[Intro – electric guitar humming softly, vinyl crackle] Mmm… Yeah… Mad House… Can you feel it? That cold wind coming back again… [Verse 1] I walked through valleys where the dead still sing Moonlight hanging off a rusted swing Every shadow knew my hidden name Nothing coming back ever leaves the same I heard whispers in the cedar trees Felt ghosts breathing down the autumn breeze Somewhere far beyond the fireflies I watched heaven fall from blackened skies And now my hands shake when the night rolls in Like the dark inside my soul gon’ win Every road led deeper underground Til I forgot the man they knew in town [Hook] I have seen what the darkness does Turn warm hearts into vacant rust I ain't ever been this far gone Whole world changed while I moved along Follow me where the river cries Where the raven sings and the old moon hides Show me pain and I'll show you scars Meet me where the wild things are [Instrumental – electric slide guitar + distant choir hums] [Verse 2] How many nights did the cold wind call? I lost count somewhere past it all Smoke and memories stain my clothes Truth cuts deeper than nobody knows I touched the edge of the endless black Now every dream keeps pulling me back There's something living beneath my skin And I don't know where I end… begin I tried praying but the words fell flat Cross on the wall couldn't answer that Now the forest sings my name so low Like it always knew I'd never go [Bridge – whispered vocals / bass heavy] Don’t fear the silence… Fear the sound… Of your own thoughts… Dragging you down… (yeah…) The trees don't lie… The dark don't sleep… And what you bury… It always creeps… [Hook – stronger vocals] I have seen what the darkness does Said farewell to the man I was I ain't never been away so long Now the night feels more like home Follow me into the endless pine Where the lost souls dance in frozen time Show me yours and I'll show you mine Meet me in the woods tonight [Outro – slow electric guitar fading] Oh… The darkness got a hold on me… Still got a hold on me… Meet me in the woods tonight…
