Mascot Murder Cypher

Lyrics

Intro
[kids’ choir humming under a detuned music box]
(mask up, lights off)
(tag in, bleed out)
(what now?)

Chorus
Midnight shift, you ain’t clockin’ out
Every costume in the dark tryna rip you apart
Cold eyes glowin’ from the corners of the room
Welcome to the mascot murder cypher of doom
Stay still, little guard, don’t breathe too loud
Every damn step get you zipped in a shroud
Name on the wall in a streak of red paint
Mascots talk death, we don’t do restraint

[Verse 1 – Feral Pizzeria Clown, deranged loud tone]
I’m the birthday joke that slit your grin
Grease on my gloves, got your face tucked in
Lurkin’ through the kitchen where the flour turn ash
Children in the freezer, that’s confetti and trash
Check cams, lil’ coward, see my painted jaw twitch
Arcade lights flicker when I flip that switch
You wind that tune, I unwind your spine
Tether you to wires like a prize on a line
I serve hot pies with the organs inside
Pepperoni pupils when I widen my eyes (haha)
Manager’s note say “keep ‘em entertained”
So I juggle three heads, let the frosting rain
If you hear balloons drag cross the filthy floor
That’s me, big shoes, kickin’ in your door
Party room rug soaked, won’t dry
Every “Happy Birthday” is your last goodbye

Chorus
Midnight shift, you ain’t clockin’ out
Every costume in the dark tryna rip you apart
Cold eyes glowin’ from the corners of the room
Welcome to the mascot murder cypher of doom
Stay still, little guard, don’t breathe too loud
Every damn step get you zipped in a shroud
Name on the wall in a streak of red paint
Mascots talk death, we don’t do restraint

[Verse 2 – Giant Hungry Puppet Beast, deep guttural tone]
I’m the hungry host in a pastel hall
Big smile, big hands, I dismantle ‘em all
Pink fur, blue veins, teeth like glass
Once I hug you, you a stain on the mat
Factory shut down, but the vents still hum
Kids went missin’, they inside my gums
You pull that cord, I pull your ribs
Twist you like a toy in my plushy grip
I stalk them tracks, train cars all red
Carriages packed with the half-chewed dead
You solve that puzzle, think you free in time
I’m behind the door, droolin’ down your spine
I taste fear, sniff it out through steel
You run through foam pits, I snap your heels
Mascot on the box, monster in the back
Turn a playroom trip to a body stack
Every candy color in the corridor drips
Every puzzle piece is a piece I rip

[Verse 3 – Animatronic Bunny, cold mids tone]
Night guard, flashlight, trembling hand
I’m the long-eared shadow in the office fan
Used to dance on stage with a scripted line
Now I drag those scripts through your throat and eyes
Suit in the closet still smelling like smoke
Tech in the basement got his circuits broke
Kids put coins in the slot, then vanished
Now I wear their voices, mind all damaged
Purple glow in my visor when the hour hits two
If the doors stay open, I’m sliding through
Check your power, watch that gauge decay
When it hit zero, I make you stay
Jaw full of screws, I clamp and tear
Charge down the hall with a dead-eyed stare
The poster on the wall show a friendly grin
But the endoskeleton wanna crawl your skin
You hear that chime at six, think you live?
Clock flips back, bunny never forgives

Chorus
Midnight shift, you ain’t clockin’ out
Every costume in the dark tryna rip you apart
Cold eyes glowin’ from the corners of the room
Welcome to the mascot murder cypher of doom
Stay still,