[Intro] From the fog she rises slow Eyes like embers in the night Violin of shadowed bone Calls the pilgrims to their plight [Verse 1] August heat upon the shrine Pilgrims kneel in fervent prayer Then she steps from mist divine Stranger with a bow of snare First note cuts the sacred air Feet forget the vesper call Bodies sway without a care Enthralled beneath her thrall [Chorus] Dance dance lost souls in her spell She plays the devil's carousel Round and round till hearts explode Into the lake where secrets hold Mysterious woman of the fall Her fatal music claims them all [Verse 2] They whirl on holy ground so green Prayers drowned in frenzied sound Her cruel smile sharp and keen As dancers tumble to the ground Exhaustion turns to desperate cries Legs betray yet still they spin She draws the bow with gleaming eyes And pulls their final breath within [Bridge] Then the earth begins to break Waters rise with hungry might One last shriek the strings awake Swallows all into the night [Chorus] Dance dance forever in her chain Mysterious woman brings the pain Down into depths where shadows reign Her violin echoes through the rain Lac de la Maix guards the lore Of the fiddler at death's door [Outro] On foggy nights when silence deepens Her bow draws soft across the strings A haunting laugh from waters hidden The woman of the lake still sings...
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