[Intro] Who’s gonna protect you? Protect you from me! [Verse 1] You keep the chain on, count the locks twice I know the floorboards, I know the weak side You talk so brave with the room lit white Then swallow every word when I step inside I was the warning you turned into a dare A hand on the handle, a breath on the stair You made me the monster, then taught me to grin Now ask that question—let the answer in [Pre-Chorus] Don’t look away Don’t say my name You built this fear You fed the flame [Chorus] Who’s gonna protect you? Protect you from me! When the walls give way and the whole room shakes Who’s gonna protect you? Protect you from me! You called me close—now you’re begging me to leave [Verse 2] Soft voice, hard stare, I can switch on a dime A clean little lie with a blade for a rhyme You drew your lines, then you moved every one Now there’s nowhere to hide when the damage is done I hear your heart trip, hear the breath catch short You wanted a villain; I learned the part But there’s a crack in the mask when the silence gets deep And the thing that you made doesn’t know how to sleep [Pre-Chorus] Don’t look away Don’t say my name You built this fear You fed the flame [Chorus] Who’s gonna protect you? Protect you from me! When the walls give way and the whole room shakes Who’s gonna protect you? Protect you from me! You called me close—now you’re begging me to leave [Bridge] (quiet, distant) Tell me you’re sorry Tell me it’s over Tell me the door will hold (scream) YOU LEFT IT OPEN! [Breakdown] Who’s gonna protect you? Who’s gonna protect you? You made the teeth You set them free Who’s gonna protect you? Protect you from me! [Final Chorus] Who’s gonna protect you? Protect you from me! When the walls give way and the whole room shakes Who’s gonna protect you? Protect you from me! You called me close—now you’re begging me to leave [Outro] Who’s gonna protect you? Protect you from me!
