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.

Extreme hardcore metal, male