[Verse 1] I heard it breathing in the hall Behind the paint, behind the wall A wet handprint on the steel And the door kept trying to squeal The floor gave up a little moan I knew I wasn’t here alone Your name was carved into the frame Then the lights forgot my name [Pre-Chorus] Tap, tap, tap On the pipe Something’s learning How to lie Hold your breath Count to three If it sees you It sees me [Chorus] Rust in the walls Rust in the walls It wants us all It wants us all Lock it down Hold the line Rust in the walls It’s mine tonight (Rust in the walls) (Rust in the walls) [Verse 2] The siren laughed through broken glass I saw my shadow double fast A thousand bolts began to shake Like teeth inside a bone-white cage You said “don’t look” and then you ran Your voice came back through someone’s hand Now every door swings open slow Like it knows what I don’t know [Pre-Chorus] Tap, tap, tap On the pipe Something’s learning How to lie Cold white eyes In the seam Pull me under Pull the screen [Chorus] Rust in the walls Rust in the walls It wants us all It wants us all Lock it down Hold the line Rust in the walls It’s mine tonight (Rust in the walls) (Rust in the walls) [Bridge] I found the heart inside the machine A blackened knot of spite and steam It spoke in sparks, it spoke in glass Said “you were built to hear me last” Now the room is splitting wide Every nail is coming alive If I go down, you go too That’s the only thing that’s true [Final Chorus] Rust in the walls Rust in the walls It wants us all It wants us all Lock it down Hold the line Rust in the walls It’s mine tonight Rust in the walls Rust in the walls Hear it crawl Hear it crawl Hold your breath Count to three Rust in the walls Is inside of me
