[Intro]
Tick tock
Hear it lock
A little song in the dark
(ha-ha-ha)
[Verse 1]
I sign my name in chalk
On the door with the red rust hinge
Your footsteps fade like smoke
Down a hall that bends and stings
Little dolls on the shelf
Stare back with broken eyes
And every grin I pass
Looks hungry in the light
[Pre-Chorus]
Do you hear that laugh?
It knows your name
Do you hear that laugh?
It wants your shame
[Chorus]
The asylum of fear
The asylum of fear
Come a little near
The asylum of fear
(ha-ha-ha)
The asylum of fear
[Verse 2]
Cold hands on the glass
When I reach for the final key
A music box turns slow
And it plays what’s left of me
Black paint on the wall
Says you’ll never leave alive
My pulse hits the floor
Then it crawls back up inside
[Pre-Chorus]
Do you hear that laugh?
It knows your name
Do you hear that laugh?
It wants your shame
[Chorus]
The asylum of fear
The asylum of fear
Come a little near
The asylum of fear
(ha-ha-ha)
The asylum of fear
[Bridge]
I wore the mask too long
Now it fits like skin
I fed the dark my trust
Now let the dark come in
(come in)
The key is in my mouth
The lock is in my chest
And if I scream too loud
This house wakes up the rest
[Breakdown]
Ha-ha-ha
Lock the gates
Ha-ha-ha
Feed the flames
Ha-ha-ha
Say my name
The asylum of fear
[Final Chorus]
The asylum of fear
The asylum of fear
Come a little near
The asylum of fear
(ha-ha-ha)
The asylum of fear