INVITATION

Don’t knock.

They don’t kick doors.

They wait.

They smile.

They ask.

They need permission, but I guard the door

I tried to warn ’em, now I’m ready for war

Teeth in the dark, hear ‘em scratchin’ the floor

I don’t sleep no more — I’m the night patrol

They need permission, but I guard the door

Everybody numb, tryna pour out the roar

Lost the bed, lost the light, still I stood my ground

I ain’t prey no more — I hunt what hunts now

Cold steel table, skin to the air

Thought I was finished, laid out there

Fear tasted sweet, yeah, they circled slow

But death blinked first — I said “not my soul”

Sat up quick, felt the shift in the room

Same bodies, different doom

Something woke that don’t bruise

Picked up truth like a weapon — unsheathed it smooth

Floating silent, cloaked in unseen

Night couldn’t touch me when my mind stayed clean

But curiosity whispers sound like truth

“One look won’t hurt,” yeah, that’s the ruse

Stepped off the current just to feel the ground

Protection fades when you wander around

Came back upstairs — nothing there

No wings, no bed, just teeth in the air

They need permission, but I guard the door

I tried to warn ’em, now I’m ready for war

Teeth in the dark, hear ‘em scratchin’ the floor

I don’t sleep no more — I’m the night patrol

They need permission, but I guard the door

Everybody numb, tryna pour out the roar

Lost the bed, lost the light, still I stood my ground

I ain’t prey no more — I hunt what hunts now

House full of bodies, minds half-gone

Red cups, dead eyes, music on

I said “lock it down,” they laughed at me

Till the roof next door stared back with teeth

Four silhouettes in the sodium glow

Waiting on a yes they already know

All it takes is one “come in,” one shrug

One drunk hand on the welcome rug

I saw it clear — couldn’t save ‘em all

Some people learn when the ceiling falls

So I went low where the shadows keep score

Basement breathin’, hand on the sword

I don’t raise my voice

I raise the blade

I don’t chase the light

I stand where it fades

If I bleed for peace

So be it — paid

Someone gotta stay

When the others decay

Break (spoken, distorted)

They don’t force entry.

They wait for weakness.

Polite monsters

with good manners.

They need permission, but I guard the door

No prayers left, just rules of war

If you invite ‘em, don’t look at me

I warned you once — now I swing for keeps

They need permission, but I guard the door

Heartbeat slow, vision cold

No bed, no wings, no higher ground

Just me and the dark — and I don’t back down

Outro (quiet, chilling)

If you hear the knock…

ask yourself

who taught you

to answer.

If you want it even darker, we

whispers through the air.

Beware of The soul sucking vampires

They creep everywhere. Smile in your face nice at first. They have a dark side living beneath the skin