It Knows My Name

Intro (low whisper → inhale)

Wake…

Up…

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Verse 1 (mid growl)

I wake up choking in the dark

Like something’s wrapped around my heart

My body won’t obey my brain

I try to move through liquid pain

The hallway light bleeds through the door

But it’s been closer than before

I feel it shifting by my side

Something breathing where I lie

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Pre-Chorus (raspy scream)

MY LUNGS — COLLAPSE

MY JAW — WON’T SCREAM

I’M TRAPPED INSIDE A WAKING DREAM

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Chorus (high scream)

IT KNOWS MY NAME!

IT KNOWS MY FACE!

IT PINS ME DOWN INSIDE THIS PLACE!

IT FEELS MY PULSE!

IT FEELS MY FEAR!

IT KNOWS THERE’S NO ONE ELSE TO HEAR!

(low growl)

It grips my throat

It pulls me in

And drags its fingers down my skin

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Verse 2 (growl → build)

There’s something sitting on my chest

Crushing every ragged breath

My hands won’t move, my eyes are wide

I feel its weight press from inside

It twists my wrist against the bed

I feel the pounding in my head

I try to beg, I try to cry

But something’s forcing me to lie

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Pre-Chorus (higher fry scream)

IT DOESN’T STOP!

IT DOESN’T CARE!

IT WANTS ME CONSCIOUS! WANTS ME SCARED!

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Chorus (high scream)

IT KNOWS MY NAME!

IT KNOWS MY FACE!

IT HOLDS ME DOWN WITHOUT A TRACE!

IT HEARS ME PRAY!

IT HEARS ME PLEAD!

THEN DIGS ITS NAILS IN — SLOW AND DEEP!

(low growl)

And when I wake

The marks remain

Proof it was never in my brain

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Bridge (clean → distorted)

I feel it crawl beneath my skin

I feel it pulling from within

I feel it stretch my ribs apart

To make a home inside my heart

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BREAKDOWN (half-time. cavernous.)

I…

CAN’T…

MOVE…

(pig squeal / guttural)

It splits my mouth!

It bends my spine!

It takes what little’s left of mine!

It breaks the bones

Inside my sleep

It wakes me just to watch me —

BLEED.

(dead stop)

It whispers low…

So I can hear:

“YOU’RE NEVER LEAVING HERE.”

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Final Chorus (chaotic highs)

IT KNOWS MY NAME!

IT KNOWS MY FACE!

IT KNOWS I CANNOT LEAVE THIS PLACE!

AND WHEN THE LIGHTS

ARE FINALLY GONE

IT SAYS I WON’T BE ALONE FOR LONG!

DON’T MAKE A SOUND!

DON’T TRY TO SCREAM!

IT’S NOT A NIGHTMARE—

(low inhale)

—it’s part of me.