[Verse 1] Thought I grabbed a cookbook Brown cloth Gold spine Dust jacket half torn Smelled like basement and time Scanned it at the counter Old barcode still stuck on Librarian just smiled Said "Be careful with that one" [Chorus] I checked out the Necronomicon Due back on the twenty-first at dawn Stamped in red Says "please return" But the pages hiss and writhe and burn I thought it was some quiet weekend read Now the margins chant in Latin when I breathe Yeah I checked out the Necronomicon And I think it checked me back [Verse 2] First night in the kitchen Cup of tea Soft light Opened to the middle Something twitched in the spine Illustrations moving Little teeth in the ink Words crawled off the paper Took a walk across the sink [Chorus] I checked out the Necronomicon Due back on the twenty-first at dawn Bookmark's just a strip of skin Keeps flipping to the worst parts again I thought it was some quiet weekend read Now the corners curl and whisper as I sleep Yeah I checked out the Necronomicon And I think it checked me back [Bridge] [Drums drop to toms Organ swell] Late fees climbing Demons Too "Ten cents daily" Plus a soul or two Try to drop it In the chute Slot spits fire Shelf roots to my boots (oh no) [Chorus] I checked out the Necronomicon Due back on the twenty-first at dawn Standing at the desk I plead "Can I trade it for a mystery or a zine?" They just scan my card and calmly say "That one stays with you until the end of days" Yeah I checked out the Necronomicon Guess I'm part of the collection now
