[Intro - whispered, sparse piano and distant choir] They call it a curse They call me afraid Maybe they're right But tonight I choose the name [Verse 1] White hair under midnight rain One green eye, one burning blue Black lines crawling through my veins Like they always knew what to do Keep your voice low Keep your hands still Count to four and breathe But something underneath my skin Keeps whispering back to me [Pre-Chorus] Don't wish Don't hate Don't give it something to obey Don't blink Don't break Too late [Chorus - huge, anthemic] Call me Walpurgis Let the black marks rise Pull the veil across my face And watch the witch ignite Call me Walpurgis I won't run tonight If there's something living in me Then it fights on my side I am not your vessel I am not your sacrifice Call me Walpurgis And look me in the eyes [Verse 2] Good girl sitting straight at dinner Smile while the family falls apart Polished shoes and empty silver Old money with a dying heart They taught me Never let them see How badly you're afraid Then shadows wrapped around my hands The first time someone screamed my name [Pre-Chorus] Don't wish Don't hate Don't think about the things you'd do Stay calm Stay sweet It hears you [Chorus] Call me Walpurgis Let the black marks rise Pull the veil across my face And watch the witch ignite Call me Walpurgis I won't run tonight If there's something living in me Then it fights on my side I am not your vessel I am not your sacrifice Call me Walpurgis And look me in the eyes [Post-Chorus - whispered backing vocals] Green Blue Black beneath the skin Green Blue Don't let it in [Verse 3 - restrained, darker] Sometimes I feel it smile When someone makes me angry Sometimes I hear it breathe When someone hurts my friends It doesn't ask for justice It doesn't understand It only says "Just let me out I'll make sure They never do it again" [Breakdown - heavy, half-time] No You don't choose No You don't speak These hands are mine These thoughts are mine This fear belongs to me You can give me fire You can give me night But I decide Who burns [Bridge - quiet at first, building] Grandmother says Keep the water still Grandmother says Never answer when it calls But she looked at these marks Like she'd seen them before So tell me Who wore them Before me? [Instrumental Build - choir, toms, distorted guitars] [Final Chorus - explosive, layered vocals] CALL ME WALPURGIS LET THE BLACK MARKS RISE Pull the veil across my face There's nowhere left to hide CALL ME WALPURGIS I CHOOSE THIS TONIGHT You're the darkness in my blood But the blood is still mine I am not your vessel I am nobody's sacrifice I AM WALPURGIS Now look me in the eyes [Final Chorus - choir backing] Walpurgis Walpurgis Black marks burning bright Walpurgis Walpurgis Green and blue against the night [Outro - stripped down, whispered] The power is listening Good So am I
