Hush, Little Hunger

[Intro] . [Verse] Hush, little baby, cold and dead The fever took you from your bed Your momma washed your body, soft and small And watched them lower you as she bawled She walked back home and shut the door Her milk still leaked upon the floor She sat alone and heard the rain And prayed to the gods to end her pain [Instrumental] . [Verse] Three months she lived inside that room Her hair turned white, her heart a tomb The crib was empty, yet still she'd stand And rock the air with empty hands Then one black night, at half past three Momma heard a gurgling call to she The window frosted, the door cracked wide And there baby was though baby died [Instrumental] . [Verse] She caught her breath, there baby stood Skin frozen blue but oh so good Her baby, back, she did not care Why baby was cold or why baby stared She scooped it up and held it tight Her dead son came back home that night She kissed his cheek, she stroked his hair She didn't notice the hunger flare [Instrumental] . [Verse] She didn't notice how baby smiled Too wide for any human child She didn't see it's gaping jaw Unhinge a bit, and become a maw She put it to her breast to feed Her love had conquered death indeed But it didn't latch on to only nurse Baby opened wide for a different thirst [Instrumental] . [Verse] Right through the skin, it tore the flesh Milk and blood began to mesh Momma tried to pull away But something held her where she lay It was not solid, not quite real A ghost with hunger she could not fill It passed right through her trembling hands Then bit again, and then again [Instrumental] . [Verse] It ate her shoulder, ate her throat She made no sound, she only choked Baby floated up and then came down A silent, grinning, feeding clown Baby ghost, he ate her heart Pulled her ribs and tore apart The mother who had mourned its name She died in horror, pain, and shame [Instrumental] . [Verse] The floor is slick, the walls deep red In baby's belly, mom is dead The sun came up on a gory scene And no one will know what became of she Just a wet stain where mother lay And a cold wind that will forever stay Hush, little hunger, you've had your fill The house is quiet, the crib is still [Outro: Fade Out] .