Echoes in the Static

Lyrics

[Verse 1] The ceiling shakes, the night won't let me sleep There's someone breathing somewhere underneath I hear the floorboards cracking down the hall But every time I turn around, there's nothing at all Three missed calls from an unknown name Same fucking footsteps following me again I lock the door, then hear the handle move Tell me I'm imagining it — tell me that it's true [Pre-Chorus] There's something in the dark tonight I swear I saw it move outside Every shadow knows my name And every street looks just the same [Chorus] I'm caught inside the static Someone's always watching me I hear them getting closer But there's nobody I can see They're running through my memories They're breathing down my neck I don't know what's real anymore And I can't catch my breath [Verse 2] Footsteps echo when I start to run One set behind me, then suddenly there's one I hit the lights — the hallway's fucking clear Then something whispers something only I should hear I check the windows, check them all again The curtains move like somebody's outside I hear a voice say, "You can't hide forever" But when I scream, the whole house goes silent [Pre-Chorus] There's something in the dark tonight I swear I saw it move outside Every shadow knows my name And every street looks just the same [Chorus] I'm caught inside the static Someone's always watching me I hear them getting closer But there's nobody I can see They're running through my memories They're breathing down my neck I don't know what's real anymore And I can't catch my breath [Breakdown] RUN Don't look behind you Don't look behind you DON'T LOOK BEHIND YOU I know they're there I know they're there I KNOW THEY'RE THERE ...or do I? [Bridge] Maybe it's the dark Maybe it's my head Maybe every face I see Is someone I should dread The mirrors keep on moving The walls are closing in I hear them at the front door Then hear them from within Something's in the way Something knows my name I keep running faster But I'm always in the same place [Final Chorus] I'm caught inside the static And now it's following me Every siren sounds like warning Every stranger looks guilty They're running through my memories They're breathing down my neck I don't know what's real anymore But I won't let the fear decide what's next [Outro] Footsteps... Footsteps... Getting closer I turn around— Nothing. Then the whisper comes again: "You really thought you lost me?"