[Female Whisper – Clock Reversing] Goth Boy Vampire. [Intro – Robbie Spoken, Single Piano Note] Midnight at the castle. Same face in the glass... But tonight my reflection moved first. CLOCKED OUT INK ENTERTAINMENT! [Verse 1 – Robbie, Quiet Confessional Rap] The clock hits twelve, I can't sleep again, Got a conversation waiting underneath my skin. Black ink on my hands, old regrets on my mind, Trying to make tomorrow better than the days I left behind. I was loved at home, but those school doors felt like war, Kept the jokes and every insult locked behind my bedroom door. Then I'd come out throwing thunder at the ones who gave me peace, And hate myself in silence when the shouting finally ceased. [Mirror – Hyde, Low Male Whisper] You remember what they said. I remember what it did. [Beat Switch – Jagged Strings, Crushing 808] [Verse 2 – Hyde, Fast Aggressive Rap] I'M THE VOICE YOU NEVER USED WHEN THEY BACKED YOU TO THE WALL! I'M THE HAND THAT HIT THE PLASTER WHEN YOU COULDN'T TAKE IT ALL! I KEPT A LIST OF EVERY CUT, EVERY FRIEND WHO TURNED AWAY, WHILE YOU KEPT SAYING "I'M ALL RIGHT" AND LET IT EAT YOUR DAY! You call me reckless, call me cruel, like I was born to wreck your life, But I was built from every moment you were scared to start a fight. You dress me up in velvet black, put a crown upon my head— Then act surprised I speak the words you wish you'd never said! [Robbie – Sharp Spoken, Beat Mutes] You don't get to call the damage protection. [Pre-Chorus – Two Male Voices, Strings Rising] [Robbie – Melodic] I hear you in the silence when the whole world goes to sleep. [Hyde – Harsh] I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO KNOWS THE SECRETS THAT YOU KEEP! [Robbie] I want a life that doesn't burn each time I feel afraid. [Hyde] THEN WHY'D YOU GIVE YOUR MONSTER A NAME?! [Chorus – Huge Cinematic Gothic Trap] THERE'S A STRANGER WEARING MY SHADOW! SAME RED EYES, BUT A DIFFERENT SOUL! WHEN I REACH FOR THE LIGHT, HE PULLS THE BLACKOUT! WHEN HE TAKES THE MIC, I LOSE CONTROL! TWO VOICES IN A ROOM WITH ONE DOOR, ONE WANTS PEACE, ONE'S READY FOR WAR! DON'T NEED A POTION, DON'T NEED A DISGUISE— I'M ROB V M P, AND THE MIRROR TELLS LIES! [Verse 3 – Robbie, Rain and Soft Piano] Years went by; I learned to lower down my voice, That being hurt don't give me license to destroy. But sometimes old emotions come knocking at my door, Trying to drag me into battles I don't wanna fight no more. I can feel the old machinery grinding into gear, But I walk outside and let the night air clear. I still pray to God, though I stumble on the road, Trying not to turn each wound into somebody else's load. [Hyde – Whisper Over Low Sub] You walked away? We used to make 'em hear us. [Robbie – Steady] They heard us. That's why I'm changing. [Bridge – No Drums, Heartbeat, Mirror Cracking] [Hyde – Deep Spoken] If you shut me out... Who's gonna stand up when they come again? [Robbie – Spoken] I will. [Hyde] With what? [Robbie] A clear head. A closed door when it's needed. And the courage to leave without making a scene. [Hyde – Breaking Voice] Then what happens to me? [Robbie] You become my warning. Not my weapon. [Final Beat Switch – Thunder, Full Orchestra, Hard Trap] [Final Verse – Robbie, Confident Rapid Rap] Black hearse through the rain, purple shining on the street, Little king riding shotgun, steady while the world retreats. I feel other people's storms like they're weather in my chest, But their thunder doesn't mean I have to lose the rest. I can love without surrender, I can doubt without a blade, I can own the mess I made without becoming what I hate. Let the clock keep turning, let the midnight pass in peace— I don't have to kill the shadow just to make the shouting cease! [Final Chorus – Triumphant, Both Voices In Unison] THERE'S A STRANGER WEARING MY SHADOW! BUT HE DOESN'T GET TO DRIVE ME HOME! SAME RED EYES IN THE CRACKED-UP MIRROR, ONE HEART AND I CHOOSE WHERE IT GOES! TWO VOICES IN A ROOM WITH ONE DOOR, WE AIN'T GOTTA LIVE AT WAR! DON'T NEED A POTION, DON'T NEED A DISGUISE— I'M ROB V M P, AND I DECIDE! [Outro – Clock Ticking Normally, Soft Piano] [Hyde – Quiet] You still hear me? [Robbie – Calm] Every day. [Hyde] And you're not afraid? [Robbie] I know who's answering now. CLOCKED OUT INK ENTERTAINMENT. [Female Whisper] Goth Boy Vampire.
