[Intro] [Verse 1] Woke up at dawn, checked the alarm Seventeen minutes past the hour of calm Grabbed the morning paper, flipped to page three A headline screaming out an anomaly Seventeen cars in a pile-up on the interstate Seventeen minutes until it’s too late Every single signpost, every single line Is trapped inside a cage of a twisted design! [Chorus] It’s the number seventeen, burning in my brain! Stuck on the ceiling, driving me insane! Count it up, count it down, it never goes high Stops at the edge of a seventeen sky! No eighteen, no nineteen, no twenty in sight Just seventeen shadows swallowing the night! [Instrumental] [Verse 2] Walked to the station, bought a ticket to ride Seventeen passengers frozen inside Looked at my wallet, what did I find? Seventeen dollars left to rob my mind I try to add a penny, try to make it grow But the math breaks down in this horror show The clock digits freeze, the gears start to grind Leaving the rest of the world behind! [Chorus] It’s the number seventeen, burning in my brain! Stuck on the ceiling, driving me insane! Count it up, count it down, it never goes high Stops at the edge of a seventeen sky! No eighteen, no nineteen, no twenty in sight Just seventeen shadows swallowing the night! [Bridge] One, two, three, four, five, six, seven... Is this hell or a broken heaven? Eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen... The nastiest digit I’ve ever seen! Fourteen, fifteen, sixteen... Seventeen... [Guitar Solo] [Verse 3] I run to the border, I run to the gate Trying to escape this numerical fate But the ceiling is low, and the walls are too tight Locked in a loop at the speed of light... [Chorus] It’s the number seventeen, burning in my brain! Stuck on the ceiling, driving me insane! Count it up, count it down, it never goes high Stops at the edge of a seventeen sky! No eighteen, no nineteen, no twenty in sight Just seventeen shadows swallowing the night! [Outro] Seventeen breaths left! Seventeen beats! Stuck on the pavement of these dead-end streets! It won't go up! It won't break through! Seventeen is coming for you! [End]
