Levels Below

[Verse] Three miles under solid rock, Past security and steel, We studied things we couldn't name, Things that shouldn't have been real. Every door required clearance, Every hallway had a code, Every warning light was flashing Long before the systems broke. The scientists kept saying That everything was under control, But something woke inside the chamber And started clawing through the walls. [Pre-Chorus] Sirens echoed through the darkness, Red lights painted every floor. The containment seals were failing, And the lab became a war. [Chorus] I'm running through the levels below, Past the shadows no one knows. Every exit's locked behind me, Every alarm begins to grow. The earth shakes overhead, The lights are fading slow. If I make it to the surface, I'll never go back below. [Verse] The elevators stopped responding, The monitors went dead. Something moved behind the glass Where they said the test had ended. The intercom kept repeating, "Remain calm. Await assistance." But the voices sounded terrified, As if hope had gone the distance. I passed abandoned checkpoints, Empty helmets on the floor, And every sign I followed Led somewhere worse than before. [Pre-Chorus] The generators thundered, The concrete cracked apart. Every step toward freedom Felt a thousand miles from the start. [Chorus] I'm running through the levels below, Past the shadows no one knows. Every exit's locked behind me, Every alarm begins to grow. The earth shakes overhead, The lights are fading slow. If I make it to the surface, I'll never go back below. [Bridge] What were they searching for? What were they trying to find? A doorway? A weapon? A secret beyond space and time? The answers don't matter now. Survival is the only goal. The deeper you go for knowledge, The deeper you dig the hole. [Final Chorus] I'm running through the levels below, Past the nightmares they controlled. The walls are falling all around me, The facility's losing hold. I see daylight ahead, A crack of blue through smoke. The world above is waiting, And the underground is choking. I'm running through the levels below, Leaving all I've ever known. The mountain seals behind me— And buries what was never meant to be shown. [Outro] The sirens fade. The silence grows. Somewhere beneath my feet... Something still knows.