🖤 “Heartbeat in the Floorboards” (Verse 1) Shadows crawl along the ceiling, whisper voices in my head There’s a demon in his pale eye, staring at me from the dead Every footstep shakes my conscience, every breath feels like a lie Still I linger in the madness, praying guilt will pass me by (Pre-Chorus) But the silence isn’t silent It’s a pulse beneath the gloom Echoes turning violent Like a war drum in the room (Chorus) I hear the heartbeat in the floorboards Pounding like a hammer in my skull No escape from what I buried The dark is never merciful Yeah, the heartbeat in the floorboards Throbs until I’m coming undone I tried to hide the truth beneath me But the dead don’t let you run (Verse 2) His vulture eye still hunts me, though I swore I made it stop But the pounding keeps on rising, like a nightmare you can’t drop Blood is screaming in the silence, sanity begins to crack Every thump a cold reminder: dead men always find their way back (Pre-Chorus) And the shadows know my secret Hear them chant it like a prayer I can’t drown the ghost inside me ’Cause his heartbeat’s everywhere (Chorus) I hear the heartbeat in the floorboards Pounding like a hammer in my skull No escape from what I buried The dark is never merciful Yeah, the heartbeat in the floorboards Throbs until I’m coming undone I tried to hide the truth beneath me But the dead don’t let you run (Bridge — Spoken/Screamed) “Louder… louder… LOUDER!” I cry but still it grows It’s my guilt that fuels the rhythm It’s my soul the darkness knows Rip the planks up! — tear the room down! Let the world see what I’ve done I confess it to the shadows I confess it to the sun (Final Chorus) Hear the heartbeat in the floorboards Beating like it’s rising from the grave No absolution for the sinner No redemption left to save Yeah, the heartbeat in the floorboards It’s the truth I can’t ignore The dead man’s calling out my name From underneath the floor
