Knives Out [Barbershopped]

[Verse 1] Storm's rainin' hard on the windows House won’t let anyone go Cedric still sits at the head of the table Knife in his chest - but I already know Something’s wrong with this picture Too quiet and too neat I’ve seen how a body looks A knifin's not this clean [Pre-Chorus] Six people, six thin lies No one here meets my eyes [Chorus] Clues in the room I can’t ignore Clues I’ve seen a hundred times before That knife’s a decoy, clear as day The truth’s still hidden far away Clues in the way they speak Clues in gaps in what they mean Pull one thread it unravels fast Every clue leads to the glass [Verse 2] Elara’s hands on the shelf Says she was reading (she wasn’t) Something moves in that wall There’s a way through (and she found it) Rowan keeps counting his medicine case Says everything’s where it should be But something small is gone And he won’t say that to me Marcus still got dirt on his shoes Talking circles ‘bout wine Lydia says she was asleep But the garden says she’s lyin' [Pre-Chorus] The butler Thomas got keys to it all Says nothing, just stands in the hall [Chorus] Clues in the room I can’t ignore Clues I’ve seen a hundred times before That knife’s a decoy, clear as day The truth’s still hidden far away Clues in the way they speak Clues in gaps in what they mean Pull one thread it unravels fast Every clue leads to the glass [Bridge] Two glasses left on the table No one admits they were there No sign he fought for a second That cut came after the air Down in the green of the house One stem cut clean and exact Not anger, not panic Just someone who knew how to act Through the wall, through the dark In and out without a sound Leave him there with the drink Let it slowly take him down [Break] "It wasn’t the knife" "It was poison!" [Final Chorus] Clues in the room, nothing new Clues that point me straight to you All that scheming couldn't hide Just what led to his demise Clues don’t lie, they tell the truth Of what happened 'neath this roof Say what you want, you've been outclassed Every clue leads to this glass [Outro] Iris didn’t raise her voice Didn’t run, didn’t fight Just let him drink what he’d earned And now it's her that's just been burned Storm clears, case closed Another day's work, I suppose [Door slam sfx]