[Verse 1] Old Man Hemlock He swore by the moon Said the earth had a hunger Comin' real soon He'd seen the signs In the twisted oak's limb A shadow that stretched From the world's ancient rim [Verse 2] Gathered us 'round In the churchyard's cold dew With candles of tallow And words not a few A language forgotten A chant from the deep Woke things from their slumber While decent folk sleep [Chorus] Oh The midnight bell tolls A sound like a groan For the seeds that were sown And the fear we have known The ground it did tremble The stones they did crack And there's no turnin' 'round There's no comin' back [Verse 3] From the maw of the earth A black mist did rise With eyes like hot coals And a thousand dark sighs It coiled and it writhed A serpent of dread Whisperin' secrets To the unquiet dead [Prechorus] Hemlock He smiled A terrible grin Said "The feast has begun Let the darkness rush in." [Chorus] Oh The midnight bell tolls A sound like a groan For the seeds that were sown And the fear we have known The ground it did tremble The stones they did crack And there's no turnin' 'round There's no comin' back
