
STALKING WOOD
Snow is falling, no one knows Where the missing people go Footprints fading, branches bend Every trail becomes the end [Verse 1] They found a coat beside the road, a book beneath the snow A little trail of blood between the trees where no one goes The search has found a cabin with candles burning low There were symbols on the window, but nobody was home Someone carved a triangle across the frozen door Three lines beneath assemble and footprints on the floor Do not follow, do not stray Turn around and walk away Something watches, something knows Every step you take through the snow [Chorus] Stalking Wood, Stalking Wood Something follows where you go Stalking Wood, Stalking Wood Never walk alone People vanish, people die Something moves between the pines Stalking Wood, Stalking Wood You were warned before you came [Verse 2] There is a road to Frostmere where the hunters leave their cars A path that leads into the trees beneath the frozen stars They say the first few miles are safe, they say betrayal is clear But deeper in the forest the warnings disappear Blue eye painted on a tree across beneath the snow With string of beads around her branch where no one dares to go Do not follow, do not stray Turn around and walk away If you see them, do not stare If they call you, do not care [Chorus] Stalking Wood, Stalking Wood Something follows where you go Stalking Wood, Stalking Wood Never walk alone People vanish, people die Something moves between the pines Stalking Wood, Stalking Wood You were warned before you came [Bridge - Whispered/Spoken] We found a campfire burning Though the ashes should be cold There were people standing near it Wearing masks beneath their hoods They whispered like a prayer As they circled something white Then every single face turned When we stepped into the light One of them raised a hand And told us not to run Another pointed deeper Where the tree had just begun We heard a woman laughing Far beyond the camp And the last ones disappeared And left behind a lamp Who marked the trees? Who built the signs? Who leaves the bodies where the

