The Goblin

[Verse 1] Three little knocks That's the old way in No names No questions Just music If she remembers She'll come [Verse 2] I've been waiting by the doorway for a hundred years or more Keeping one old rhythm for the one I'm waiting for The fairies know the signal, the witches know the game The goblins bring the trouble, but nobody knows her name I don't remember her face now, that's the trouble with time But I remember how she laughed and I remember her rhyme She used to dance like thunder, barefoot in the rain Then vanish through a mushroom ring and make me chase again So I opened up the old way, let the mortal world come through One night every hundred years, maybe she'd come too [Chorus] Come in, come in Let the mortal world begin Kick the doors and shake the floor Let the old world bleed in more Come in, come in Lose the shape you came in with If you hear that rhythm call, you might remember it all [Verse 3] (Knock, knock) Who's there? (Knock, knock) Who's there? (Knock, knock) Who's there? Nobody important. Liar. [Verse 4] I watched a thousand strangers come stumbling through the door Some looking for a miracle, some looking for the floor A fawn was kissing witches, a troll was on the bar Three fairies stole a warlock's hat and rode it like a car The ceiling disappeared again, the moon came crashing through I told the moon to pay its tab, it never bloody knew And I kept watching faces, every face that crossed the line Looking for a little spark that might tell me you're alright [Verse 5] Then someone walked in slowly, looking terribly confused She looked at me, I looked at her, and something in me moved No, not her eyes, not her face, not the voice I knew before But then she heard the rhythm And she started dancing like before [Chorus] Three little knocks Three little knocks Come in, come in Let the mortal world begin Kick the doors and shake the floor Let the old world bleed in more Come in, come in Lose the shape you came in with If you hear that rhythm call, you might remember it all [Verse 6] I don't know what they called you, I don't know what you became I don't know what the mortal years did to your little name You've got their eyes now, their skin, their strange little clothes You look like someone who has forgotten where she goes But you'll still tap your foot when the bass comes in Still bite your lip when you're trying not to grin Still dance like the floor is something you can win Still... do you remember? I don't know. [Verse 7] That's all right. I do. I remember the woods, I remember the rain I remember stealing lightning and doing it again I remember your laughter, I remember your grin I remember you shouting, "Don't let the goblins in!" Too late. [Chorus] Come in, come in All locals wandering in A hundred years, a hundred more I've been waiting at the door Come in, come in You don't have to know my name You don't have to remember I'll play the song again Who are you? Who are you? (Doesn't matter) Who are you? Who are you? (I don't know) Dance with me, dance with me [Outro] Three little knocks Two old friends One old song And somehow... You came home You're late. Very late.