[Intro] (minor-key piano loop, distant bell chime, knock on wood — twice) (whispered, layered, overlapping) "...let us in... let us in..." Somebody at the door and it's 3 AM, [Verse 1] Porch light flickerin', shadows standin' still, Two kids at the door and my blood run chill, Ain't no cars in the driveway, ain't no parents in sight, Askin' can they use the phone this time of night, Voice too calm, too polite, too rehearsed, Every word they sayin' feel like the world in reverse, Eyes all black, no white, no color, just void, Starin' through the peephole like a livin' asteroid, Somethin' in my gut sayin' don't open that door, Somethin' older than fear, older than folklore, They ain't blinkin', they ain't breathin', just patient, just still, Standin' there smilin' like they already know they will, [Pre-Chorus] (chant building, layered ad-libs stacking underneath) Knock once (knock once), knock twice (knock twice), Don't you open that door, don't you open it twice, They been standin' there smilin', ain't natural, ain't right, Knock once, knock twice, they been out there all night, [Hook] (call and response — lead vocal / group chant) (Lead:) Let us in! (Group:) Let us in! (Lead:) Just this once! (Group:) Just this once! (Lead:) We won't hurt you! (Group:) We won't hurt you! (Lead:) Open up! (Group:) Open up! (all chant together, layered, distorted) Knock knock — don't let 'em in, Knock knock — it's happenin' again, Knock knock — they smilin' through the glass, Knock knock — this the last time, this the last, [Verse 2] Called the cops, they said ain't nobody out there in the frame, Ring cam glitch out every time they say my name, Neighbor swear she saw 'em standin' outside my door too, Same two kids, same black eyes, same "can we come through," Read about it after — story older than the town, Said they show up every so often, said they wear you down, Patience is a weapon when you got nowhere to be, Standin' there for hours, just starin' back at me, Lights start flickerin', temperature drop in the room, Every mirror in the house reflectin' empty, reflectin' doom, (triplet flow burst, rapid, layered ad-libs underneath) Knock knock knock knock knock knock knock knock knock, Gettin' faster, gettin' harder, gettin' louder on the block, Every knock a little closer, every knock a little colder, Standin' at the window now, they ain't waitin' at the door no more, [Bridge] (pitch-shifted demonic chant, deep and layered, half-buried under bell loop) "...let... us... in..." (single knock — silence — the door creaks open on its own) [Hook — Final, Stripped Down] (only whispers now, no full chant, unsettling and quiet) Knock knock... too late... Knock knock... too late... [Outro] (single child's voice, calm, almost sweet) "Thank you for letting us in." (door closes, silence)
