Venom in the Feed

Verse 1 [Female 1, innocent and disturbed] They gather in their corners, throwing words like stones Every shadow on the other side is proof they’re not alone I watch them sharpen stories until the edges cut so clean Then turn and kiss the serpent sleeping in their own ravine Pre-Chorus [Female 1, growing confusion] They swear they hate deception, yet they drink the sweetest lie As long as it’s the other ones who made the poison fly Chorus [Switch to Male 1, raw and cutting with Female 1 fragile harmony] Venom in the feed, they swallow what confirms their rage So willing to believe the worst about the ones they’ve never faced They scream about the monsters on the far side of the screen While the ones inside their circle move unseen Venom in the feed… and they call it keeping score Verse 2 [Female 1, more direct and aching] A voice inside their circle says the quiet ugly thing They laugh or look away or find a softer way to sing But let the same words come from someone on the other wall And suddenly the fire rises and the mercy starts to fall Bridge [Both voices, innocent clarity] [Female 1] Why do they forgive the dagger when it’s held by someone near [Switch to Male 1] Yet hunt for every splinter in the eye that isn’t here Final Chorus [Male 1 lead, heavier and more accusatory with layered harmonies] Venom in the feed, they swallow what confirms their rage So willing to believe the worst about the ones they’ve never faced They guard their own with silence while they sharpen every blade For anyone who doesn’t kneel inside their shade Venom in the feed… and the poison never fades