Breath Never Released

Verse 1

Creaking steps, dust on the wall

Faded paintings, moonless crawl

Chill in my spine, breath held

Two words

Cold corners swallow sound

Shadows thick, crawling around

Hushed heartbeat, hiding from things unsaid

Chorus

Eyes in the dark, watching

Eyes everywhere, watching

Silence splits, then laughter—soft mocking

I don’t dare run, still I listen

Eyes in the dark, always watching

Verse 2

Pale handprints—window fog

Loose floorboard, rats in a log

Cobweb trails, fear follows the fold

No wind

Maybe I see something move

Maybe it waits in the next room

Maybe the hallway breathes, stretching cold

Chorus

Eyes in the dark, watching

Eyes everywhere, watching

Silence splits, then laughter—soft mocking

I don’t dare run, still I listen

Eyes in the dark, always watching

Bridge

Claw marks under peeling paint

Silent figures flicker, faint

Walls whisper secrets nobody names

No lights

Chill in my back, breath never released

Same three steps—never at peace

The monsters breathe quiet, playing games

Verse 3

Jars of teeth, locked behind glass

Rotting curtains, moth-bitten sash

Windless windows, grime clouding vision

Low groans

Monsters sit, circling slow

Monsters grin when you try to go

Rooms looping, terror drowns decision

Chorus

Eyes in the dark, watching

Eyes everywhere, watching

Silence splits, then laughter—soft mocking

I don’t dare run, still I listen

Eyes in the dark, always watching

Post-Chorus

Watching

Watching

Watching

Can’t leave—still watching