LITTLE MISS NEVERMORE ( male lead) (R (Remix)TRACK 5: THE MAN AT MILE THIRTEEN (Remix)

[Intro - Delicate, eerie music box] [Soft, distant whisper] Hush, little darling. Close your eyes. Little Miss Nevermore Never dies. [Music box slows] [Heavy mechanical pulse begins] [Verse 1 - Deep, restrained male baritone] Up in the attic, Behind the door, Sits a little girl Upon the floor. Porcelain fingers. Painted smile. She's been waiting Quite a while. One glass eye. One empty stare. Turn around... SHE'S OVER THERE. [Pre-Chorus - Low industrial pulse] Tick. Tock. Lock the door. Tick. Tock. NEVERMORE. [Chorus - Crushing industrial groove] LITTLE MISS NEVERMORE! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? LITTLE HANDS! LITTLE LIES! TWO BLACK HOLES WHERE THERE SHOULD BE EYES! LITTLE MISS NEVERMORE! SCRATCHING AT THE BEDROOM DOOR! DON'T LOOK BACK! DON'T KEEP SCORE! SHE'S COMING BACK... FOR SOMETHING MORE! [Verse 2 - Mechanical drums, grinding guitar] Mother bought her Long ago. From a carnival Travelling show. The salesman smiled. His teeth were gold. Said, "She'll love you WHEN YOU'RE OLD." Every morning, A different place. Every evening, A different face. Yesterday, Beside the bed. This morning... SHE TURNED HER HEAD. [Pre-Chorus - Building tension] Tick. Tock. Across the floor. Tick. Tock. NEVERMORE. [Chorus - Bigger, aggressive rhythmic vocals] LITTLE MISS NEVERMORE! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? LITTLE HANDS! LITTLE LIES! TWO BLACK HOLES WHERE THERE SHOULD BE EYES! LITTLE MISS NEVERMORE! SCRATCHING AT THE BEDROOM DOOR! DON'T LOOK BACK! DON'T KEEP SCORE! SHE'S COMING BACK... FOR SOMETHING MORE! [Instrumental - Grinding industrial guitar riff and distorted synth] [Bridge - Music drops to music box and low mechanical heartbeat] [Deep, almost whispered] Last night, I cut her open. Found a ticket Stitched inside. Golden letters. Little numbers. THE MIDNIGHT CARNIVAL. ONE FREE RIDE. [Music box stops] [Quiet child's whisper] "Can we go now?" [Sudden massive industrial breakdown] [Breakdown - Half-time, crushing mechanical drums] ONE DOLL! ONE DOOR! ONE NIGHT! NEVERMORE! ONE TICKET! ONE TRAIN! ONE LITTLE GIRL... WHO FEELS NO PAIN! [Pause] [Deep shouted vocal] SHE'S NOT A DOLL! [Final Chorus - Massive industrial metal] LITTLE MISS NEVERMORE! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? LITTLE HANDS! LITTLE LIES! TWO BLACK HOLES WHERE THERE SHOULD BE EYES! LITTLE MISS NEVERMORE! SHE DOESN'T NEED THE DOOR! UNDER THE BED! BENEATH THE FLOOR! SHE'S ALREADY HERE... FOREVERMORE! [Outro - Instruments abruptly stop] [Music box begins playing again] [Spoken - Quiet, frightened male voice] I burned the house. I watched it fall. I left that cursed thing Inside the wall. [Brief silence] [Soft child's whisper] "Why did you leave me?" [One final music-box note] [Deep male whisper] She's sitting... In the passenger seat. [Distant locomotive whistle]