Scream in the Dark

[Intro] [Verse 1] (Baritone) *Echoing, gravelly tone* “Beware the stones where shadows weep, The walls breathe lies, the floorboards keep A thousand souls who dared to tread— Turn back, my friend, or join the d**d.” (Screamer Falsetto) *Piercing, chaotic shriek* “The windows glare with hollow eyes! The gate’s maw creaks, the pathway sighs… Your name is carved in rusted nails— Run! **RUN!** Before the house prevails!” [Chorus] (Both) *Baritone growls beneath falsetto wails* “Ohhh, tread not where the moonlight dies, The hearth’s cold ash, the banshee’s cries! Your courage cracks like splintered bone— That house… it hungers… you’re not alone!” [Verse 2] (Screamer Falsetto) *Unhinged, spiraling pitch* “The chimney spews a plague of flies, The roof’s teeth gnash at stormy skies! Its timbers writhe, its foundation moans— **IT KNOWS YOUR FLESH, IT CRAVES YOUR BONES!**” (Baritone) *Guttural, slow dread* “I warned you once… I’ll warn no more. The key you hold fits Death’s own door. Your pulse will freeze mid-final breath… That house… is hell… and hell’s… *unearthed*.” [Bridge] (Both) *Falsetto shrieks intercut with baritone whispers* “The doorknob bleeds… the hinges scream… The stairs descend to endless dream… **NO!** Don’t grasp the handle wrought from pain— Too late… too late… it drinks your veins!” [Outro]