[Verse 1] Down in Laveau where the candles burn low Gas lamps flicker on secrets we all know Magnolia petals float through the night so fair Big house borders like silk, but the hunger was there I chased the fireflies through the cypress trees Their glow like false hopes dancing in the breeze They moved so free without sorrow or pain A fleeting joy I thought I could claim [Pre-Chorus] Golden curls shine in the jasmine moonbeam A porcelain doll trapped in someone's dream I saw the world through glass cracked and thin A quiet scream growing deep within [Chorus] The hunger took me to the bayou's dark ledge Where shadows drown every sacred pledge I traded silk for mud and endless night Where cypress bend and gators claim the night The pretty shell cracked the mask fell apart Sharp fangs met the night's cold heart A beast consuming innocence so stark I lost myself in the endless dark [Verse 2] Now I wander where the air smells of rust By backwaters where the hopeless adjust Moths seeking light through the smoky maze Burning wings in the crack den's blaze Laveau's whispers float on the reedy wind Blood magic spells for the souls who sinned The porcelain breaks the doll starts to weep What was pure now feeds the creatures deep [Chorus] The hunger took me to the bayou's dark ledge Where black waves swallow every last pledge I traded silk for mud and the devil's delight Where cypress bow under moonless night The pretty shell broke the mask torn in two Sharp fangs kissed the morning dew A beast consuming innocence so true Moths still call me like they always do
