[Intro — whispered, raspy, slow] (ritual drums, dark ambient drone, chains, breathing) I opened the book... I shouldn't have opened the book... (whisper) ...but I did. [Verse 1 — screamed, raspy, aggressive] I WOKE UP IN A ROOM WITH NO DOORS! SIX CANDLES BURNING ON A DIRTY FLOOR! I DON'T REMEMBER HOW I GOT HERE LAST NIGHT! BUT I REMEMBER THE VOICE THAT TOLD ME TO WRITE! IT SAID: "SIGN YOUR NAME IN THE BLOOD OF A SAINT!" I SAID: "I DON'T HAVE ONE!" — IT SAID: "THEN USE YOUR OWN PAINT!" I CUT MY PALM, I WROTE MY NAME, NOW I'M HOSTAGE TO THE FLAME! [Chorus — shouted, harsh, guttural] DEMON IN MY CHEST! (DEMON!) DEMON IN MY HEAD! (DEMON!) I CAN'T SLEEP, I CAN'T PRAY, EVERY NIGHT I DIE AGAIN! DEMON IN MY BLOOD! (DEMON!) DEMON IN MY SOUL! (DEMON!) I SOLD IT FOR A RITUAL, NOW I'M NEVER COMING HOME! [Verse 2 — screamed, faster, more rage] I DUG UP A BODY FROM THE CEMETERY! ASKED IT QUESTIONS — IT ANSWERED ME! IT SAID: "BOY, YOU DON'T WANT THE TRUTH!" I SAID: "I ALREADY SOLD MY YOUTH!" I SPEAK IN TONGUES THAT I NEVER LEARNED! I TOUCH THE FIRE AND I DON'T GET BURNED! THE PRIEST CAME ONCE — HE RAN AWAY! HE SAID: "THIS ONE'S TOO FAR GONE TO SAVE!" [Chorus — shouted, harsh, guttural] DEMON IN MY CHEST! (DEMON!) DEMON IN MY HEAD! (DEMON!) I CAN'T SLEEP, I CAN'T PRAY, EVERY NIGHT I DIE AGAIN! DEMON IN MY BLOOD! (DEMON!) DEMON IN MY SOUL! (DEMON!) I SOLD IT FOR A RITUAL, NOW I'M NEVER COMING HOME! [Breakdown — instrumental, explosion] (tremolo black-metal guitar, 808 drop, ritual drums) (sudden silence — only breathing) [Bridge — reverb-soaked, spoken, slow, haunting] I baptized myself in a river of fire. I married the ghost of my own desire. I wrote my name in the book of the dead. With a pen made of bone and a needle of lead. Now I walk through walls. I speak to the void. I am the thing... ...that you should avoid. [Verse 3 — whispered, raspy, building] I am the priest. I am the beast. I am the altar. I am the feast. I am the demon. I am the son. I am the ritual. I am the one. (build up) I AM THE ONE! I AM THE ONE! I AM THE— [Chorus — final, shouted, slower but heavier] DEMON IN MY CHEST! (DEMON!) DEMON IN MY HEAD! (DEMON!) I CAN'T SLEEP, I CAN'T PRAY, EVERY NIGHT I DIE AGAIN! DEMON IN MY BLOOD! (DEMON!) DEMON IN MY SOUL! (DEMON!) I SOLD IT FOR A RITUAL, NOW I'M NEVER COMING HOME! [Outro — whispered, fading, single bass drop into silence] Demon... Demon... Demon... (whisper) ...in me. (single distorted bass drop) (silence)
