You're the Beat in the Walls

[Intro, Stylophone pulse, low heartbeat rhythm] (Thump... thump...) There it is again, I swear I hear it Through the floorboards — can’t get near it Every beat a curse, a call From something buried in these walls [Verse 1, Fuzzy bassline + reverb guitars] I see the old man’s eye in my sleep Wide and cold, it cuts too deep I said I’d end the watch, the stare But his heart still burns the air [Pre-Chorus, Stylophone tremolo building tension] It’s not guilt, no — it’s proof I’m sane I hear the rhythm, I feel the vein [Chorus, Full band explosion, Stylophone syncs with drums] You’re the beat in the walls, can’t turn it down Every thump, every pound — it’s the sound You’re the beat in the walls, I can’t escape You crawl through my bones, you shape my fate [Verse 2, Half-spoken, jagged guitars] Midnight’s hand crawls up my spine He’s gone, but the echo’s mine Neighbors smile, they never know What whispers through the floor below [Pre-Chorus, Stylophone pulsing faster] Still it hums, under skin and sound Still it burns, and I break down [Chorus, Screamed backing vocals] You’re the beat in the walls, can’t turn it down Every thump, every pound — it’s the sound You’re the beat in the walls, I can’t escape You crawl through my bones, you shape my fate [Bridge, Guitar solo over Stylophone heartbeat] (Thump thump — thump thump) I tore the boards, I ripped the floor I swore I’d hear it nevermore But silence lied, the dark won’t fade It beats for me — the debt I made [Breakdown, Whispered vocals + Stylophone drone] He’s here — under the floor He’s here — forevermore [Final Chorus, Explosive guitars + Stylophone lead] You’re the beat in the walls, I feel it rise It drowns my thoughts, it floods my eyes You’re the beat in the walls, I hear your call I’m the pulse now — I’m the fall [Outro, Stylophone heartbeat slows to silence] (Thump… thump…) Then nothing.