[Verse 1] She sits where the paint is gone On the rusty swings Shoes in the gravel, whistling a song Counting the clouds gone by The slide has a crack like a smile The seesaw leans in the mud And every time she says, " Wanna Play " Little voices answer back " Till the sun comes up " [Pre-Chorus] Then the swings start moving slowly Even with no wind at all She hears them giggle in the dark And she claps when they hear her call [Chorus] Play with me Underneath the rusted chains Please play with me The ghost kids know my name Round and round, don't look down They never want to leave Play with me Wanna Play? [Verse 2] She brought a red paper kite It got caught in the broken fence They said they'd help her get it back With tiny hands through the mesh One wears rain in his hair One has a cracked-up skull One sits silent on the merry-go-round And hums a soothing lull [Pre-Chorus] Then the merry-go-round turns fast But her feet stay fixed in place She laughs when the shadows clap And the cold slips over her face [Chorus] Play with me Underneath the rusted chains Please play with me The ghost kids know my name Round and round, don't look down They never want to leave Play with me Wanna Play? [Bridge] Mama called from the far dark road But she didn't hear that sound Too busy learning a brand-new game With the children who's bodies are underground Now the sandbox fills with frost And the rusty chains all creak her tune Playing in that playground has a cost Your soul will remain, playing under the moon [Final Chorus] Play with me Underneath the rusted chains Please play with me The ghost kids know my name Round and round, don't look down They never want to leave Play with me Let's Play! [Outro] She sits where the paint is gone And the empty slide still sways With little feet in the dead grass And a laughter that will never go away
