The Ones Behind Me

Halloween, Rap, Horror rap, haunting melody, melodic flow, vinyl crackle, Piano

[Pre-Chorus]
Piano plays one note, then another one falls,
Footsteps echo somewhere deep in the walls.
I don't turn around; I already know,
Some things you abandon never let you go.
I hear them in the rain, I see them in the glass,
Feel them getting closer every time I pass.
All the doors are locked, but the room ain't safe,
'Cause the past doesn't need a key to get in this place.

[Chorus]
They're behind me, behind me, walking through the night,
No eyes in the darkness, but I feel their sight.
They don't say a word, they don't have to speak,
Every debt comes knocking when the house goes bleak.
Behind me, behind me, closer every day,
I run from the shadows, but they know the way.
When the piano cries, and the moon hangs low,
I hear the ones I wronged say, “Now you know.”

[Verse 2]
Funny how the years make a monster look small,
Till the monster starts waiting at the end of your hall.
I remember those nights like a film burned black,
Now the faces I forgot keep appearing back.
One chair moves softly when nobody's there,
Cold breath on my neck, but there's nobody near.
I whisper, “I'm sorry,” and the whole room grins,
Like they waited all these years to hear it begin.

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[Verse 1] I was young, had a heart made of gasoline, Left a trail of bad blood where I’d ever been. Now the hallway gets cold when the clock strikes three, And I hear old names getting whispered at me. Every mirror in the house got a face I know, Every shadow moves slow when I tell it to go. I buried those years, but they learned how to climb, Now they knock from the walls when I’m crossing the line. [Pre-Chorus] Piano plays one note, then another one falls, Footsteps echo somewhere deep in the walls. I don't turn around; I already know, Some things you abandon never let you go. I hear them in the rain, I see them in the glass, Feel them getting closer every time I pass. All the doors are locked, but the room ain't safe, 'Cause the past doesn't need a key to get in this place. [Chorus] They're behind me, behind me, walking through the night, No eyes in the darkness, but I feel their sight. They don't say a word, they don't have to speak, Every debt comes knocking when the house goes bleak. Behind me, behind me, closer every day, I run from the shadows, but they know the way. When the piano cries, and the moon hangs low, I hear the ones I wronged say, “Now you know.” [Verse 2] Funny how the years make a monster look small, Till the monster starts waiting at the end of your hall. I remember those nights like a film burned black, Now the faces I forgot keep appearing back. One chair moves softly when nobody's there, Cold breath on my neck, but there's nobody near. I whisper, “I'm sorry,” and the whole room grins, Like they waited all these years to hear it begin. [Pre-Chorus] Piano plays one note, then another one falls, Footsteps echo somewhere deep in the walls. I don't turn around; I already know, Some things you abandon never let you go. I hear them in the rain, I see them in the glass, Feel them getting closer every time I pass. All the doors are locked, but the room ain't safe, 'Cause the past doesn't need a key to get in this place. [Chorus] They're behind me, behind me, walking through the night, No eyes in the darkness, but I feel their sight. They don't say a word, they don't have to speak, Every debt comes knocking when the house goes bleak. Behind me, behind me, closer every day, I run from the shadows, but they know the way. When the piano cries, and the moon hangs low, I hear the ones I wronged say, “Now you know.”

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