked within
[Chorus]
Stay out
Stay out of the basement
That’s what they said
That’s what they meant
But “Dad” came up with a plastic grin
Smells like dirt and summer wind
Stay out
Stay out of the basement
Truth is twisted in the cement
If you’re my father
Prove you’re the same
‘Cause something green is answering to your name
[Outro]
Stay out
Too late now
Stay out
We’re going down (oh yeah)
Style
rockcrunchy 2000s alt-rock guitarstight power-chord riffsdriving bass. male vocals with a slightly raspy edgeverses in a tense half-whisper that explode into a shout-along chorus. drums hit with straight-ahead stomp; bridge drops to palm-muted suspense before a big final chorus with gang-vocal ad-libs.
Prompt
2000s rock, Stay Out, Brother and sister are told you stay out of the basement. Father is working on plant experiments. Plant switches places with dad. Kids are suspicious by his odd behavior
Credits
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LunarOutput334GeneratedFeb 4, 2026
ModelAria v5
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