Hiding out in a haunted house Is paralyzing your tongue and mouth And it's stopping your hand from reaching out Rebuilding a fortress around yourself With turrets aimed at everyone else And no one is getting out or getting in When you pull down the shades, you still peek out The world sends back arrows of doubt The tell-tale hearts still beating from within floorboards or your skin Hiding out in a haunted house Is paralyzing your tongue and mouth It stops you cold from knowing what to say And the ghosts in your house still know your name They whisper a hypnagogic refrain The lights flash up and down in your hallway If you want to you can stay in all day, haunt the spectres at night It's all coming back when I can't rule out The thought that you could tear me down