[Intro | dark pulse | whispered warning vocals] Hide your name Hide your tongue The eater comes When the song is sung [Verse 1 | low breathy vocal | broken chant echoes] It does not knock It does not bleed It follows the scent Of a memory No claw at the door No teeth in the flame Only a mouth Where there was a name [Pre-Chorus | rising tension | layered whispers] Say it once Say it low Hold it close Do not let go [Chorus | dark heavy swell | intimate doubled vocal] The eater of names Moves under the skin Takes what you were And leaves what has been The eater of names Leaves no wound, no trace Only a shadow Wearing your face [Verse 2 | distorted sub-bass movement | tense rhythmic vocal] Names on the wall Names in the dust Names turn brittle Names turn rust Mother and brother Lover and child All become quiet All become wild It drinks from the echo It feeds on the claim Until every answer Forgets who came [Pre-Chorus | whisper-response backing | coiling rhythm] Say it once Say it low Hold it close Do not let go [Chorus | fuller dark trip-hop swell | haunted vocal layers] The eater of names Moves under the skin Takes what you were And leaves what has been The eater of names Leaves no wound, no trace Only a shadow Wearing your face [Bridge | stripped drones | close whispered vocal] Do not write it In the sand Do not place it In its hand Do not speak it To the night Some mouths open Without light [Final Chorus | ritual intensity | layered chant-like backing] The eater of names Moves under the skin Takes what you were And leaves what has been The eater of names Leaves no wound, no trace Only a shadow Wearing your face [Outro | fading broken chants | whispered final line] Hide your name Hide your tongue The eater leaves When no one comes
