Ink in the Hall

Lyrics

Verse 1
I came through the ink gate, black on my sleeve
Old tape in the wall and it still let me leave
Clockwork in the dark, hear the floorboards creep
Boris in the corner with a half-built dream

Searchin' through the studio, cards on the desk
Sammy in the rafters, he was never at rest
Gent pipe hiss, then the whole room froze
Saw a little smile where the candle glow goes

Henry in the halls with the tired old stride
Me and that demon got a whole lotta time
Thin horns, sharp grin, got a cruel little shine
When the screen went black, I was still in line

Pre-Chorus
Turn the page, hear the reel unwind
Every door's got teeth on the other side
If I run, it run with me
Ink to my shoes, let it set me free

Chorus
Bendy in the dark, bendy in the dark
Little black grin, leave a mark, leave a mark
Bendy in the dark, bendy in the dark
Run through the ink when the halls go stark
(ink, ink)
Bendy in the dark
(oh, Bendy)
Bendy in the dark

Verse 2
Chapter One pressure, all I hear is drip
Pipes in the ceiling and the whole place sick
Search for the exit, but the exit lied
Every time I swear it's there, it slides

Lost Ones stalking with their paper-skin flex
Smile too wide when they come for your neck
Tommy gun echo in the old studio room
Guess I learned fear from a reel-to-reel boom

Alice in the mirror with the angel face cold
Halo made of lies and a voice too bold
She say, “Baby, kneel,” I say, “Never again”
'Cause I've seen what it costs when the ink lets in

Bacon soup on the shelf, ain't no peace in that
Just a last little meal for the chase in back
Pressure in my chest like a broken-down synth
Still I keep it moving when the shadows twitch

Pre-Chorus
Turn the page, hear the reel unwind
Every door's got teeth on the other side
If I fall, let the floorboards sing
Ink in my blood and the bells still ring

Chorus
Bendy in the dark, bendy in the dark
Little black grin, leave a mark, leave a mark
Bendy in the dark, bendy in the dark
Run through the ink when the halls go stark
(ink, ink)
Bendy in the dark
(oh, Bendy)
Bendy in the dark

Verse 3
Chapter Two, I'm deep where the sermons rot
Sammy on a stage with a spotlight shot
Mask in the dust and the note says run
But the whole damn room feel like a loaded gun

Boris, keep pace, don't let 'em get us split
I know that grin when the shadows fit
If the wall start breathing and the paint start slick
I ain't looking back, I don't trip, I stick

Joey Drew lies in the bones of the place
Every frame got a scar, every corridor a trace
Old cartoons haunt like a loop in my head
Cute on the screen, but the room filled with dread

I been through the ink room, through the stained-out lore
Through the teeth in the floor and the knocks on the door
If the projector turns, then the nightmare starts
But I still move smooth through the blackened parts

Bridge
Half-time break
Little demon laugh in the tunnel glow
I know your name, I know how this goes
Hands on the wall, and the wall hands back
One wrong step and the whole thing snaps

Chorus
Bendy in the dark, bendy in the dark
Little black grin, leave a mark, leave a mark
Bendy in the dark, bendy in the dark
Run through the ink when the halls go stark
(ink, ink)
Bendy in the dark
(oh, Bendy)
Bendy in the dark

Verse 4
Final run, every symbol hit like code
Every old dream got a heavy load
Ink machine hum like a beast in the pit
Once you hear it calling, you can’t quit

Wheels keep turning in a room gone dead
Saw my own shadow nod its head
Could be the end, could be another loop
Either way I’m still in the soup

Henry got scars, but he still go on
Boris at my side when the light is gone
And that little grin in the corner seat
Always one step closer when the drums repeat

So if you hear that laugh in the wall at night
Don’t blink twice, don’t turn