[spoken word] In the thin silence between doors, three guardians keep watch — an aspin, a tanod, and a maintenance man bound by duty and memory. “Watchdogs of the Gap” is a haunting fusion of alternative and dreamlike rock, echoing through fog, faith, and the edges of light. Not monsters — just echoes of those who stayed behind to keep the dark at bay. This track is part of a full album covering The Vanishing Room. If you like what you’re hearing, make sure to follow the playlist to catch the full story as it unfolds. Enter thevanishingroom.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ [Chorus] We are the fire, we are the eyes, We guard the breach where silence lies. Between the cracks, the shadows creep, We hold the line, we never sleep. [Verse 1] Across the threshold winds still call, The Room remembers, it swallows all. We saw the broken stumble through, Their faces lost, their names untrue. And when the floor begins to split, We are the ones who stand with it. The gap will open, the world will bend, We guard beginnings, we guard the end. [Refrain] Not by choice, but by vow, We hold the silence now. [Chorus 2] We are the fire, we are the eyes, We guard the breach where silence lies. Through storms of ash, through waves of stone, We keep the watch, we stand alone. [Verse 2] The keys they carry burn their hands, The lock obeys but never stands. And when the voices start to weep, The Gap remembers what it keeps. We speak in echoes, not in names, Our watch is burden, not for fame. And if the chains begin to tear, We’ll still be standing, always there. [Bridge] (Who will guard the passage wide?) We are the ones who will not hide. (Who will bear the broken flame?) We are the ones who guard the name. [Chorus 3] We are the fire, we are the eyes, We guard the breach where silence lies. The gap may open, the night may fall, But we remain, we guard it all. [Outro] Not by choice, but by vow, We hold the silence now.