THE GREEN VAMPIRE [Intro – Whispered Female] They told me don’t go up that hill… Don’t knock on that door… Don’t say his name after midnight. But nobody told me he already knew mine. [Verse 1 – Female] Black trees bending in the midnight wind, Moon hanging low where the road should end, Villagers watching through boarded-up doors, Said, “Girl, don’t go where you’re going anymore.” They said there’s a man in the castle above, Never grows old, never learned how to love, Black coat, cold eyes, footsteps in the hall, And nobody who enters ever comes back at all. But something in the darkness kept pulling on me, Like a voice through the forest saying, “Come and see.” So I climbed that mountain, with the moon at my back, Found an iron gate painted rusted black. [Pre-Chorus – Female] One step… Two steps… Something moved behind me. Three knocks… Door cracked… And green eyes found me. [Chorus – Female] He’s the Green Vampire, waiting in the dark, Hundred years of midnight with my name inside his heart. And when I crossed his doorway, every dead rose came alive, Green fire in the candles, green lightning in the sky. Everybody told me, “Girl, that monster wants your blood.” But monsters don’t wait centuries for anybody but their love. [Post-Chorus – Whispered] Green roses. Green flame. He already knew my name. [Verse 2 – Male] I heard her footsteps before she reached the gate, I’ve been listening for that sound longer than I can say. Let the village tell their stories, let ’em tremble when I pass, They only know the shadow. They never knew the man. I watched kingdoms turn to ashes, watched their bloodlines disappear, Watched a hundred winters freeze against these windows every year. Then she walked into my darkness like she’d been here all along. Red hair catching moonlight… And every raven stopped its song. [Pre-Chorus – Male] One step… Two steps… She wasn’t running from me. Three knocks… Door cracked… Finally. [Spoken – Male, Low] “Took you long enough.” [Spoken – Female] “Boy, I’ve been looking for this damn castle all night.” [Chorus – Both] He’s the Green Vampire, she’s the fire in the dark, Two souls from different worlds with the same immortal heart. When she crossed his doorway, every dead rose came alive, Green fire in the candles, green lightning in the sky. Let the whole town whisper, let ’em lock their doors tonight, Because something woke inside that castle when she stepped inside. [Bridge – Witchy Female Chant / Layered Whispers] Green flame… Black moon… Dead roses start to bloom. Cold stone… Old bones… Now the castle knows she’s home. Green flame… Black moon… Hear the ravens change their tune. One soul… Two lives… Neither one will die tonight. [Verse 3 – Female] Now the villagers don’t whisper quite as loudly anymore, And nobody climbs the mountain or comes knocking at our door. They say he’s still a nightmare, something wicked, something old, A creature with no mercy and a heart forever cold. Maybe they’re right. Maybe they’re wrong. Because I’ve seen what waits when everybody else is gone. He may be what they’re scared of… But if they ever cross that line— [Music Drops] They should probably worry a little less about him… And a whole lot more about mine. [Final Chorus – Both, Huge] He’s the Green Vampire, I’m the woman by his side, Let the whole world fear the castle, we’ve got nothing left to hide. Green roses around the windows, green fire burning bright, Two monsters found each other in the middle of the night. Let eternity come find us, let the centuries unwind, Because death can keep on knocking— But forever isn’t enough time. [Outro – Female Whisper] They warned me about the vampire. Nobody warned them… about me. [Male Whisper] Forever? [Female Whisper] Not long enough. Still SHINE
