**[Verse 1]** White walls sweating like fever and rain Mirrors fog over and whisper my name Leather restraints still remember who fled I’m not alone with the things in my head Paint peels loose from the corners like skin Demons don’t knock — they just let themselves in Needle still warm from the hour I broke Night nurse is humming with death in her throat **[Radio — smooth, late-night, wrong]** “Good evening, patient. You’re wide awake again. We saved your request. We always do. That screaming you hear isn’t the hallway — that’s you, coming through the speaker. Turn it up. We like you better loud.” **[Pre-Chorus]** Can you hear them under the floor? Can you feel them scratching the door? **[Chorus]** Shadows know my name Demons wear my face They crawl through the static They live in this place No light left to save me No god left to blame Last prayer on the table they never will say Shadows know my name **[Verse 2]** Observation glass and the eyes start to turn Isolation stretching the farther I burn A child’s laugh leaks from a room that is sealed Something is wearing the voice that I used to feel They promised me silence if I just stayed still But silence is hungry and silence can kill Electroshock scripture burned into my chest They read every warning and never rest **[Radio — closer, answering him]** “You asked if we were real. That’s cute. You called us first when the lights went dead. You left the door cracked. You left the dial spinning. We didn’t break in, brother — you tuned us in. Now every station is us. Now every song is your name.” **[Pre-Chorus]** Can you hear them under the floor? They’re not coming — they’re already yours **[Chorus]** Shadows know my name Demons wear my face They crawl through the static They live in this place No light left to save me No god left to blame Last prayer on the table they never will say Shadows know my name **[Bridge — him vs the radio]** I twist the dial till the blood hits the knob “Say it right or I’ll rip you apart—” *(radio, calm, smiling through static)* “Easy. We already know the words. Shadows know your name. Demons wear your face. You don’t get to change the request now. You don’t get to hang up. We’re in the speaker. We’re in the wall. We’re in the part of you that still thinks this is a song.” *(him, screaming)* GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD THEY’RE WEARING MY SKIN AND THEY WANT WHAT’S LEFT **[Final Chorus — radio stacked under him]** Shadows know my name Demons wear my face They crawl through the static They live in this place No light left to save me The dark took my place Last prayer on the table they never will say Shadows… know… my… name **[Outro — radio almost gentle]** Lights die on the ward… the walls start splitting… *(radio)* “That’s all the time we have tonight. Sleep if you can. We’re already home. …Same time tomorrow.”
