[Verse 1] Shadows crawl like sermons in the hall, Every whisper clawing at the wall. I swore the beating heart was buried deep, But the silence turned and dragged me from my sleep. [Pre-Chorus] Ravens in the rafters, circling my name, Every vow of mercy feels exactly the same. [Chorus] The floorboards speak when I try to pray, Confessions bleed and they will not stay. I built this house out of fear and bone, Now the dark remembers what I tried to disown. [Verse 2] Wine that tastes like guilt upon my tongue, The masquerade is endless, but the song’s undone. A lover’s ghost behind the chamber door, Every kiss a curse I can’t ignore. [Pre-Chorus] Lanterns flicker faint beneath the weight of breath, Every chamber echoes with the voice of death. [Chorus] The floorboards speak when I try to pray, Confessions bleed and they will not stay. I built this house out of fear and bone, Now the dark remembers what I tried to disown. [Bridge – screamed + melodic layering] Walls are hungry, take my skin, Every story claws back in. Buried truths won’t stay confined, Mercy rots when love is blind. [Final Chorus – soaring with screams] The floorboards speak when I try to pray, Confessions bleed and they will not stay. I built this house out of fear and bone, Now the dark remembers what I tried to disown. [Outro] The raven whispers, “nevermore,” And I am buried with the horror I adore.
