WOKE STOIC / SINGLE
Night Terror
2026-09-30
[Intro – whispered over a ticking clock, low detuned drone]
3:00 AM...
Don't open your eyes...
Don't... open... your eyes...
[Verse 1 – tight, rapped, building pressure]
Wake up in the middle of the night
Muscles tight, blurry sight, something ain't right
Can't move, tucked in too tight
It's 3 AM in the morning, something definitely awry
Chest caved in like a cinder block's sittin' on my ribs
Scream locked in my throat, can't even part my lips
Shadow in the doorway, taller than the frame
Leanin' at the foot of the bed, whisperin' my name
Heart poundin' like a war drum beatin' out of time
Sweat soakin' through the sheets, ice crawlin' up my spine
Tell my fingers "move" — they don't answer the call
Hostage in my own skin, back against the wall
[Pre-Chorus – half-sung, strained, rising]
Breathe... (I can't)
Blink... (I can't)
Pray... (I can't)
Somebody wake me up—
[Chorus – screamed, full band drop]
Pall bearer, demon carer, human error
Error, error, error
Mind capsized, body paralyzed, eyes open wide
It's a motherfuckin' NIGHT TERROR
[Post-Chorus – melodic, soaring clean vocals]
And I'm sinking through the mattress, through the floor
Nobody hears me knockin' on the other side of the door
Hold on till the sun comes
Hold on till the sun comes..up
[Verse 2 – faster, aggressive, rapcore bounce]
Doctors call it sleep paralysis — I call it a visit
Same uninvited guest, same unfinished business
Pulled a double at the post, came home dead on my feet
Closed my eyes for a second, now the past takes a seat
Right on my chest like it's payin' rent here
Every face I couldn't save flickers crisp and clear
Brain wide awake while the body's still sleepin'
Wired for the watch, but the lock's in too deep and
Count the cracks in the ceiling, count the seconds, count the sins
Count the ways the dark keeps findin' ways to get in
Pinned down on the bunk like I'm the one in the cell
I hold the keys all day — can't unlock my own hell
[Pre-Chorus]
Breathe... (I can't)
Blink... (I can't)
Pray... (I can't)
Somebody wake me up—
[Chorus]
Pall bearer, demon carer, human error
Error, error, error
Mind capsized, body paralyzed, eyes open wide
It's a motherfuckin' NIGHT TERROR
[Post-Chorus]
And I'm sinking through the mattress, through the floor
Nobody hears me knockin' on the other side of the door
Hold on till the sun comes
Hold on till the sun comes
[Bridge – stripped down, eerie clean guitar, lullaby tone]
Hush now, it's only a dream
Hush now, don't you dare scream
It feeds on the fear, it grows on the dread
Something's sittin' at the foot of the bed
[Breakdown – slow, crushing, guttural]
Toes. Fingers. Breathe. FIGHT.
Toes. Fingers. Breathe. FIGHT.
Jus meum tuebor — I defend my right
I will NOT die in this bed tonight
WAKE. UP.
[Final Chorus – double-tracked, everything maxed]
Pall bearer, demon carer, human error
Error, error, error
Mind capsized, body paralyzed, eyes open wide
It's a motherfuckin' NIGHT TERROR
Pall bearer, demon carer, human error
Error, error, ERROR
Mind capsized, body paralyzed, eyes open wide
It's a motherfuckin' NIGHT TERROR
[Outro – spoken, breathless, clock ticking returns]
*gasp*
Lights on.
3:07.
...It'll be back tomorrow.