[Title: Leave the Porch Light On] [Intro – ambient synth pad, reversed guitar swells, muffled heartbeat kick drum] [Whispered spoken word] It's 3 a.m. and the kitchen light is humming I left the door unlocked Just in case [Full band explodes in – dissonant riff, double bass drums, high-pitched scream] AAAHHH! [Verse 1 – blood curdling screams, fast and frantic] Tear it out, tear it out of me This is the weight I was born to carry I keep the windows shut so no one sees How I've bled for every ordinary thing I count the cracks in the ceiling Like they'll spell out a way to leave Every word I swallowed is still burning Every promise I made, I made to be believed [Pre-Chorus – clean vocals, guitars ring out, drums build] And I'm still waiting on the stairs For a voice to tell me I'm still there [Chorus – soaring clean vocals, screams layered underneath, full band] So light the fuse, let the whole thing burn I'll hold my breath till the tide turns If I fall apart before the dawn Leave the porch light on Leave the porch light on [Instrumental – tremolo-picked melodic lead over synth pad] [Verse 2 – call and response between screams and clean vocals] (Screamed) We were young and we were reckless (Clean) And we swore we'd never change (Screamed) Now the headlights on the highway (Clean) Are the only things that stay (Screamed) I am drowning in the static Of a song we used to know Every heartbeat is a siren Screaming don't let go! [Pre-Chorus – clean vocals] And I'm still waiting on the stairs For a voice to tell me I'm still there [Chorus – soaring clean vocals, screams underneath] So light the fuse, let the whole thing burn I'll hold my breath till the tide turns If I fall apart before the dawn Leave the porch light on Leave the porch light on [Bridge – drums cut out, glitchy keys, piano, heavily delayed clean guitar] [Soft, fragile clean vocals] Is anybody listening? Is anybody listening? I have been a stranger in my skin Let me in, let me in [Build – snare rolls, rising synth, feedback swells] [Intense breakdown – drop-tuned chugs, half-time, pounding double bass] [Blood curdling screams] I WILL NOT BE THE GHOST IN THIS HOUSE! [Gang vocals] NOT TONIGHT! NOT TONIGHT! [Blood curdling screams] I WILL NOT BE THE GHOST IN THIS HOUSE! [Gang vocals] NOT TONIGHT! [Final Chorus – key lift, huge clean vocals with harmonies, screams underneath] So light the fuse, let the whole thing burn I'll hold my breath till the tide turns If I fall apart before the dawn Leave the porch light on Oh, leave the porch light on [Outro – band drops out, solo piano and guitar feedback] [Whispered] The door's still unlocked I'm still here [End – synth fades, heartbeat stops]
