[Verse 1 – screamed, sharp and theatrical] CRACK THE CAGE, LET THE HUNGER SPEAK I’M DONE WITH THE SURFACE, DONE WITH THE MEEK YOUR MOUTH IS A TEMPLE I’M READY TO FEED SMOKE IN THE VEINS AND I’M BEGGING TO BLEED TEETH ON THE PARTS I KEPT HIDDEN FROM GOD I DON’T WANT THE LIGHT, I JUST WANT TO BE CAUGHT DEEPER THAN NAME, PAST THE LIE OF MY SKIN OPEN THE MAW AND JUST DRAG ME IN [Chorus] Devour me whole, leave the bones in the dark Let the high and your heat leave the same fucking mark I don’t need a savior, I don’t need a spark Just open your throat and erase every part Swallow the girl who still tries to survive I only feel real when I’m half-alive inside [Verse 2 – screamed] EVERY HIT IS A KEY TO A DOOR I CAN’T CLOSE EVERY KISS IS A BLADE THAT CUTS THROUGH THE CLOTHES I’M SINKING PAST MEMORY, SINKING PAST FACE LET THE PURPLE AND YOUR PULSE TAKE THE SAME FUCKING PLACE DON’T PULL ME BACK UP, DON’T ASK ME TO STAY I’M DONE WITH THE AIR THAT STILL TRIES TO BETRAY TAKE THE WEIGHT FROM THE CHEST, TAKE THE FIGHT FROM THE HANDS CHEW UP THE GIRL WHO STILL THINKS THAT SHE STANDS [Chorus] Devour me whole, leave the bones in the dark Let the high and your heat leave the same fucking mark I don’t need a savior, I don’t need a spark Just open your throat and erase every part Swallow the girl who still tries to survive I only feel real when I’m half-alive inside [Bridge – clean, slower, ritualistic Sleep Token feel] I used to run from the dark Now I press my throat against its teeth I used to fear disappearing Now I’m writing my name on the menu Take the color from my lungs Take the name I can’t say out loud Take the parts that still flinch And bury them under your tongue I am not asking to be held I am asking to be finished *(This is the strongest section emotionally. Only light polish for rhythm and ritual weight.)* [Final Chorus – mixed: clean lead + screamed underlayers] **Clean:** Devour me whole, leave the bones in the dark **Screamed:** (LEAVE THE BONES IN THE DARK) **Clean:** Let the high and your heat leave the same fucking mark **Screamed:** (SAME FUCKING MARK) **Clean:** I don’t need a savior, I don’t need a spark **Screamed:** (JUST ERASE EVERY PART) **Both:** Just open your throat and erase every part **Clean:** Swallow the girl who still tries to survive **Screamed:** (HALF-ALIVE INSIDE) **Both:** I only feel real when I’m half-alive inside **[Outro – clean, fading into almost-whisper]** Open wider… I’m already past the teeth.
