[Verse 1] Every night at three AM I hear it at the door Three slow knocks against the wood Just like the night before I never see a shadow I never hear a name But when the clock strikes three again Those three knocks sound the same [Verse 2] Mama told me when I was young “Don't ever answer three” She said some things that want to come in Don't belong where you can see I laughed and said she scared me She said, “You'll understand When something knocks three times at night Don't let it take your hand” [Pre-Chorus] So I lock the door I kill the lights I hold my breath And wait through the night [Chorus] Three knocks Three knocks At the door at three AM Three knocks Three knocks And I never let it in You can call my name You can beg outside But I won't turn that handle I won't look into its eyes Three knocks Three knocks Then the silence comes again [Verse 3] Last winter, my old neighbor Heard the knocking too He opened up his front door Like any man might do They found his porch light burning They found his shoes inside But there were three black fingerprints On the door from the other side [Pre-Chorus] Now every night I count the clock I pray it stays asleep But something's getting closer Every time I hear those knocks [Chorus] Three knocks Three knocks At the door at three AM Three knocks Three knocks And I never let it in You can call my name You can beg outside But I won't turn that handle I won't look into its eyes Three knocks Three knocks Then the silence comes again [Bridge] Tonight the knocking came early Two fifty-nine Three times against the wood Then three more behind me I froze beside the doorway Couldn't make a sound Because the knocking wasn't outside It was coming from inside the house. [Breakdown] Three knocks Three knocks From the hallway down the stairs Three knocks Three knocks Something's standing there Don't turn around Don't say its name Don't let it know you're listening Don't let it know you're afraid [Final Chorus] Three knocks Three knocks At the door at three AM Three knocks Three knocks But now I understand Mama wasn't warning me About something outside She was warning me about What comes back when you die Three knocks Three knocks And the dead are standing there [Outro] The clock says three The house is still I hear three knocks Against the door Then another three From down the hall And one last knock From underneath the floor.
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