[Intro] The porch light blinks, the hour turns Cold blue candles twist and burn A paper moon above the door Something scratches on the floor [Verse 1] You left your coat beside the stairs Dirt on the cuffs, leaves in your hair Your little grin says, “Come inside” But there’s no warmth behind your eyes The hallway bends, the pictures stare A silver thread hangs in the air You take my hand, I lose the room The walls breathe out a violet tune [Pre-Chorus] Don’t look back, don’t say my name Every candle feeds the flame When the black bell rings once more We won’t be who we were before [Chorus] Run with me through the hollow house Keep your heartbeat quiet as a mouse When the windows shake and the floor gives way Hold me close till the dead of day Run with me where the cold winds rise There’s a red moon caught in your eyes If the darkness calls, let it call twice We’ll disappear into the night [Drop] Come alive, come alive Underneath the paper sky Come alive, come alive No way out, no alibi [Verse 2] A jack-o’-lantern guards the gate Its crooked smile is counting late The garden vines climb up the glass And spell the names of those who passed You hear a choir in the drain Soft as dust and sharp as rain I hear your voice beneath the sound Calling me further underground [Pre-Chorus] Don’t look back, don’t say my name Every candle feeds the flame When the black bell rings once more We won’t be who we were before [Chorus] Run with me through the hollow house Keep your heartbeat quiet as a mouse When the windows shake and the floor gives way Hold me close till the dead of day Run with me where the cold winds rise There’s a red moon caught in your eyes If the darkness calls, let it call twice We’ll disappear into the night [Bridge] At the basement door, you turn to me Your face is mine, or so it seems One small kiss, the lights go white Two lost names dissolve from sight [Final Chorus] Run with me through the hollow house Keep your heartbeat quiet as a mouse When the windows shake and the floor gives way Hold me close till the dead of day Run with me where the cold winds rise There’s a red moon caught in your eyes If the darkness calls, let it call twice We’ll disappear into the night [Outro] The porch light blinks, the hour turns Cold blue candles twist and burn No footsteps waiting at the door Just one scratch beneath the floor
