The embers flicker and burn The ruins crumble and intern dance, dance, like so many little rats This piper is quite the grinning cat The rats come scurrying, blades in hand All eager to claim the spot I stand. Their footsteps chase the rhythm bare A hundred shadows in the ruined fair. (instrumental) (Crowd Chorus) Follow the Piper, heed the call, One by one the dancers do fall! Follow the Piper, heed the call, His head is the end of it all! Welcome to the dance Now, now, now… don’t miss your chance. Step and turn, step and sweep; Chase me, fools... your prize to keep. Smoke curls low in twisted lanes, Whispers crawl like creeping chains. Candles flicker, doors stay barred The Piper’s steps leave them all scarred. (Instrumental) (Crowd Chorus) Chase the Piper, chase the fame the rats, they swarm all the same Chase the Piper, chase the blame The children, they all play the game I wear their terror like a crown, The hunted king of this burned-down town. Each step I take, a whispered scream The dark king is dancing in their dreams. Follow the Piper, heed the sound, He’ll lead you down where none are found. Chase the Piper, break the spell He’ll lead you down to the depths of hell.
