They Came For Us

[Verse 1]
They called me crazy
Locked me in the white
But I saw them in the corner
Every single night
Claw marks on the ceiling
Breath behind the door
I kept on saying, baby
They’re here for something more
[Pre-Chorus]
I scratched the wall red
I begged you to see
You laughed in the hallway
And left me to bleed
Now the locks are shaking
Now the glass is cracked
Hear that low growling
There’s no turning back
[Chorus]
I tried to warn you
I tried to warn you
Now they’ve come for us all
They’ve come for us all
I tried to warn you
I tried to warn you
Run if you can, love
They’re scaling the walls
[Verse 2]
The orderlies are screaming
Keys hit the floor
Something in the dark room
Pulled them through the door
I know that face in the shadows
I know that grin
You said it was my sickness
Now let the nightmare in
[Pre-Chorus]
The lights are stuttering
The halls are alive
Hear my name in the venting
Hear the dead arrive
I’m not the broken one
Not the only one seen
Now the thing in the mirror
Is wearing my teeth
[Chorus]
I tried to warn you
I tried to warn you
Now they’ve come for us all
They’ve come for us all
I tried to warn you
I tried to warn you
Run if you can, love
They’re scaling the walls
[Bridge]
Open the shutters
Look what you made
A room full of monsters
And no one gets saved
I kept your secret
I kept my pain
Now the whole damn building
Is learning my name
[Final Chorus]
I tried to warn you
I tried to warn you
Now they’ve come for us all
They’ve come for us all
I tried to warn you
I tried to warn you
Too late to deny it
Too late to crawl
They’ve come for us all

Horror rock with driving mid-tempo drums, jagged guitar stabs, and a crawling bassline; verse keeps it tense and sparse, pre-chorus rises with tom fills and gang whispers, chorus hits in half-time with shouted gang vocals and a wailing lead. Female vocals, gritty and terrified, with double-tracked hooks, reverse cymbal swells, and brief radio-static bursts. Dark, punchy, claustrophobic mix., rock