(Fade in extended musical intro) (Extended musical intro) (Verse 1) You clocked in well before the dawn Badge swiped in early and no time for small talk A lab built under the tall pines and oaks Where there are no windows to lock Same familiar faces, same white hallways The coffee in the cafeteria has gone cold Then one by one they just plain vanished Like their secrets are being bought and sold (Pre-Chorus) You can hear it in the silence When the numbers don't match A name listed on the roster Then a line scratched back We all saw the same pattern But nobody said or asked why Just a hum coming from the basement And a twinkle in your eyes (Chorus) Circle of death calls Circle of death One by one, they start to fall Circle of death, they’re coming for us all Circle of death Behind those lab walls yeah, behind those walls Circle of death, listen to what they said Circle of death You’ve red all the threads Memorizing them all by heart When friends disappear It tears the entire place apart (Verse 2) Marcy missed the Tuesday morning briefing Her locker securely locked remained shut Eli left to deliver a bunch of folders out of town And he just plain never showed back up Then Ron down in the server room With his badge lying on the tiled floor And the night-shift guards all swore They saw three open exit doors There were no sirens and no public address Just whispers from many but no one on tape Every "accident" that happens seems so tidy Like everyone here will not be able to escape (Pre-Chorus) You can hear it in the silence When the numbers don't match A name listed on the roster Then a line scratched back We all saw the same pattern But nobody said or asked why Just a hum coming from the basement And a twinkle in your eyes (Chorus) Circle of death calls Circle of death One by one, they start to fall Circle of death, they’re coming for us all Circle of death Behind those lab walls yeah, behind those walls Circle of death, listen to what they said Circle of death You’ve red all the threads Memorizing them all by heart When friends disappear It tears the entire place apart (Verse 3) Now the lights are flickering On all the research floors You found that important red folder Hidden under the credenza drawer It was in a sealed-up plastic package There are many signatures to glean Plus there’s a detailed map of the secret exits Because you were never meant to be seen So you run forward, ready to leave While the whole town is fast asleep The moonless dark night keeps on breathing Over the poured concrete buried so deep (Pre-Chorus) You can hear it in the silence When the numbers don't match A name listed on the roster Then a line scratched back We all saw the same pattern But nobody said or asked why Just a hum coming from the basement And a twinkle in your eyes (Chorus) Circle of death calls Circle of death One by one, they start to fall Circle of death, they’re coming for us all Circle of death Behind those lab walls yeah, behind those walls Circle of death, listen to what they said Circle of death You’ve red all the threads Memorizing them all by heart When friends disappear It tears the entire place apart (Verse 4) You keep your wits about you with your head on a swivel But the fear experienced is keeping score Each pass through security and the metal detector Feels more thorough than anytime before There's a list in the directors drawer And your name is listed close to the top If the work doesn't eventually kill you man The questions you shall be asked will never stop (Extended musical solos) (Pre-Chorus) You can hear it in the silence When the numbers don't match A name listed on the roster Then a line scratched back We all saw the same pattern But nobody said or asked why Just a hum coming from the basement And a twinkle in your eyes (Chorus) Circle of death calls Circle of death One by one, they start to fall Circle of death, they’re coming for us all Circle of death Behind those lab walls yeah, behind those walls Circle of death, listen to what they said Circle of death You’ve red all the threads Memorizing them all by heart When friends disappear It tears the entire place apart (Emotional musical outro) (Fade out of Emotional musical outro) Emotional musical outro) ( Fade out of Emotional musical outro)
