[Verse 1] Welcome down where the white coats don't speak Air smells sweet, copper and bleach Hippocratic oath carved BACKWARDS on the wall FIRST DO HARM in fingernails, tall * whisper left ear: don't read it... don't read it... * * whisper right ear: he wrote it with his teeth * [Verse 2] They swore to heal with a steady hand Now they play god in a wet, red land No womb, no love, just splice and suture Sell your future for a failed future * staff intercom, too calm: Subject is awake. Note the eye tracking. Beautiful. * [Pre-Chorus] You hear 'em before you see 'em crawl Soft... wet... scratching down the hall * whisper stack: shhh shhh shhh they're hungry / they remember you / little brothers * [Chorus] Rat babies with baby teeth Human eyes underneath Running, biting, born to brawl In the nightmare hall IN THE NIGHTMARE HALL (child-like whisper under: fight fight fight fight FIGHT) [Verse 3] Glass bellies churning, pink and sewn Clone-skin stretched over things not grown Half a whimper, half a squeal Stitched together with a broken seal They don't breed - they're BUILT In afterbirth and guilt * whisper: mama? / not mama / not mama / MEAT MAMA * [Verse 4] White masks smiling, clipboards dripping Beautiful progress while the seams keep ripping One holds a hose, one holds a prayer One just watches like you aren't there They feed the little ones each other Tag one litter sister , one brother Let 'em battle for a drop of heat Winner gets to keep its feet * staff whisper: See? Natural selection. We improved it. * [Bridge] *Shhhh. This is mercy.* *You were so lonely as a single species.* *The oath said do no harm -* *We did harm first, so nothing after counts.* *We are making you a family.* *Listen... they know your name.* * name name name name * [Breakdown] Hundreds of them, slick and bald Dragging wet cords they think is mom Clawing faces that almost look like yours Learning hate before they learn to crawl No escape in the smoke No soul in the chain Just teeth on teeth In holy pain * whisper circle: hold still / be still / be STILL / it only hurts if you remember * [Final Chorus] Human doings Animal undoings Stitched for the screen Human doings God left the building What grows in between (Hear them battle) (Hear them call) Welcome to forever... ...in nightmare hall * last whisper, right against the mic: stay. you're finally home. *
