The Beating Below

[Verse 1] I whispered to the night so still The moonlight sharp It cut It chilled A shadow moved A breath I stole The weight of guilt began to grow [Chorus] The beating below It won’t let me go Louder and louder It shatters my soul The beating below Oh It won’t let me go The sound of a heart I’ll never control [Verse 2] His eye His eye It burned my brain A vulture’s stare A world of pain I swore no more I’d see it through But now my sins are bleeding through [Prechorus] The floorboards creak The silence breaks My hands are shaking from mistakes [Chorus] The beating below It won’t let me go Louder and louder It shatters my soul The beating below Oh It won’t let me go The sound of a heart I’ll never control [Bridge] Is it guilt or madness I can’t decide The thump The thump Where can I hide It’s under the floor I know it’s there A pulse A curse In the midnight air