Breathe Between the Floorboardsv6

[Intro — near silence, faint heartbeat, distant rustle] [Whispered vocals] Don’t make a sound. It’s listening. [Verse 1 — whispered clean vocals, sparse piano] Bare feet crossing broken glass, A held breath as the shadows pass. Dust hangs frozen in the light, The whole world learns to fear the night. Your hand finds mine beneath the floor, We count the steps outside the door. No prayers, no words, no warning call— Just one small noise can wake it all. [Pre-Chorus — tension building, extreme vocals] HOLD YOUR BREATH! DON’T LET IT HEAR! IT’S AT THE WINDOW! IT’S ALREADY NEAR! [Chorus — melodic clean vocals, heavy guitars] We breathe between the floorboards, We hide beneath the fear. The silence is a shelter, But it’s closing in from here. If I can’t say I love you, I’ll keep you close instead. Stay with me until the morning— If the morning comes again. [Breakdown — abrupt, stop-start hits, a single scrape] [Extreme vocals] NO LIGHT! NO VOICE! NO WAY TO WARN YOU! [Silence] DON’T MOVE! [Verse 2 — restrained clean vocals, pulsing low strings] A toy lies stranded in the dust, One careless step could turn to rust— The quiet world we built by hand Into a grave beneath the sand. You lift the child; I take the flame. No one here can speak our names. Then somewhere far away, a cry— And every shadow starts to rise. [Pre-Chorus — extreme vocals, rising intensity] HOLD YOUR BREATH! THE FLOORBOARDS SHAKE! ONE WRONG SOUND— AND THE WALLS WILL BREAK! [Chorus — larger, layered vocals] We breathe between the floorboards, We hide beneath the fear. The silence is a shelter, But it’s closing in from here. If I can’t say I love you, I’ll keep you close instead. Stay with me until the morning— If the morning comes again. [Bridge — piano and soft strings, whispered vocals] I would give the world a voice If it meant you could be heard. But we have learned to speak in touch, In every breath, in every word We never say. [Final Breakdown — sudden impact, stop-start rhythm] [Extreme vocals] MAKE A SOUND! [Silence] LET IT COME! [Impact] WE’RE STILL HERE! WE’RE NOT DONE! [Final Chorus — full band, emotional clean vocals] We breathe between the floorboards, But we won’t live in fear. The silence was our shelter— Now the signal’s ringing clear. If I can’t say I love you, I’ll show you where I stand. Stay with me until the morning— I will not let go of your hand. [Outro — fading heartbeat, one distant creak] [Whispered vocals] Don’t make a sound. It’s listening.