[Intro – mechanical whisper] Four letters. One door. Do not let the final letter disappear. [Verse 1] Deep beneath the city’s skin, Four white letters scar the brick. James goes still when he sees them. Even he won’t cross the script. Dust moves backwards from the wall. Something breathes beyond the stone. Every tunnel holds its silence, But this silence isn’t alone. [Pre-Chorus] Keep your eyes upon the letters. Keep the word inside your head. If the wall forgets its meaning, It can let him through instead. [Chorus] W-A-R-D, Four dead letters guarding me. W-A-R-D, Hold the door and keep him out. If the final letter falls, He can walk inside the walls. W-A-R-D, Don’t forget what it should mean. [Verse 2] The D goes first without a sound. I lose a morning in July. Noah laughing in the kitchen Fades before I ask him why. The R curls inward, leaves the stone. His favourite song becomes unknown. James says, “Every mark has weight.” I say, “Then take some of my own.” [Second Chorus] W-A-R— Three pale letters, one black scar. W-A-R— Hold the door and keep him far. Something scratches from within. Something underneath my skin. W-A-R— What was the last letter again? [Bridge – voices layered rhythmically] W for window. Cold with rain. A for arm. That held his shape. R for room. Still breathing slow. D for dinosaur Beneath the bed. Window. Arm. Room. Dinosaur. W-A-R-D. [Glitch Breakdown] The wall forgets. The word decays. A letter falls. A memory pays. The wall forgets. The dark gets in. I know his name. I know his— [Silence] [Final Chorus] W-A— I don’t know what follows. There was something on the wall. There was someone in the hall. W— Why am I still spelling? Why am I on my knees? Four pale spaces on the brick And something breathing next to me. [Outro – male whisper directly beside her] You remembered the letters. You forgot what they were for.
