The Parade That Never Ends

[Verse 1] Once we danced, the streets were wide, Banners high and hearts with pride, Golden gears and puppet grace, A smiling mask upon his face. But joy was just a brittle string, And madness cuts through everything, The master's steps began to fall, The crowds were drowned in crimson's call… [Chorus] 🎶 Now the drums beat rotted, slow… Marching where the dead won't go… Flesh and wire, teeth and stain, The Parade Master walks again… Head in hand and hollow eyes, Puppets weep and children cry, Twisted limbs and tendrils spread, The parade marches with the dead… 🎶 [Verse 2] His velvet coat now hangs in shreds, The song replaced with cries and dread, Petrified, corrupted, vile, His rotting jaws still crack a smile… No longer does he lead with grace, But hunger stalks that broken face, Summoned filth and carcass kin, The master's show begins again… [Chorus] 🎶 Now the drums beat rotted, slow… Marching where the dead won't go… Flesh and wire, teeth and stain, The Parade Master walks again… Hear the slither, smell decay, Krat's lost song fades away, Twisted limbs and tendrils spread, The parade marches with the dead… 🎶 [Bridge - Whispered] "Come one, come all… don’t be afraid… The show goes on… though all decayed… Tickets paid… in blood and bone… The master's never marching… alone…" [Final Chorus - Slower, Darker] 🎶 The drums now beat with cracking bone… The master's song is not his own… The banners rot, the wires fray, But still the dead parade today… Head in hand, with empty grin, The nightmare show begins again… The master's twisted, crowned in dread… The parade marches with the dead… 🎶