Thing in the Stone (Haunter of the dark)

[INTRO- industrial drones, cathedral bell, distant radio static] "Do not... let the light... die..." [VERSE 1] High above old Federal Hill Silent stands the church, shadows still Blackened windows, broken stone No one's dared to walk alone Up the rotten tower stair Dust and echoes filled the air Brass-bound relic wrapped in rust Waiting there beneath the dust [PRE-CHORUS] I broke the seal... I raised the lid... A crimson eye... Looked back within... It sang my name... It bent my mind... A door to things... We left behind... [CHORUS] KEEP THE LIGHT! KEEP THE FLAME! Something in the tower knows my name! KEEP THE LIGHT! DON'T LOOK AWAY! Haunter of the Dark is here today! KEEP THE LIGHT! KEEP IT BURNING BRIGHT! Or it comes alive tonight! [POST-CHORUS - Gang vocals] KEEP THE LIGHT!(Iä!) KEEP THE LIGHT!(Iä!) KEEP THE LIGHT!(Iä!) RUN. [VERSE 2] I sealed the stone and turned to flee Still it followed after me Three red eyes behind the rain Calling softly through my brain Summer skies begin to fade Power lines and city shade Thunder rolls across the hill Everything grows deathly still [PRE-CHORUS] Streetlights flicker... One by one... Darkness falls... The hunt's begun... The tower glows... A blood-red spark... It calls the name... Of its next mark... [CHORUS] KEEP THE LIGHT! KEEP THE FLAME! Something in the tower knows my name! KEEP THE LIGHT! DON'T LOOK AWAY! Haunter of the Dark is here today! KEEP THE LIGHT! KEEP IT BURNING BRIGHT! Or it comes alive tonight! [BRIDGE - Tempo doubles abruptly. Industrial drums beat like a racing heartbeat. Voice shifts from singing to frantic, panicked spoken-word journal entries over heavy radio static and rising tension.] ​July 17: It knows where I am. I can hear it thrashing in the church attic miles away… July 30:The storm is gathering. If the electric lines go down, God help us all… August 13: The lightning struck the powerhouse. The lights are dead. The room is black. August 13 : It’s out of the box. It’s out of the tower. It’s moving through the storm! [BREAKDOWN - Everything drops except distorted bass and whispers.] Don't... Kill... The... Light... [FINAL CHORUS] KEEP THE LIGHT! KEEP THE FLAME! Something in the tower knows my name! KEEP THE LIGHT! DON'T LOOK AWAY! Haunter of the Dark is here to stay! KEEP THE LIGHT! KEEP THE LIGHT! KEEP THE LIGHT! [Gang chant continues under instruments.] [OUTRO - Fast, breathless, distorted vocal delivery—building to an absolute peak of panic.] ​I hear the hell-wind howling… I hear the flapping on the roof! It’s coming down the stairwell now… There is no light… there is no proof! ​[Whispered frantically, echoing] Titan-blur… black wings… Yog-Sothoth save me… I see it… I see it standing in the door… The burning three-eyed eye. [silence] [Abrupt stop - End]