Black Cat Blues, Edgar Allan Flow

[Intro – whispered] Once upon a midnight dreary… Some sins don’t stay buried. Edgar Allan Flow. [Verse 1] Used to walk calm with a bottle in hand Said I loved every creature in this cursed land Had a black cat friend with a lantern-bright eye But the devil in the drink let the kindness die One bad night when the rage ran red Madman whispers in the back of my head Knife flash quick in a moment of spite Left one bright eye lost to the night House burned down in a hellish glow Ash fell soft like a winter snow Thought that curse finally let me go But the past came back with a darker shadow [Pre-Chorus] Scratch… scratch… hear it climb the wall Like guilt got claws in the midnight hall Every sin that a man might choose Come back scratching with the black cat blues [Chorus] Black cat blues in the midnight air Two cold eyes from the shadow stare Thought I buried every dark excuse Still came crawling with the black cat blues Black cat blues in the chamber room Like a ghost in the shape of doom Every lie that I once let loose Now it sings in the black cat blues [Verse 2] New cat came with a patch of white Same dead stare in the candlelight Walked my steps like it knew the crime Like fate itself kept perfect time Every wall felt tighter than stone Every breath like I’m not alone Then one night when the anger rose I struck again where the madness goes Built that wall with a steady hand Thought the secret would always stand But the law came knockin’ with lanterns bright Said they heard strange cries in the night [Bridge] Tap… tap… on the brick so proud Boastful grin to impress the crowd But the moment my knuckles hit that stone A scream came back from the wall alone [Final Chorus] Black cat blues in the midnight air Two dead eyes from the shadow stare Thought I buried every dark excuse Still came crawling with the black cat blues Black cat blues in the chamber room Like a ghost in the shape of doom Every sin that I once let loose Now it sings in the black cat blues [Outro – whispered] Never trust the silence… Some walls still breathe. And some cats… never leave.