Azrael is watching me, and he knows
Every little place I go, every door I close
Three apples tall and a shadow on the wall
Azrael is watching me, and he knows it all

I ran across the garden with my pockets full of doubt
Every time I turned around, the cat was hanging out
He sat beside the window with a look that said "I see"
Then he blinked exactly once and stared directly through me
I tried to lose him in the brambles, tried to hide behind a tree
But he followed at a distance like a private company
The collar had a little bell, the bell had no sound
And every road I chose was the road that circled round

Azrael is watching me, and he knows
Every little place I go, every door I close
Three apples tall and a shadow on the wall
Azrael is watching me, and he knows it all

The landlord had a whisker and a contract in his paw
The manager was purring while he quoted me the law
The data broker smiled and said, "Your habits are a gift"
Then the cat looked at my phone and gave the screen a little lift
I ran into the forest but the forest had a fee
I tried to buy some privacy and found it wasn't free
The cat sat on the doorstep as the evening turned to gray
And every little secret had a price I couldn't pay

Azrael is watching me, and he knows
Every little place I go, every door I close
Three apples tall and a shadow on the wall
Azrael is watching me, and he knows it all

I stopped and faced the cat beneath the crooked pine
He yawned as if to tell me that the trouble wasn't mine
Maybe fear's a little landlord who can live inside your head
Maybe every shadow's just a place where light has fled
Azrael is watching me, and he knows
But I am going home now, and I'm closing all the doors