[Verse 1 - Jimmy | Male Vocal 1 – Fragile, trembling tone | Sparse guitar] There was a boy named Derrick Willowbreeze And he caught me that summer’s day He said, “I’ll have the gardener sent away — You’ll regret what you’ve done today, Oh Jimmy... what have you done today?” [Chorus - Both | Layered vocals, rhythmic stomp, low strings] “Oh Jimmy boy, oh Jimmy boy, You can’t escape the sin, Every step, it pulls you down, And the shadows draw you in.” (La la la... la la la... la la la... la) [Verse 2 - Derrick | Male Vocal 2 – Deep, controlled, menacing | Slow drum hit] I saw you there by the garden shed, With a man you swore was yours, You know I’ll see him hanging high, For every lie you swore, Oh Jimmy... for every lie you swore. [Chorus - Both | Distant echo, rising intensity] “Oh Jimmy boy, oh Jimmy boy, You can’t escape the sin, Every step, it pulls you down, And the shadows draw you in.” (La la la... la la la... la la la... la) [Verse 3 - Jimmy | Male Vocal 1 – Shaking, emotional | Sparse piano notes] So I turned around, and I raised my hand, My anger burned so red, I struck him down without a thought, Now Derrick Willowbreeze is dead, Oh Derrick... Willowbreeze is dead. [Chorus - Both | Tight harmony, low percussion] “Oh Jimmy boy, oh Jimmy boy, You can’t escape the sin, Every step, it pulls you down, And the shadows draw you in.” (La la la... la la la... la la la... la) [Verse 4 - Jimmy | Male Vocal 1 – Soft whisper, breaking voice | Rain ambience] They took me far across the land, To hide from what I’d done, But every night, I hear his voice — “You’ll never outrun what you’ve become.” Oh Derrick... what I’ve become. [Chorus - Both | Melancholic harmony, reverb echo] “Oh Jimmy boy, oh Jimmy boy, You can’t escape the sin, Every step, it pulls you down, And the shadows draw you in.” (La la la... la la la... la la la... la) [Verse 5 - Derrick’s Ghost | Male Vocal 2 – Cold, echoing, distant | Low drone, soft heartbeat drum] Now I’ve come back, and I’ve come for you, Your heart’s my cage to fill, The earth won’t hold me anymore, My blood is on your will, Oh Jimmy... my blood is on your will. [Chorus - Both | Layered ghostly harmonies, fading percussion] “Oh Jimmy boy, oh Jimmy boy, You can’t escape the sin, Every step, it pulls you down, And the shadows draw you in.” (La la la... la la la... la la la... la) [Outro - Jimmy | Male Vocal 1 – Bare, mournful | Fading ambience] Derrick’s here, he’s come for me, I see him in the night, And when he pulls me to the ground, I’ll pay for what ain’t right, Oh Derrick... I’ll pay for what ain’t right. (La la la... la la la... la la la... la)
