The Prize Room

Lyrics

[Intro] The prize room clock forgets to move Dust on the stars and a locked-up moon I hear four footsteps cross the hall No one is there when I turn at all [Verse 1] The cameras blink in little squares A paper crown and empty chairs The service door is breathing heat Something drags a chain beneath my feet I count the doors, I check the signs The minute hand has lost its mind A painted grin turns toward the glass I hold my breath and let it pass [Pre-Chorus] You said the building sleeps at night Then why are all the eyes alive? [Chorus] Stay where the cameras can see you Don’t let the silence deceive you When the hallway starts to bend You won’t know where the night will end Lock every door, kill every light Something is learning your name tonight If you hear that metal call Don’t turn around, don’t turn around at all [Verse 2] A birthday tape begins to play The voice is warped and far away It says my name, then skips the part Where someone laughs behind the dark The breaker sparks, the room goes red A row of faces leaves the stage One plastic hand taps on the pane Three slow knocks, then knocks again [Pre-Chorus] You said the building sleeps at night Then why are all the eyes alive? [Chorus] Stay where the cameras can see you Don’t let the silence deceive you When the hallway starts to bend You won’t know where the night will end Lock every door, kill every light Something is learning your name tonight If you hear that metal call Don’t turn around, don’t turn around at all [Bridge] Five bells ring from the prize machine The safest room is not as clean A friendly face behind the screen Keeps getting closer in between [Breakdown] One door Two doors No way out Three steps Four breaths Hear that sound [Final Chorus] Stay where the cameras can see you Don’t let the silence deceive you When the hallway starts to bend You won’t know where the night will end Lock every door, kill every light Something is learning your name tonight When the morning sirens call Count the empty chairs along the wall [Outro] The prize room clock begins to move Dust falls down from the painted moon I reach for the handle, hear one more breath The night shift ends, but not the threat