[INTRO — WHISPERED] Black veil… Cold hands… No heartbeat… Still my bride. [VERSE 1] I put a ring on a finger made of ice, She never said forever, but she never said goodbye, Church bells hit midnight, then they started sounding wrong, I kissed her in the darkness while the graveyard sang along. Her dress was torn silk, dragging through the dirt, Flowers on the coffin, roses wrapped around the hurt, Everybody told me, “Boy, you better leave her be,” But death took her body— It couldn’t take her from me. [PRE-CHORUS] She don’t breathe, She don’t sleep, She don’t cry, She don’t speak. But when the moon gets high, I feel her by my side— [CHORUS — HUGE] I MARRIED THE DEAD! PUT A BLACK VEIL OVER MY HEAD! NO HEART IN HER CHEST, BUT SHE’S STILL IN MY BED! TILL DEATH DO US PART? BABY, DEATH CAME INSTEAD! I GAVE HER MY HEART— SHE GAVE ME HERS FROM THE DEAD! [VERSE 2 — FASTER] Cold lips, black dress, Grave dirt on the hem, I hear footsteps in the hallway, Then she whispers, “Come again.” Dead roses on the table, Black candles on the floor, Every time I try to leave, She unlocks another door. I see her in the mirror, But she’s standing behind me, I turn around—empty room, Then she’s whispering beside me. She ain’t alive, But she owns my life, She wears my ring Every single night. [PRE-CHORUS] No pulse, No breath, No fear of death. She crossed that line And took me with her. [CHORUS] I MARRIED THE DEAD! PUT A BLACK VEIL OVER MY HEAD! NO HEART IN HER CHEST, BUT SHE’S STILL IN MY BED! TILL DEATH DO US PART? BABY, DEATH CAME INSTEAD! I GAVE HER MY HEART— SHE GAVE ME HERS FROM THE DEAD! [BREAKDOWN — SCREAMED] DIG TWO GRAVES! ONE FOR HER! ONE FOR ME! BURY THE RING! BURY THE KEY! IF LOVE IS A CURSE— LET IT BURY ME! [BRIDGE — SOFT / HAUNTED] If heaven won’t take her, I’ll meet her below, If angels won’t save us, Then demons can know. I don’t need tomorrow, I don’t need the sun, I found my forever— And forever’s undone. [FINAL CHORUS — MASSIVE] I MARRIED THE DEAD! NOW HER SHADOW’S IN MY HEAD! SHE DON’T HAVE A HEART, BUT I LOVE HER LIKE SHE’S BLED! TILL DEATH DO US PART— THAT’S THE VOW THAT WE SAID! I GAVE HER MY LIFE— NOW I’M SLEEPING WITH THE DEAD! [OUTRO — WHISPERED] The priest is gone. The flowers are dead. The coffin is open. And she’s lying next to me… wearing my ring.
