Nothing There

[Intro] Did you hear that? ... No. No, I heard it. [Verse 1] Someone said my name again From the empty room ahead Checked the door Checked the hall Nobody there at all Keep walking Don't react Footsteps fall behind my back One Two Three I stop They stop with me [Pre-Chorus] Look straight ahead Don't turn around Don't listen when it calls you now I know this street I know this place So why do I keep seeing that face? [Chorus] You say there's nothing there Nothing there Then why can I hear it breathing? Nothing there Nothing there Then why does my whole body believe it? I know what you said I know what is real But knowing doesn't change The way it feels There's nothing there There's nothing there ... Don't make me look. [Verse 2] Whispers crawling through the vents Every word sounds like a threat Someone laughing Someone cries Something moves beside my eyes Turn the corner See it stand Black shape underneath the lamp Blink once Gone Look away Now it's closer anyway [Pre-Chorus] Say my name Say the date Tell me where I am again Floor beneath me Wall beside me Tell me that I'm safe inside me Because I hear it getting louder And I can't shut it out [Chorus] You say there's nothing there Nothing there Then why can I hear them screaming? Nothing there Nothing there Why does every shadow keep breathing? I know what you said I know what is real But knowing doesn't change The way it feels There's nothing there There's nothing there THEN WHY AM I RUNNING? [Instrumental Break] [Hard drums, distorted guitar, pulsing bass, fractured whispers] [Breakdown] Stop. Stop talking. Stop saying my name. ... You're not real. You're not real. You're not— DON'T TOUCH ME! ... Nothing touched me. Nothing touched me. Nothing touched me. [Bridge] My hands are shaking My lungs are burning Every harmless sound keeps turning Into footsteps Into warnings Into voices through the walls I close my eyes They're waiting there I open them They're everywhere Tell me again Tell me again Tell me again that I'm still here [Final Chorus] You say there's nothing there NOTHING THERE But I can hear it all around me NOTHING THERE NOTHING THERE Every voice is getting louder now I know what you said I know what is real I know that fear can lie And still feel real There's nothing there There's nothing there There's nothing— ... I know. I know. But I'm still scared. [Outro] Morning light. Same room. Same walls. No footsteps. No voices. ... For now.