[Verse 1] They say it's a bug in the skin, a little hitch in the spine, Something that slips in quiet and starts to borrow your mind. Paper men in clean suits selling fear by the mile, While the weak pray harder and the strong just smile. I heard the talk in circles, in basements under the church, That the ones in charge want a vessel they can ride when it hurts. [Pre-Chorus] And every name gets heavier, every truth gets thin, When the room goes cold and the old lies grin. [Chorus] Black awakening, black awakening (black awakening) Who do you serve when the dark comes calling? Black awakening, black awakening (black awakening) One small hole and the whole world falling [Verse 2] Then they point at old war games, at Reagan and the star shield plan, Say it was never just defense, it was a ladder made by hand. Levels beneath the ground floor, codes in a buried chain, A throne for the ones who'd wake up with the same old hunger and name. And they keep the people busy with noise, with screens, with blame, While something unseen gets fed by the shape of a human shame. [Pre-Chorus] So they lace the fear with science, wrap the lie in white, Then call it protection when they dim the light. [Chorus] Black awakening, black awakening (black awakening) Who do you serve when the dark comes calling? Black awakening, black awakening (black awakening) One small hole and the whole world falling [Bridge] Maybe it's all smoke and fever, maybe it's a story told, But the hairs on the back of my neck say this room ain't cold for nothing. If a kingdom hides in hunger, if a parasite wears a crown, Then the first step is naming it before it takes the town. [Final Chorus] Black awakening, black awakening (black awakening) Who do you serve when the dark comes calling? Black awakening, black awakening (black awakening) One small hole and the whole world falling
