Crying in the Hallway

Chorus

Cold eyes in the hallway, night falls deep

Evil walks these halls while the mother sleeps

Glass smile shining, shadows drag him low

Blue eyes haunted, don’t nobody know

Verse 2

Step in the kitchen, fear on his tongue

Kocky Kid Kay sizing up what he’s won

Sick little jokes in the morning sun

Boy flinches, heart pounds on the run

He waits for orders, game twisted and dire

Kay grins wide, threat wrapped in satire

Family laughing, but the boy knows pain

Looking for escape, but the walls remain

Pre-Chorus

Nobody hears the storm at night

Nobody feels the heat, the fright

Hiding the welts, swallowing the lie

Staring at ceiling, praying to die

Chorus

Cold eyes in the hallway, night falls deep

Evil walks these halls while the mother sleeps

Glass smile shining, shadows drag him low

Blue eyes haunted, don’t nobody know

Chorus

Cold eyes in the hallway, night falls deep

Evil walks these halls while the mother sleeps

Glass smile shining, shadows drag him low

Blue eyes haunted, don’t nobody know

Verse 3

Sirens silent, tape on the floor

Neighbors asking, but the truth stays indoors

Blood stains patterns in the cold night air

Shattered glass stare, horror everywhere

Rain taps the window, conscience gets thin

All the secrets rotting, clawing from within

Step dad’s shadow finally laid flat

No more monster hiding under his hat

Outro

Shallow breath pausing, silence closing in

Boy’s blue eyes wide, haunted with his sin

No more footsteps clattering after nine

Empty house, but he can’t rewind

Final act marked with crimson and dread

Locked in the memory, can’t escape the dread

Cycle broken, but the pain still grows

Ashes on the carpet, name

Extended Outro

Rain on the rooftop, stains on the sheet

Cold breath hanging, shiver in the heat

Mother finds silence, plates left unclean

A hush so heavy, like nothing she’s seen

Blue-eyed reflection cracked in the glass

Ghost in the hallway, steps that never pass

Muffled confessions swallowed by guilt

Memories seep into the house he built

Distant sirens fade, time standing still

No waking nightmare left to fulfill

Voices tangled in the rafters, crawling slow

Names carved deep where no light will go

Ashes in the corners, shadow moved on

Lost little footsteps, trembling and gone

And when the dawn breaks, cold and unsure

No happy ending, just evil endured