[Intro] [soft Telecaster picking, distant Hammond swell] [Verse 1] Snow piles high against the windows Twelve hundred rooms and only three souls Danny rides his tricycle down the hallway Red and white carpet, wheels keep rolling slow He sees the twins standing hand in hand They smile like they already know how it ends [Chorus] Here’s Johnny The axe blade sings through the door Here’s Johnny Family portrait cracking on the floor Typewriter hammers out the same line All work and no play makes me lose my mind [Verse 2] Wendy finds the papers stacked in piles Same sentence for months, his eyes gone wild The bar is open though the bottles been dry Lloyd pours another and never asks why Danny’s finger talks in the bathroom mirror REDRUM glowing red, the truth gets clearer [Chorus] Here’s Johnny The axe blade sings through the door Here’s Johnny Blood elevator floods the corridor The maze outside is calling my name Footsteps in the snow, nothing looks the same [Bridge] The hotel breathes when the lights go low Old parties still dancing in the ballroom glow Jack smiles at the mirror like he’s finally home Wendy holds the knife but her hands won’t let go [Chorus] Here’s Johnny The final swing cuts through the cold Here’s Johnny Story ends where the madness took hold Snow keeps falling, covers every track Overlook never gives its people back [Outro] [soft clean Telecaster, fading Hammond organ] Danny rides away… rides away…
