“THE GRIN THAT ATE THE MOON” Red Face

[INTRO — whispered, distant] There was a grin in the sky And it never blinked once… [VERSE 1] It started with a flicker A twitch behind the stars A curve too wide for heaven A mouth that left no scars Oh oh Oh-No! It smiled across the oceans It smiled beneath the skin It smiled when no one asked it And swallowed everything [CHORUS — chant-like, layered vocals] The grin that ate the moon It’s watching me and you It stretches past the clouds And hums a silent tune The grin that ate the moon It knows what we consume It’s carved into the sky And whispers what we do [VERSE 2] It showed up in my mirror It danced behind my dreams It laughed when I was sleeping And tore apart the seams Oh oh Oh-No! It’s stitched into the silence It’s etched into the light It’s grinning in the static And smiling through the night [CHORUS — louder, more frantic] The grin that ate the moon It’s watching me and you It stretches past the clouds And hums a silent tune The grin that ate the moon It knows what we consume It’s carved into the sky And whispers what we do [BRIDGE — spoken, eerie echo] I asked it what it wanted It said: “Just everything.” [OUTRO — fading, layered whispers] There was a grin in the sky And it never blinked once…