Haunt

Lyrics

[Verse 1 - eerie synth drone, distant carnival bells, tense whisper-sung vocals]
It was Halloween, and I wore a smile like a mask,
Trying to outrun the ghosts that were breathing down my back.
My friends said, “Come on, one last scare, one last thrill,”
So we drove out past the streetlights to that house on the hill.
They took our phones at the doorway, made us sign our names,
Said, “If you want the fear, you gotta play the game.”
I laughed like I wasn’t already coming undone,
God, I was so stupid, I thought it was for fun.

[Pre-Chorus - low pulse builds, distorted bass creeping in, voices stacking in panic]
First it was the dark, then the smoke, then the screams,
Clowns in the corners and witches in my dreams.
The walls started breathing, the floor felt alive,
And I swear I heard hell open up wide.

[Chorus - heavy industrial drums, crushing bass, anguished shouted vocals]
We walked into a living hell,
And the door locked shut behind us,
Fell for the lie, fell for the spell,
Now the monsters wear our faces.
They don’t want gold, they don’t want fame,
Just blood and broken pieces,
I heard my name inside the pain,
And I ran through the teeth of the darkness.

[Verse 2 - frantic percussion, razor-sharp synths, desperate, breathless delivery]
Then I saw it happen, my friend on the floor,
And nobody moved, ‘cause they thought it was more
Of the show, of the act, of the twisted design,
But the blade was real, and the grin was divine.
They split us apart like they’d done this before,
Fed on our secrets behind every door.
My shame, my scars, every wound they could find,
Turned into a maze they could carve in my mind.
Beneath the masks, their faces were wrong,
Like something from nightmares that never belong.
Not hired for money, not chasing a crown,
Just predators smiling while they hunted us down.

[Pre-Chorus - tension rising, heartbeat kick, layered screams fading in]
I froze in the terror, I begged not to breathe,
Then survival came crawling up under my knees.
Through the tunnels I crawled with my hands in the dirt,
While my friends gave me seconds with their final hurt.

[Chorus - bigger, more violent, gang vocals and industrial synths]
We walked into a living hell,
And the door locked shut behind us,
Fell for the lie, fell for the spell,
Now the monsters wear our faces.
They don’t want gold, they don’t want fame,
Just blood and broken pieces,
I heard my name inside the pain,
And I ran through the teeth of the darkness.

[Bridge - stripped-back piano, cold reverb, whispered-to-sung vocals]
I made it out bleeding into the night,
But I knew they’d already learned my life.
My address, my fear, the shape of my home,
They thought I’d be waiting there alone.
So I lit up the windows, sharpened the dark,
Turned my own house into a killing yard.
No more prey with a trembling prayer,
This time the terror would find me there.

[Final Chorus - explosive full band, sirens, distorted harmonies, defiant screamed lines]
You walked into a living hell,
Now the door swings both ways,
I broke the chain, I broke the spell,
And I fed the night its own name.
You wanted screams, you wanted fear,
You wanted me to break down,
But I was made from all I’d lost,
And I learned how to hunt in the shadows.

[Outro - dying synths, distant thunder, cold whispered vocals]
So come on in, leader, step into the frame,
I know your face, I know your game.
The house is quiet, the lights are low,
And tonight, the monster doesn’t get to go.