The Faceless

VERSE 1

I woke beneath fluorescent lights,

A yellow hallway, endless white.

I heard some footsteps down the hall,

So I called out, "Hello?"

Nothing at all.

Then someone turned the corner slow,

A person-shaped silhouette.

I waved my hand. They waved back.

But something felt wrong with that.

PRE-CHORUS

They don't speak.

They don't blink.

They just stand there

When I think.

CHORUS

They're faceless,

But they're watching me.

They follow every move I make,

Like they already know what I'll be.

They're faceless,

And I don't know why

Every time I turn around,

There's another standing by.

VERSE 2

I started running through the halls,

Past empty rooms and painted walls.

But every corner brought me back

To the same place I had just passed.

Then one stepped out ahead of me.

Another waited at the side.

They slowly turned their heads toward me,

Though there were no eyes.

PRE-CHORUS

Don't look back.

Don't make a sound.

Don't let them know

You've figured it out.

CHORUS

They're faceless,

But they're watching me.

They follow every move I make,

Like they already know what I'll be.

They're faceless,

And I don't know why

Every time I turn around,

There's another standing by.

BRIDGE

I found a room.

I locked the door.

I held my breath

And counted four.

Four seconds.

Five.

Six.

Then came a knock.

One knock.

Two.

Three.

And a voice said:

"Let me in."

But I never told them

I could speak.

FINAL CHORUS

They're faceless,

But they're learning me.

They're copying the way I walk,

They're copying the way I breathe.

They're faceless,

And now I know why...

There isn't anyone behind me.

There isn't anyone outside.

OUTRO

The lights begin to hum.

Footsteps.

Closer.

Closer.

Then silence.

I look down.

My hands aren't mine anymore.