(Intro) (Sound of a match striking. Heavy, labored breathing. A low, distorted voice pitches down until it sounds like a growl.) It’s not in the room with you... It’s in the mirror. (Manic laughter) Get it out. GET IT OUT! (Verse 1 - Fast, Whisper Flow) (Beat is stripped back—just hi-hats and a creepy synth) (Whispered, menacing) I got a tenant in the brain, he ain't paying the rent He’s burning holes in the fabric of the time that I spent. I look into the glass, I don't recognize the face I see a hollowed-out shell in a desolate place. Every thought is a battle, every breath is a war I got the wolf at the throat and the bear at the door. But the door is inside, yeah, the lock is the skin And I’m terrified of letting the darkness begin. I’m swallowing the key, I’m burying the bone I’m sitting in a crowded room but I’m feeling alone. The shadow has a voice and it sounds like me Telling me that I am never gonna ever be free. (Pre-Chorus) (Beat builds up. Snare drum rolling like a machine gun) It’s clawing at the ribs! It’s scratching at the eyes! It’s feeding on the truth! It’s vomiting the lies! (Chorus - Full Scream) (Beat explodes. Bass is maximum distortion) I AM THE HAUNTED HOUSE! I AM THE GHOST! KILL THE PARASITE! SAVE THE HOST! DIG IT OUT! DIG IT OUT! RIP IT FROM THE VEIN! SET A FIRE INSIDE OF THE BRAIN! I HATE THE ENEMY! THE ENEMY IS ME! (BLEGH!) (Verse 2 - Aggressive / Barking Flow) (Heavy bass returns) AYE! YUH! Shadow boxing with a demon in a padded cell I know the architecture of my personal hell. It whispers "Give up," it whispers "Give in" It tells me that I’m drowning in the river of sin. But I got knuckles of brass, I got a will of steel I’m gonna show this motherf**ker exactly how I feel! You want a piece of me? Come and take the whole plate! I’m turning all this sadness into pure, unadulterated HATE! I’m swinging at the smoke, I’m stabbing at the fog I’m the captain of the ship and I’m burning the log. GO! (Breakdown) (Tempo slows down drastically to a sludge/doom metal pace) (Music cuts to a slow, heavy guitar chug) [Guttural Growl] THERE... IS... NO... ESCAPE. [High Pitched Scream] SHUT UP! [Growl] WE... ARE... ONE. [Scream] I SAID SHUT UP! GET OUT OF MY HEAD! (Chorus - Maximum Chaos) I AM THE HAUNTED HOUSE! I AM THE GHOST! KILL THE PARASITE! SAVE THE HOST! DIG IT OUT! DIG IT OUT! RIP IT FROM THE VEIN! SET A FIRE INSIDE OF THE BRAIN! I HATE THE ENEMY! THE ENEMY IS ME! (Outro) (Feedback squeals. The beat disintegrates into static) (Spoken in a normal, tired voice) I win. For today. I win. (Sound of a flatline tone) (End)
