The halls hit hard pt7

At first… I smiled. After mold rot and dying halls, this place felt softer than them all. Pastel walls, tiny chairs, sunlight glow that wasn’t there. It looked like my childhood daycare wing, the one with the alphabet ceiling rings. For a second I forgot the maze— stood there lost in younger days. [Verse 1 — Infinite Daycare] But the deeper I walked, the longer it stretched, hallways looping, perspective bent. Playrooms repeating but never the same, like memory copies losing their frame. Boards hung high with symbols unknown, chalk drawings carved in a language not shown. Stick-figure kids with scribbled smiles— but faces warped… stretched… hostile. Crayon suns dripping down the wall, Cartoon kids drawn way too tall. Every drawing looked half-erased, Like something tried to hide their face. [Bridge — Sanity Distortion] That’s when the feeling started slow— A pressure deep in thoughts below. Not fear… not pain… but something wrong— Like my mind couldn’t stay strong. My steps felt lighter… but harder to guide, Like logic itself slipped to the side. I laughed once for no reason at all— Then didn’t know why I laughed at all. [Chorus — Mental Slippage] This place don’t hurt your skin or bone— It eats the thoughts you think you own. Every second your mind feels thin— Like childhood memories pulling you in. [Verse 2 — Mascot Window] I passed a classroom window frame, paint chipped off around its name. That’s when I saw it standing there— A mascot figure… tall… just staring. Big foam head with stitched-on grin, Buttons for eyes sunk deep within. Fur matted down like soaked-up dread, Neck tilted wrong… slightly dead. It didn’t move… just watched me pass— Frozen there behind the glass. So I kept walking… tried to ignore— But my foot caught carpet on the floor. [Impact Moment] I tripped. Hands hit tile — camera slid— And in that second… It was no longer behind the glass. [Verse 3 — The Chase] Heavy mascot footsteps slammed the hall, No playful bounce — just predator crawl. It ran at me with puppet speed, No will… no thought… just chase… just need. I tried to stand but my legs lagged behind, Like the daycare had poisoned my mind. Every movement delayed by dread, Like invisible hands pulled back my tread. [Backward Trance] I stumbled backward in a trance, Locked in fear… couldn’t advance. One slow step for every thud, Each footfall shaking through my blood. My vision tunneled… breaths went thin— Like sanity was peeling within. I couldn’t run… couldn’t scream— Just falling slow inside the dream. [Bridge — Losing Hope] So I covered my eyes… gave in to fate, Thought this mascot would seal my state. Heartbeat loud as a war drum sound— Waiting to feel it drag me down. [Impact — Entity Crushed] Then— A thunder crack above my head. Wood splintered loud — shelves gave way— A giant bookcase crashed mid-sway. It slammed the mascot to the tile, Crushing the grin… ending the trial. Dust filled the air where it once stood— Still twitching under shattered wood. [Aftermath — Fear Returns] I crawled back shaking, chest tight bound, Didn’t trust the silence around. If that shelf hadn’t fallen then— I wouldn’t still be filming again. This level plays with your will to stand— Not claws… but your own mind’s hand. [Outro — Determined but Shaken] I’m scared again… yeah I admit— This place breaks thoughts piece by bit. But I didn’t come this far to stay, Trapped in memories that rot away. So I picked up my cam… walked deeper through, Past drawings that watched whatever I’d do. Still breathing. Still moving. Still wanting to go. Even if this level eats my sanity slow.