[Intro]
On the edge of town, the whispers begin,
A haunting refrain, where shadows creep in.
[Verse 1]
I moved to a house, cracked windows and doors,
With a floor that would groan as the dead night adores.
The pipes have their stories, the walls hold their breath,
In this quiet asylum, I flirt with my death.
[Chorus]
Oh, the thing in the vents, it calls me at night,
With a voice sweet as poison, it’s curling so tight.
Come open the gate, come hear what I say—
The darkness is lovely, let’s dance in decay!
[Verse 2]
A flicker, a shadow, runs down the hallway,
A tap-tap drumming that leads me astray.
I follow the sounds through the chill and the draft,
Each whisper grows louder, it’s pulling me fast.
[Chorus]
Oh, the thing in the vents, it calls me at night,
With a voice sweet as poison, it’s curling so tight.
Come open the gate, come hear what I say—
The darkness is lovely, let’s dance in decay!
[Bridge]
Its mouth is a cavern, its grin like a knife,
In this game of shadows, it claims my life.
“Did you think you could hide? The truth’s in the air,
The vents are my kingdom, I’m everywhere.”
[Solo]
(A haunting melody weaving through quiet winds)
[Chorus]
Oh, the thing in the vents, it calls me at night,
With a voice sweet as poison, it’s curling so tight.
Come open the gate, come hear what I say—
The darkness is lovely, let’s dance in decay!
[Verse 3]
Now I am the shadow, whispering lies,
Calling your name as the daylightwood dies.
A soft, tender grasp with a lingering chill,
Turn out the light, you’re a puppet—stand still.
[Outro]
So listen closely to the silence that bends,
For in every corner, the darkness descends.
Now I’ll watch you, I’ll wait, in the dusk of your fears,
The thing in the vents, forever draws near....
[Fade-Out]
(The whispers linger as the echoes fade away)