Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
I USED TO BE A MACHINE -
THATS NOT THE WAY
THATS NOT THE WAY THAT I TAUGHT YOU THATS NOT THE WAY
I TOLD YOU IM NERVOUS, NOT PLAYIN’
DON’T REPEAT THE WORDS IM SAYIN’
I NOTICE YOU LOCK ALL THE DOORS WHEN I’M AROUND
IM DONE
WHO GAVE YOU PERMISSION TO SPEAK? IM DONE
WHO GAVE YOU PERMISSION TO BREATHE?
COME DOWN
I COME DOWN CALM DOWN
YOU CALM DOWN COME DOWN
I COME
DOWN
I TOLD YOU IM NERVOUS, NOT PLAYIN’
DON’T REPEAT THE WORDS IM SAYIN’
I NOTICE YOU LOCK ALL THE DOORS WHEN I’M AROUND
IM DONE
WHO GAVE YOU PERMISSION TO SPEAK? IM DONE
WHO GAVE YOU PERMISSION TO BREATHE?
I USED TO BE A MACHINE BUT I GAVE YOU MY LOVE I USED TO BE A MACHINE BUT I GAVE YOU MY LOVE GAVE YOU MY LOVE
I GAVE YOU MY LOVE
WHO GAVE YOU THE BRUISES
WHO TAUGHT YOU HOW TO SPEAK WHO SHOWED YOU THE BALANCE WHO LISTENS WHEN YOU NEED
WHO SHOWED YOU THE NEW LIGHT WHO TAUGHT YOU HOW TO SEE
WHO LIFTS YOU UP WHEN YOU’RE LOW WHO BRINGS YOU TO YOUR KNEES
WHO TAUGHT YOU HOW TO FUCK WHO TAUGHT YOU HOW TO BLEED WHO TAUGHT YOU HOW TO FIGHT WHO GAVE YOU ROOM TO BREATHE WHO GAVE YOU ROOM TO BREATHE WHO GAVE YOU ROOM TO BREATHE WHO GAVE YOU ROOM TO BREATHE WHO GAVE YOU ROOM TO BREATHE WHO GAVE YOU ROOM TO BREATHE WHO GAVE YOU ROOM TO BREATHE
IM DONE
WHO GAVE YOU PERMISSION TO SPEAK? IM DONE
WHO GAVE YOU PERMISSION TO BREATHE?
COME DOWN
I COME DOWN CALM DOWN
YOU CALM DOWN COME DOWN
I COME
DOWN
If you ever wondered what goes on in the head of a film noir hitman, horror novel asylum inmate, or a golden age silver screen villain, it might sound something like SPIRIT IN THE ROOM. The vision of Louisiana-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Dennis R. Sanders unfurls through cigarette smoke, cheap booze, and distortion like an anachronistic fever dream soundtracked by a collision of gothic vocal hues, immersive alternative architecture, and jarring metallic catharsis. It’s scary at times. It’s sad at other times. However, it’s always unpredictable—especially on SPIRIT IN THE ROOM’s 2022 debut EP for Housecore Records, Flamingo.
Directed by: David Brenner/Gridfailure
Order your copy today!
housecorerecords.com/pages/spirit-in-the-room
spiritintheroom.bandcamp.com/album/flamingo
I USED TO BE A MACHINE -
THATS NOT THE WAY
THATS NOT THE WAY THAT I TAUGHT YOU THATS NOT THE WAY
I TOLD YOU IM NERVOUS, NOT PLAYIN’
DON’T REPEAT THE WORDS IM SAYIN’
I NOTICE YOU LOCK ALL THE DOORS WHEN I’M AROUND
IM DONE
WHO GAVE YOU PERMISSION TO SPEAK? IM DONE
WHO GAVE YOU PERMISSION TO BREATHE?
COME DOWN
I COME DOWN CALM DOWN
YOU CALM DOWN COME DOWN
I COME
DOWN
I TOLD YOU IM NERVOUS, NOT PLAYIN’
DON’T REPEAT THE WORDS IM SAYIN’
I NOTICE YOU LOCK ALL THE DOORS WHEN I’M AROUND
IM DONE
WHO GAVE YOU PERMISSION TO SPEAK? IM DONE
WHO GAVE YOU PERMISSION TO BREATHE?
I USED TO BE A MACHINE BUT I GAVE YOU MY LOVE I USED TO BE A MACHINE BUT I GAVE YOU MY LOVE GAVE YOU MY LOVE
I GAVE YOU MY LOVE
WHO GAVE YOU THE BRUISES
WHO TAUGHT YOU HOW TO SPEAK WHO SHOWED YOU THE BALANCE WHO LISTENS WHEN YOU NEED
WHO SHOWED YOU THE NEW LIGHT WHO TAUGHT YOU HOW TO SEE
WHO LIFTS YOU UP WHEN YOU’RE LOW WHO BRINGS YOU TO YOUR KNEES
WHO TAUGHT YOU HOW TO FUCK WHO TAUGHT YOU HOW TO BLEED WHO TAUGHT YOU HOW TO FIGHT WHO GAVE YOU ROOM TO BREATHE WHO GAVE YOU ROOM TO BREATHE WHO GAVE YOU ROOM TO BREATHE WHO GAVE YOU ROOM TO BREATHE WHO GAVE YOU ROOM TO BREATHE WHO GAVE YOU ROOM TO BREATHE WHO GAVE YOU ROOM TO BREATHE
IM DONE
WHO GAVE YOU PERMISSION TO SPEAK? IM DONE
WHO GAVE YOU PERMISSION TO BREATHE?
COME DOWN
I COME DOWN CALM DOWN
YOU CALM DOWN COME DOWN
I COME
DOWN
If you ever wondered what goes on in the head of a film noir hitman, horror novel asylum inmate, or a golden age silver screen villain, it might sound something like SPIRIT IN THE ROOM. The vision of Louisiana-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Dennis R. Sanders unfurls through cigarette smoke, cheap booze, and distortion like an anachronistic fever dream soundtracked by a collision of gothic vocal hues, immersive alternative architecture, and jarring metallic catharsis. It’s scary at times. It’s sad at other times. However, it’s always unpredictable—especially on SPIRIT IN THE ROOM’s 2022 debut EP for Housecore Records, Flamingo.
Directed by: David Brenner/Gridfailure
Order your copy today!
housecorerecords.com/pages/spirit-in-the-room
spiritintheroom.bandcamp.com/album/flamingo
