Drink with the Dead

a dark alternative medieval rock, anime, gothic tavern song

# DRINK WITH THE DEAD

**[Intro – whispered / tavern ambience]**
When the church bell strikes twelve...
Don't look beneath the table.

**[Verse 1]**
Midnight fell on Blackthorn Road,
Rain was hammering the stone,
I found a tavern burning bright
Though every house was closed.
The door swung wide, the fiddle played,
No soul asked who I was,
An old man poured a cup for me
And smiled without a jaw.

**[Pre-Chorus]**
He said, “Son, you've come too late
To turn and walk away.
When the dead begin to drink,
The living have to stay.”

**[Chorus]**
**So drink with the dead,**
**Drink till the morning comes,**
**Raise your cup to the ones below,**
**And sing till the devil runs.**
**Drink with the dead,**
**Don't you fear what you see,**
**For tonight the grave is open wide—**
**And they're drinking here with me.**

**[Verse 2]**
There was a soldier missing half his face,
A bride with a blood-red veil,
A thief still clutching seven coins
And a sailor smelling of the gale.
They laughed like they'd been waiting years,
They sang of battles lost,
And every time I tried to leave,
The door was somewhere else.

**[Pre-Chorus]**
Then the fiddler raised his bow,
And the candles all burned blue,
He said, “You don't remember us...
But we remember you.”

**[Bridge – slow, haunting]**
Then the church bell rang for one,
And every face turned pale.
The soldier stood, the bride took my hand,
And the fiddler whispered, “Ale.”

The floorboards shook beneath our feet,
The walls began to breathe,
And a hundred hollow voices cried—

**“ONE MORE FOR THE DEAD!”**

**[Breakdown – gang vocals]**
**ONE MORE!**
**ONE MORE!**
**ONE MORE FOR THE DEAD!**

**[Final Chorus – huge alt-rock]**
**SO DRINK WITH THE DEAD!**
**DRINK TILL THE MORNING COMES!**
**RAISE YOUR CUP TO THE ONES BELOW!**
**AND SING TILL THE DEVIL RUNS!**

**DRINK WITH THE DEAD!**
**DON'T YOU FEAR WHAT YOU SEE!**
**FOR TONIGHT THE GRAVE IS OPEN WIDE—**
**AND THEY'RE DRINKING HERE WITH ME!**

**[Outro – stripped back]**
Morning broke across the hill,
The tavern disappeared.
But on my table sat one cup...

**Still warm.**

**[Whisper]**
See you next year.

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# DRINK WITH THE DEAD **[Intro – whispered / tavern ambience]** When the church bell strikes twelve... Don't look beneath the table. **[Verse 1]** Midnight fell on Blackthorn Road, Rain was hammering the stone, I found a tavern burning bright Though every house was closed. The door swung wide, the fiddle played, No soul asked who I was, An old man poured a cup for me And smiled without a jaw. **[Pre-Chorus]** He said, “Son, you've come too late To turn and walk away. When the dead begin to drink, The living have to stay.” **[Chorus]** **So drink with the dead,** **Drink till the morning comes,** **Raise your cup to the ones below,** **And sing till the devil runs.** **Drink with the dead,** **Don't you fear what you see,** **For tonight the grave is open wide—** **And they're drinking here with me.** **[Verse 2]** There was a soldier missing half his face, A bride with a blood-red veil, A thief still clutching seven coins And a sailor smelling of the gale. They laughed like they'd been waiting years, They sang of battles lost, And every time I tried to leave, The door was somewhere else. **[Pre-Chorus]** Then the fiddler raised his bow, And the candles all burned blue, He said, “You don't remember us... But we remember you.” **[Chorus]** **So drink with the dead,** **Drink till the morning comes,** **Raise your cup to the ones below,** **And sing till the devil runs.** **Drink with the dead,** **Don't you fear what you see,** **For tonight the grave is open wide—** **And they're drinking here with me.** **[Bridge – slow, haunting]** Then the church bell rang for one, And every face turned pale. The soldier stood, the bride took my hand, And the fiddler whispered, “Ale.” The floorboards shook beneath our feet, The walls began to breathe, And a hundred hollow voices cried— **“ONE MORE FOR THE DEAD!”** **[Breakdown – gang vocals]** **ONE MORE!** **ONE MORE!** **ONE MORE FOR THE DEAD!** **[Final Chorus – huge alt-rock]** **SO DRINK WITH THE DEAD!** **DRINK TILL THE MORNING COMES!** **RAISE YOUR CUP TO THE ONES BELOW!** **AND SING TILL THE DEVIL RUNS!** **DRINK WITH THE DEAD!** **DON'T YOU FEAR WHAT YOU SEE!** **FOR TONIGHT THE GRAVE IS OPEN WIDE—** **AND THEY'RE DRINKING HERE WITH ME!** **[Outro – stripped back]** Morning broke across the hill, The tavern disappeared. But on my table sat one cup... **Still warm.** **[Whisper]** See you next year.

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