[Intro] Him nuh have no face... Him nuh have no name... Tall man a-stroll through di swamp fire flame... [Verse 1] See di mangrove stretch? No, a arms dem be Tall man a-hide 'hind di cypress tree White face smooth like a bleached-out bone Claimin' di swamp for him silent throne Nuh look inna him eye, 'cause him eye nuh deh deh Jumbie a-come fi tek yuh spirit away Lanky limb reachin' out like a tangled vine Walkin' di circle of a dark design [Verse 2] Crickets stop preach when di tall man pass Nuh footprint lef' inna di graveyard grass Him suit blacker than di mud inna di deep Watchin' yuh soul while di village a-sleep Small fry tremble when di breeze get thin Feel di static prickle 'pon yuh goosebump skin Him nuh need no mouth fi tell yuh yuh doom Him presence fill up every inch of di room [Chorus] (Stacked, haunting harmonies - massive and wide) Tall man shadow, long and lean Scariest ting weh di bayou seen No mouth fi scream, but him call yuh name Inna di voodoo smoke and di charcoal flame Step inna di dark, join di faceless line Lost inna di woods til di end of time! (Oh-h-h, run pickney run... him a-come!) [Verse 3] Granma say "Stay 'way from di hollowed-out log" But yuh followed di white face through di fog Now di trees look tall, and di sky look small And yuh cyaan hear nuttin' but di tall man call A soft, dry rustle like a dead leaf shake A ripple 'pon di surface of di blackwater lake Him tentacles stretch out, thin like a thread Bindin' di livin' to di dance of di dead [Bridge] Static inna di breeze... (Sssshhh) Shivers inna di knee... Him a-mark yuh path Him a-set yuh free... (Music returns with a violent, brass-heavy crash) Him deh behind yuh! Him deh behind yuh! [Hook] (Rhythmic, tribal chanting) Face gone. Space gone. Tall man take di human race gone. Face gone. Space gone. Wrap yuh up inna him silk and lace gone. [Verse 4] Bible cyaan save yuh when di pages turn white And di kerosene lamp refuse fi give light Yuh shadow grow long 'til it leave yuh feet To join wid di master of di dark-walk street Now yuh look inna di mirror and yuh see di same ting A hollowed-out puppet onna lanky string The swamp swallow di story, di muck hide di bone And di Tall Man walk inna di mist... alone. [Chorus] Tall man shadow, long and lean Scariest ting weh di bayou seen No mouth fi scream, but him call yuh name Inna di voodoo smoke and di charcoal flame Step inna di dark, join di faceless line Lost inna di woods til di end of time! [Outro] Him nuh have no face... Him nuh have no name... ...Look behind yuh. [End]
