Sharing the Space

(Intro)

(A slow, detuned music box melody plays. A crisp drum rim-shot snaps on the beat, followed by a thick, dripping bassline locking into a steady walk.)

(A faint sound of a door clicking unlocked echoes in the distance.)

(Verse 1)

It started out with a draft in the hall

And shadows stretching too high on the wall

I poured a cup but I spilled it on the floor

Because my right hand wasn’t mine anymore

It’s like I’m sitting in the passenger seat

Watching my own fingers tapping to the beat

I try to speak but the voice is too deep

And it’s whispering things when I’m trying to sleep.

(Pre-Chorus)

It’s a low-key takeover, polite and precise

It asked for a room, now it’s ignoring advice

(Main Voice) I think I’m losing my grip.

(Shadow Voice) You never had it at all.

And now we’re stepping right into the hall...

(Chorus)

There’s an uninvited guest living under my skin

I didn’t lock the door so it stumbled on in

Now we’re moving in slow motion, floating through the room

Dancing with a demon in the October gloom

Yeah, it’s freaky but it’s fine, we’re just sharing the space

Just don't look too closely at the smile on my face.

(Shadow Voice) Don't look too close.

(Verse 2)

It likes the closet and it hates the daylight

It keeps me wide awake and pacing all night

I look in the mirror just to check on my hair

But my reflection is just standing there... staring mid-air

It doesn't blink when the camera flashes

It leaves footprints made of fireplace ashes

It’s got a sassy little attitude, a terrible charm

Stealing all my clothes, leaning on my arm.

(Pre-Chorus)

It’s a low-key takeover, polite and precise

It asked for a room, now it’s ignoring advice

(Main Voice) I think I’m losing my grip.

(Shadow Voice) You never had it at all.

And now we’re stepping right into the hall...

(Chorus)

There’s an uninvited guest living under my skin

I didn’t lock the door so it stumbled on in

Now we’re moving in slow motion, floating through the room

Dancing with a demon in the October gloom

Yeah, it’s freaky but it’s fine, we’re just sharing the space

Just don't look too closely at the smile on my face.

(Verse 3)

Now it’s picking out the music, dialing up the bass

Making weird expressions on my own avatar's face

It likes to float a couple inches right above the couch

With a static-heavy laugh and a lazy little slouch

I tried a little sage but it sneezed and it laughed

Then it used the smoke to write a messy lyric draft

We’re an overnight duo, a double-booked act

Two minds in the middle of a spooky little pact.

(Bridge)

(The bass drops out, leaving only a ticking clock sound and a hollow Rhodes piano chord)

(Main Voice - Whispering) Left foot, right foot, who is in control?

(Shadow Voice - Whispering) I just came to borrow what you call a soul.

(Main Voice) It’s a bit crowded inside of my head.

(Shadow Voice) Relax, my friend, and let me make the bed.

(A sudden synth swell rises, the bass drops back in heavily)

One, two, three... spin.

(Guitar/Synth Solo)

(A smooth, slightly distorted retro synth solo plays a haunting, minor-scale melody over the steady, head-nodding drum beat.)

(Chorus)

There’s an uninvited guest living under my skin

I didn’t lock the door so it stumbled on in

Now we’re moving in slow motion, floating through the room

Dancing with a demon in the October gloom

Yeah, it’s freaky but it’s fine, we’re just sharing the space

Just don't look too closely at the smile on my face.

(Outro)

(The music box melody from the intro fades back in, overlapping with the heavy bass)

Sharing the space.

Yeah, we're sharing the space.

(Shadow Voice) I think I'll stay a while.

(The music abruptly stops on a single, sharp clock-tick sound.)