[Verse 1] Deep under stone and black Where the shadows gather close A hobbit lost his path And heard that ancient ghost A pale voice in the dark A hungry game begun With riddles like thrown knives And a candleless sun [Pre-Chorus] Speak true, small feet Or the dark takes more One wrong word And it shuts the door [Chorus] Riddle me low, riddle me low In the cold cave glow Alive without breath As cold as death (Riddle me low) Riddle me low, riddle me low [Verse 2] My precious on the ledge His eyes were fevered glass The little hand went still As answers tried to pass What has roots and wings Yet never leaves the ground? The stone knew how to hide What the sun had never found [Pre-Chorus] Speak true, small feet Or the dark takes more One wrong word And it shuts the door [Chorus] Riddle me low, riddle me low In the cold cave glow Alive without breath As cold as death (Riddle me low) Riddle me low, riddle me low [Bridge] Now the air turns thin Now the fear turns sharp A whisper in the bones A blade inside the harp But wit can light a path Where no torch dares to go Through the black and the hunger And the old, old snow [Final Chorus] Riddle me low, riddle me low In the cold cave glow Alive without breath As cold as death (Riddle me low) Riddle me low, riddle me low One last answer sings Then the darkness knows Riddle me low, riddle me low
