[Intro – distant church bell, cold synth pad]
The moon hangs thin and white
No one walks the streets tonight
[Verse 1 – muted piano, slow pulsing bass]
I don't cast a shadow when I move
Silk on skin, I smell you in the room
You left the window cracked for air
You don't even know I'm already there
[Pre-Chorus – rising synth hum]
Your heart beats loud against the wall
You feel the cold before you fall
[Chorus – deep bass drop, layered ghost vocals]
I am the hunger in the dark
I am the mark upon your heart
You will not scream, you will not run
You'll thank me when the dawn won't come
[Verse 2 – faint string arpeggio, heavier bass]
I drank the years that you would waste
I kissed the fear right off your face
They told you monsters have sharp teeth
They never told you monsters feel this sweet
[Pre-Chorus – building tension]
Your breath comes fast, your pulse runs high
You don't want this to end tonight
[Chorus – intensified vocals, rolling low end]
I am the silence after dark
I am the ghost inside your heart
You will not fight, you will not turn
You'll burn with me forever more
[Bridge – stripped back piano only]
I was human once long ago
I still remember how it felt to glow
[Solo – weeping violin, slow building intensity]
(Instrumental Solo)
[Final Chorus – full wall of sound, echoing vocals]
I am the hunger in the dark
I am the mark upon your heart
You will not sleep, you will not die
You'll walk with me through endless night
[Outro – fading bass, distant wind]
The sun will never rise again
You are mine until the end