[Intro] Come in. Door's open. That's never a good sign. [Verse 1] Boots on stone Torch held high Four brave fools And one bad lie Map says treasure Map says gold Map never mentioned The walls get cold Left turn Dead end Right turn Wrong friend Something moved Behind the brick Don't look now— Too late. Too quick. [Pre-Chorus] You call it a dungeon Like it's just a place Like the dark has no pulse Like the stone has no taste [Chorus] THE DUNGEON IS HUNGRY FEED IT AGAIN SEND IN THE HEROES SEND IN THEIR FRIENDS ARMOR AND MAGIC COURAGE AND BLOOD IT DOESN'T WANT TREASURE IT WANTS WHAT YOU LOVE THE DUNGEON IS HUNGRY OPEN THE DOOR EVERYBODY ENTERS NOT EVERYBODY LEAVES THE FLOOR [Verse 2] First room— Blades. Second— Smoke. Third room— Statue started to choke. Wizard says, “That shouldn't move.” Cleric says, “That isn't good.” Rogue disappears Exactly like rogues do. Fighter hears breathing Under his feet. Bard keeps talking. Something says— “Keep.” Everybody freezes. Bard says— “...keep what?” Wall says— “Talking.” [Beat Stop] Oh. That's worse. [Pre-Chorus] You call it a ruin You call it a tomb But every locked door Is another mouth in the room [Chorus] THE DUNGEON IS HUNGRY FEED IT AGAIN SEND IN THE HEROES SEND IN THEIR FRIENDS ARMOR AND MAGIC COURAGE AND BLOOD IT DOESN'T WANT TREASURE IT WANTS WHAT YOU LOVE THE DUNGEON IS HUNGRY OPEN THE DOOR EVERYBODY ENTERS NOT EVERYBODY LEAVES THE FLOOR [Instrumental Break] [Verse 3] Here's the funny part: There is no final room. No ancient king. No sealed doom. No demon chained beneath the floor. No sleeping god behind the door. The treasure? Real. The traps? Real. The monsters? Oh, extremely real. But every corridor Every stair Every little whisper Every breath of air— That's me. [Hard Stop] You thought you were inside a dungeon. You're inside a stomach. [Breakdown] Stone teeth. Iron tongue. Torch goes out. Meal's begun. Run left. Run right. Run fast. No light. Door shuts. Floor bends. Hallway loops. There go your friends. [Bridge - Percussive Spoken Flow] I learned your footsteps before you arrived Counted your heartbeats, measured your stride Watched how you panic, watched how you pray Watched which one you'd leave behind on the way You mark your map like the map marks me You think you're choosing where you want to be But every intersection, chamber and stair Isn't leading you somewhere— It's moving you there. I tighten the halls when the fighter gets bold Cool down the air when the cleric gets cold Give the rogue one little glittering clue Then make sure the safest-looking passage splits two I don't need eyes. I don't need hands. I don't need spells. I don't make plans. You enter. I close. You wander. I learn. You bleed. I grow. You die. I— [Hard Stop] Burp. [Beat Drop] [Final Chorus] THE DUNGEON IS HUNGRY FEED IT TONIGHT SEND IN YOUR LEGENDS SEND IN YOUR LIGHT BRING ME YOUR CHAMPIONS BRING ME YOUR GODS BRING ME THE ONES WHO SAY THEY DON'T GET LOST THE DUNGEON IS HUNGRY DEEPER YOU GO YOU THINK YOU'RE DESCENDING BUT YOU'RE ONLY GETTING SWALLOWED THE DUNGEON IS HUNGRY YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS THE TREASURE IS BAIT AND THE MONSTERS— [Hard Stop] Are teeth. [Outro] [Whisper] So... Who's opening the next door? [End]
