Teeth In The Dark

Slow-burningalternativerock,malevocals.Low-tunedguitarswithgrittyoverdrive,tom-heavydrums,andacrawlingbassline.Versesstayhushedandclose-mic’d,buildingtensionwithsubtledissonantpads;chorusslamsinwithwiderguitars,doubledvocals,andagritty,echoingsnare.Bridgepullsbacktoasingledroningguitarandwhisperedvocalbeforethefinal,crushingchorus.

[Verse 1]
Basement air
Stale on my tongue
Paint peeling names
You swore we were done
But you still
Scratch on the door
Like something half-buried
Crawling back for more

[Chorus]
There’s teeth in the dark
I feel them breathing
Close on my neck
Hungry
Needing
You said you were gone
But you keep on bleeding
Through cracks in my heart
There’s teeth in the dark
(yeah, teeth in the dark)

[Verse 2]
Cold chrome sink
Red in the drain
I scrub at the shadow
It laughs at the stain
Your voice in the vent
Low
Obscene
Saying
“You’re not afraid”
But I know what you mean

[Chorus]
There’s teeth in the dark
I feel them breathing
Close on my neck
Hungry
Needing
You said you were gone
But you keep on bleeding
Through cracks in my heart
There’s teeth in the dark
(so close, so close)

[Bridge]
I lock all the windows
Nail shut the frame
But you drip through the keyhole
Repeating my name
If I open my eyes
Will you finally fade
Or climb out my ribcage
And drag me away

[Chorus]
There’s teeth in the dark
I feel them breathing
Close on my neck
Hungry
Needing
You said you were gone
But you keep on feeding
On what’s left of my guard
There’s teeth in the dark
(yeah, teeth in the dark)