Stone blind and left behind

Lyrics

[Intro - Harpsichord vs metal clangs bangs and scrapes, setting the scary tone]

Verse 1
They locked the gates and killed the lights
Said the night was over, go on home
I stayed behind, just for a minute
Now the exits don’t answer when I call
Hands on the wall, I count the turns
I know this place, I’ve walked it blind before
But the air feels different, thicker, wrong
Pre-chorus
Every creak is speaking now
Every silence has a weight
I say hello into the black
And something answers with a step
Chorus
Locked in the dark
Locked in darkness
Somewhere a door slams hard
Locked in the dark
Alone with darkness
And it knows where I am
Verse 2
Footsteps that aren’t mine
They start when I start, stop when I freeze
He’s learning me by sound alone
Breathing just loud enough to let me know
The machines scream on their timers
Chainsaws and recorded cries
But underneath it all I hear him
Waiting for me to give myself away
Verse 2
You think the dark is on your side
You think I can’t track what I can’t see
I’ve been listening longer than you’ve been hunting
Come closer
I already know which way you move
Final verse
My fingers find the raised dots
Danger, keep out, the warning’s clear
I break the symbols off the door
Then open it wide and slam it hard
The sound rips through the whole attraction
I don’t wait, I move, I hide
Breath held tight against the wall
He takes the bait, footsteps heavy
Drawn straight to the noise I made
I hear the door swing, hear him step inside
Then the crack, the spark, the shorted scream
Electric air and sudden silence
The dark goes quiet for the first time

bridge
He thought the dark was only mine to fear
But I left him a door that bites back
He reads with his sight, that’s clear
That limitation made him fall in my trap

Final chorus
Locked in the dark
Locked in darkness
Somewhere a door slams hard
Locked in the dark

Alone with darkness
And it knows where I am