Teeth In The Dark

Broodingalternativerockwithmalevocals,detunedbaritoneguitar,floor-tomheavydrums,andagrindingbassdrone.Versesstayhushedandclose-mic’d;chorusexplodeswithdistortedpowerchordsanddoubledvocals.Subtlehorror-moviesynthswellscreepinontheedges,withafinalchorusthatpullsbacktoawhisperoverasinglepulsingnote.

[Verse 1]
Cold tile
Bare feet
Fridge light humming
Empty glass
But my throat keeps burning
Clock hands
Crawl like something wounded
In this house
Every shadow’s watching

[Chorus]
You got your teeth in the dark (don’t let go)
Gnawing the calm from my bones
Breath on my neck like a promise
Low and close
Low and close
If I turn on the light
Will you vanish
Or climb right out of the wall
You got your teeth in the dark
And I can’t sleep at all

[Verse 2]
Nails tap
On the old wood headboard
(Name me)
You say it from the floorboards
My pulse
Beats loud
Too loud
Too heavy
Like boots
On a stair that isn’t ready

[Chorus]
You got your teeth in the dark (hey)
Gnawing the calm from my bones
Breath on my neck like a promise
Low and close
Low and close
If I turn on the light
Will you vanish
Or climb right out of the wall
You got your teeth in the dark
And I can’t sleep at all

[Bridge]
Maybe you’re mine
All the worst parts
Every bad thought
Given red eyes and claws
So I lay still
Let you chew through my heart
If you’re inside me
You can’t live in these walls (right?)

[Chorus]
You got your teeth in the dark (ooh)
Gnawing the calm from my bones
Breath on my neck like a promise
Low and close
Low and close
If I open my mouth
Will you answer
Or pour straight out like a flood
You got your teeth in the dark
And you’re hungry for blood