Don’t Look Up

I swear it started small
Just a shadow on the wall
Like my eyes were playing tricks again
I laughed it off at first
Said my mind was just rehearsed
From the nights I never slept in

But it stayed when I blinked
Yeah, it moved when I breathed
Like it wanted me to notice
Now it’s tracing every step
Every thought in my head
And it’s smiling when I’m broken

I don’t wanna say it out loud
Feels like it gets closer when I do now
Every mirror, every dark room
I feel it breathing when I’m not in control


Don’t look up, don’t look up
It’s right there on the ceiling
Wide grin, too big
Like it’s feeding off the feeling
Teeth stretch, eyes gone
But I feel it staring through me
If I scream, it just laughs
Like it already knew me

Don’t look up, don’t look up
But I can’t keep pretending
It’s not real, it’s not real
But it’s never really ending
Heavy chest, can’t run
Hear it calling from above
“Come a little closer, I just wanna be your love…”


Now it follows in the day
In the light it fades to gray
But I swear I see it breathing
In reflections, in the glass
If I move, it kinda lags
Like it’s glitching just to tease me

I don’t feel like myself
Like there’s someone else
Pulling wires in my system
Every thought gets too loud
And the silence screams now
Like it’s waiting for permission


I tried to cover every light
But it’s brighter in the black of night
Tell me why it knows my name
Before I even think it


Don’t look up, don’t look up
It’s right there on the ceiling
Wide grin, too big
Like it’s feeding off the feeling
Teeth stretch, eyes gone
But I feel it staring through me
If I run, it appears
Like it’s always gonna choose me

Don’t look up, don’t look up
But I’m losing my direction
Every step, every breath
Feels like part of its reflection
Heavy bass in my head
Like a heartbeat out of sync
“Just a little closer now…
Don’t think, don’t think…”

Maybe it’s me
Maybe I broke something I can’t see
Maybe that smile is mine
Just… bigger than it should be

If I let it in
Would it finally let me sleep?
Or would I disappear
And it’d be the one they keep…


Don’t look up, don’t look up
(It’s inside me, I can feel it)
Wide grin, stitched tight
(I don’t know what’s even real, yeah)
Teeth sharp, closing in
(It’s not leaving, it’s not leaving)
I’m not me, I’m not me
But it loves the way I’m breaking

Don’t look up, don’t look up
(It’s not over, it’s beginning)
Say my name, say my name
Now it’s underneath my skin and
If I smile just right
I can almost make it stop—

…
…but it smiles back.

Dark ambient, dark pop, synths, heavy bass, cinematic, dramatic, eerie, female, pop, emotional melody, catchy