[Verse 1]
You wake up in the hollow of a Friday afternoon
With the shadows stretching long across the floor
You’ve been waiting for a signal, or a light inside the room
But the latch is stuck upon the cellar door
And the man who sold you silence is coming back for more.
[Chorus]
It’s the fear of all evil, the ghost in the machine
The spaces left between the things you say
It’s the weight of every shadow that you’ve ever really seen
Tearing all the color from the day.
[Verse 2]
They promised you a garden if you’d only stay in line
And keep your polished shoes upon the sand
But the clock is moving backwards and you’re running out of time
With a heavy piece of nothing in your hand
Just another quiet failure in a loud and crowded land.
[Bridge]
Build the wall, brick by brick
Lock the gate, turn the wick
Down... down... down.
[Guitar Solo]
[Outro]
Don’t look behind the curtain...
The fear is only human, after all.
