“Graveyard Don’t Sleep Tonight” Verse 1 Fog rolls in off the river bend Streetlamps flicker, won’t pretend Voodoo drums from an alley wall Hear my name but I don’t recall Old church bells ring out wrong Like they forgot their holy song Shadows twitch in candle glow Everybody feels it, nobody knows Pre-Chorus Crosses lean and the dirt feels warm Something’s rising before the storm Chorus The graveyard don’t sleep tonight Empty holes by candlelight Witch doctor bones just walked away Left their marks but wouldn’t stay Hear the chains drag soft and slow Down by where the cypress grow Say a prayer, lock your door tight The graveyard don’t sleep tonight Verse 2 Midnight chants by the iron gate Names scratched out like they escaped Gravedigger swears the ground moved first Like the dead were feeling thirst Coffins cracked, no bodies found Just swamp mud bleeding out the ground Feathers, jars, and broken teeth Something breathes underneath Pre-Chorus Moon turns red, the air turns thick Every charm feels counterfeit Chorus The graveyard don’t sleep tonight Empty holes by candlelight Witch doctor bones just walked away Left their marks but wouldn’t stay Hear the chains drag soft and slow Down by where the cypress grow Say a prayer, lock your door tight The graveyard don’t sleep tonight Bridge Salt won’t hold, steel won’t shine Crossroads crossed too many times If you hear them call your name Don’t answer back — it feeds the flame Breakdown (Half-time, Whispered) Shovel still warm… Footprints out… No way in… No way out… Final Chorus The graveyard don’t sleep tonight Drums keep time with ghostly strides Witch doctor rise from dirt and bone Looking for what they were owed New Orleans hums a warning song If you feel watched, you’re not wrong Sun won’t save you from the fright The graveyard don’t sleep tonight Outro When the morning finds its way Count your dead — some won’t stay
