They Left The Door Open

[Intro – Soft whispering, distant child laughter, eerie ambiance]
“It was supposed to stay locked…”
But they left the door open.
Now it’s all inside me.
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[Verse 1 – Mournful melody with distorted undertones]
Fingernails scrape at the back of my brain
They whisper secrets that echo like pain
A lock on the door, but the hinges weep
And something crawls in every time I sleep
I stitched my faith with gasoline
Lit the match and called it clean
But you can’t bury what you fed—
Now it wakes inside my head
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[Pre-Chorus – Female vocals, soft and chilling]
“You let it in… you let it win…
Now you’re the place it’s always been.”
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[Chorus – Full band explosion, screamed & sung layers]
They left the door open—now I’m not alone
I talk in voices I don’t own
Possessed by the pieces I tried to ignore
Now they’re laughing while I scratch at the floor
You can’t fix what’s not your skin
You can’t pray out what crawls within
They left the door open—now I can’t close
The part of me that’s become my ghost
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[Verse 2 – Rapped delivery, frantic and raw]
I counted the pills just to count control
But the shadows fed on every hole
My thoughts glitch out like broken screens
Static screams inside my dreams
I wear a smile stitched in thread
But my reflection’s hanging by a thread
And behind those eyes—it’s not just me
It’s a thousand things I’ll never be
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[Pre-Chorus – Female vocals again, layered in reverse behind male whisper]
“Don’t look back, you’re already gone…
This body’s just where nightmares spawn…”
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[Chorus – Repeat, heavier screams, dissonant guitars]
They left the door open—now I’m not alone
I speak in tongues I’ve never known
Possessed by trauma, drenched in rot
It’s not your fault… but it’s all I’ve got
You can’t heal what’s not your pain
You can’t silence what calls your name
They left the door open—now I reside
In the haunted place I used to hide
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[Breakdown – Crushing tempo drop, growled & screamed with reverb FX]
(YOU LEFT IT OPEN!)
NOW IT’S CRAWLING THROUGH MY TEETH!
EVERY THOUGHT—A SACRIFICE!
EVERY BREATH—A CURSE I BREATHE!
—There’s no escape when YOU ARE THE PRISON—
I’M NOT ALONE. I’M WHAT’S BEEN MISSING!
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[Bridge – Female vocal chant layered over low rumble and heartbeat FX]
I am the knock in the middle of the night…
I am the name that your dreams recite…
I am the fear that was always near…
You opened the door—now I’m here.
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[Final Chorus – Half-time, dragged-out, despair mixed with power]
They left the door open—now I’m undone
Merged with the dark, fused with the sun
Possessed by rage, raised in sin
No turning back from what’s within
This isn’t healing—it’s the end
A war inside I can’t defend
They left the door open—now I confess
I am the voice inside your chest
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[Outro – Door slam sound. Then silence. Then a whisper:]
“Welcome home.”

Possession-Core / Horror Alt-Metal / Theatrical Rock, male and female, male