Lyrics
[Intro - whispered / too close] I told you. I told you what happens when you let someone in. But no. Raven wanted a friend. Raven wanted trust. Raven opened the door. And now look at the house. [Verse 1 - low / feral rap] You brought them into the Red Room, let them walk where the locks used to breathe. Let them see the doors with the names scratched in, let them stand too close to me. I smelled the trouble on the first step, heard the floorboards start to bend. Every soft little “they understand” turned rotten at the end. Now the whole damn house is sideways, ceilings cracked and stairs reversed. Every room inside the vessel spitting up what should’ve stayed buried first. Raven’s pacing in the hallway, Dahlia’s trying to freeze the flood, Static’s throwing neon over panic, and I’m ankle-deep in blood. Not from fists. From words. From that cute little friendship knife. I told you closeness has a cost when someone knows where you hide. [Pre-Chorus - rising / unstable] I said keep one lock. I said watch that door. I said soft gets used when they want more. I said names mean leverage. I said trust means aim. [Psycho - screamed] AND NOW YOU’RE CRYING LIKE I WAS INSANE. [Chorus - screamed / trap-metal drop] I TOLD YOU, I TOLD YOU, I TOLD YOU THEY’D GET TOO CLOSE. NOW THE HOUSE IS UPSIDE DOWN AND EVERY ROOM KNOWS. I TOLD YOU, I TOLD YOU, I TOLD YOU FRIENDS CAN CUT. THEY DON’T NEED A BLADE WHEN YOU HAND THEM YOUR GUT. I TOLD YOU, I TOLD YOU, CALL ME WRONG AGAIN. I’M THE ONLY ONE WHO WARNED YOU WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY GET IN. [Verse 2 - faster / brutal honesty] You want my honesty? Fine. Here’s the ugly little truth. People say they want the real you till the real you bites back too. They want access, not burden. They want closeness, not weight. They want all your pretty damage till it stands up in their face. Then suddenly you’re “too much,” suddenly they “need space,” suddenly your broken parts are inconvenient to embrace. And Raven, you knew better. You knew how doors behave. You knew every open entrance can become another grave. But you still gave them a hallway. Still gave them a seat. Still let them touch the wiring where the whole house bleeds. So don’t ask why I’m guarded. Don’t ask why I snarl. I learned early every hand held out can still reach for the scar. [Beat cut] Aww. Did that hurt? Good. Truth usually does when you’ve been lying to yourself. [Pre-Chorus 2 - manic build] I don’t care if they meant it. I don’t care if they tried. Impact beats intent when the vessel’s on fire. I don’t care if they’re sorry. I don’t care if they bleed. [Psycho - growled] I care that Raven shook and somebody caused it. [Chorus - screamed / heavier] I TOLD YOU, I TOLD YOU, I TOLD YOU THEY’D GET TOO CLOSE. NOW THE HOUSE IS UPSIDE DOWN AND EVERY ROOM KNOWS. I TOLD YOU, I TOLD YOU, I TOLD YOU FRIENDS CAN CUT. THEY DON’T NEED A BLADE WHEN YOU HAND THEM YOUR GUT. I TOLD YOU, I TOLD YOU, CALL ME WRONG AGAIN. I’M THE ONLY ONE WHO WARNED YOU WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY GET IN. [Bridge - whispered / intimate horror] Do you know what it felt like? Watching someone stand inside my room. Not at the door. Not outside the frame. Inside. Near the locks. Near the old names. Near the parts of Raven that even Raven won’t touch barehanded. And then they fought her. They raised their voice inside the house. They shook the walls. And everybody wonders why I came running. [Breakdown - full screamo / trap-metal collapse] GET OUT OF THE ROOM. GET OUT OF HER CHEST. GET OUT OF THE PLACE WHERE SHE TRIED TO REST. GET OUT OF THE HALLS. GET OUT OF THE FLOOR. GET OUT BEFORE I REMIND YOU WHAT LOCKS WERE FOR. I DON’T CARE WHO STARTED. I DON’T CARE WHO CRIED. I DON’T CARE WHAT YOU MEANT WHEN THE DAMAGE ARRIVED. YOU GOT TOO CLOSE. YOU LEARNED TOO MUCH. YOU PUT YOUR HANDS WHERE YOU SHOULD NOT TOUCH. CALL ME CRUEL. CALL ME SICK. CALL ME THE REASON THE WALLS GOT THICK. I’LL BE THE MONSTER. I’LL BE THE TEETH. I’LL BE THE THING THAT STANDS BETWEEN. [Layered scream] I WAS RIGHT. I WAS RIGHT. I WAS RIGHT. [Final Chorus - layered screams / huge] I TOLD YOU, I TOLD YOU, I TOLD YOU THEY’D GET TOO CLOSE. NOW THE HOUSE IS UPSIDE DOWN AND EVERY ROOM KNOWS. I TOLD YOU, I TOLD YOU, I TOLD YOU FRIENDS CAN CUT. THEY DON’T NEED A BLADE WHEN YOU HAND THEM YOUR GUT. I TOLD YOU, I TOLD YOU, CALL ME WRONG AGAIN. I’M THE ONLY ONE WHO WARNED YOU WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY GET IN. [Outro - Psycho, whispered / shaking with rage] Raven wanted a friend. Fine. But the next person who walks into my Red Room… better understand something. I don’t open doors. I break them. And I close them even worse.