[Intro] Fluorescent hum Steel boots stick to the ground Rust-red river Drains But it still makes a sound [Verse 1] Mop head dragging through the slaughter Grime-soaked apron Stinking water Every tile a tiny altar Stare down the stains that never falter Bone dust clogs my throat Teeth rattle in the grate Clock says “time to go” Floor says “time to stay” [Chorus] Cleaning up the killing floor Scrub and scrape But it wants more Every smear spells out a name I bleach the steel But not the blame Cleaning up the killing floor Hands are raw The ghost encore If this is work Then what is war? Cleaning up the killing floor [Verse 2] Buckets slosh like shallow graves Knuckles split But I still wave At the hooks They sway and shake Empty now But still they ache [rapid fire delivery] I hear them in the drains Whispers in the rusted chains [inhuman pitch-shifted scream] “You can wash us down the seams But you’re stitched into our seams” [Chorus] [Bridge] [guttural scream] Caked in crimson I confess Every sweep just spreads the mess Sanitized in blood and sweat This floor forgets Then recollects [Breakdown] [half-time] Step by step Prints in red You can scrub the cracks But you walk with the dead [long guttural scream] You Are Next [Chorus]
