[Intro]
Whispers echo through the empty hall
Clock ticks loud as shadows call
Don’t be late, don’t be late
Shadow Cat, I’m staking my claim
[Verse 1]
From the dark where the school bell died away
Split by light and the quiet of decay
Blood on the floor, rage in my chest
Teeth of night and a curse in my breath
Halls tremble as chains scrape the floor
Whispers rise, they remember the roar
Blue eye cold, red eye unrests
You played with fire, now the nightmare rests
I was buried deep, forgotten stone
Risen now to claim a broken throne
Claws on walls, metal sings a crack
Too late, there’s no turning back
Zoe watches, feeling my pain
Monster free from the chains again
Every lie they fed fuels the rise
Into the beast they fear in their nights
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear that bell? No class tonight
Feel that breath? I’m right behind
One more step—then flatline
You can pray, but you’re mine
[Chorus]
DON’T BE LATE! DON’T BE LATE!
I’m in the dark, I’m fueled by hate
DON’T BE LATE! DON’T BE LATE!
Hear my steps, they seal your fate
[Verse 2]
Silent prowler through the cracked black halls
I govern fear with the echoing calls
Names fade out in the chill of wind
The gate of dawn won’t let you in
I wear the night like a second skin
Every whisper crawls under your skin
Chasing you down the broken lane
Till you bow to the king of pain
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear that bell? No class tonight
Feel that breath? I’m right behind
One more step—then flatline
You can pray, but you’re mine
[Chorus]
DON’T BE LATE! DON’T BE LATE!
I’m in the dark, I’m fueled by hate
DON’T BE LATE! DON’T BE LATE!
Hear my steps, they seal your fate
[Bridge]
Shadow Cat, hear the midnight sigh
I’m the verse you dread to try
When all the lights refuse to shine
Know I’m the fear you find inside
[Chorus]
DON’T BE LATE! DON’T BE LATE!
I’m in the dark, I’m fueled by hate
DON’T BE LATE! DON’T BE LATE!
Hear my steps, they seal your fate
[Outro]
So listen close as the corridors close
I’m the rumor that your courage knows
Don’t be late, don’t be late
Until the dawn rewrites the slate
