[Verse 1] Got a buzz in the skull, like a spoon in a tin can, tiny teeth in the dark, chewing slow where I think, man. They crawl through the homework, through the names I forget, leave a map in my head where the moon gets wet. I hear scratch, scratch, scratch in the attic of me, little ring of regret spinning endlessly. You can call it a fever, you can call it a curse, but the louder I fight it, the more it gets worse. [Pre-Chorus] They tap when I'm alone, tap when I close my eyes, tap on the back of my thoughts like a thief in disguise. I keep saying "go on," but they never obey, just burrow a little deeper and pull my calm away. [Chorus] Worms in the brain, worms in the brain (come on, come on) Worms in the brain, worms in the brain They know my name They know my name Worms in the brain, worms in the brain (come on, come on) Worms in the brain, worms in the brain I can't break chain [Verse 2] At the edge of my pillow, they're spelling my doubt, tiny white silhouettes in the dark going out. They bend every memory, make a feast of the night, turn a clear little answer into teeth and a bite. I tried salt, I tried prayer, I tried slamming the door, but the whole house is crawling from the roof to the floor. Now I'm laughing too sharp, now I'm staring too long, got a choir in my skull singing wrong, wrong, wrong. [Pre-Chorus] They tap when I'm alone, tap when I close my eyes, tap on the back of my thoughts like a thief in disguise. I keep saying "go on," but they never obey, just burrow a little deeper and pull my calm away. [Chorus] Worms in the brain, worms in the brain (come on, come on) Worms in the brain, worms in the brain They know my name They know my name Worms in the brain, worms in the brain (come on, come on) Worms in the brain, worms in the brain I can't break chain [Bridge] If I shake hard enough, will they fall out clean? If I wake hard enough, will I still be me? One red line, one breath, one last silver spark, then the worms start dancing in the center of the dark. [Final Chorus] Worms in the brain, worms in the brain (come on, come on) Worms in the brain, worms in the brain They know my name They know my name Worms in the brain, worms in the brain (come on, come on) Worms in the brain, worms in the brain I won't stay sane Worms in the brain, worms in the brain (come on, come on) Worms in the brain, worms in the brain They know my name They know my name Worms in the brain, worms in the brain (come on, come on) Worms in the brain, worms in the brain I won't stay sane
