[Verse 1] The iron key turns in the heavy lock The leather boots are striking on the rock The candle burns away the midnight damp The shadows flicker by the iron lamp The dust falls softly from the vaulted stone The quill is carved out from a raven's bone The parchment rolls across the wooden desk The ink is bleeding through the yellowed text [Pre-Chorus] Scratch the paper, tear the sheet. Listen to the heavy beat. Scratch the paper, tear the sheet. [Chorus] The secret archives! Black wax seals the final line! The secret archives! Names are carved into the pine! The heavy ledger shuts the heavy door! The ink will stain the dungeon floor! [Verse 2] The candle flickers in the draft below The fingers press the signet in the wax The copper pins are driven in the cracks The names are listed in the narrow frame The hammer strikes the iron round the name The sand is scattered on the bleeding ink The heavy chains are rattling on the brink [Pre-Chorus] Scratch the paper, tear the sheet. Listen to the heavy beat. Scratch the paper, tear the sheet. [Chorus] The secret archives! Black wax seals the final line! The secret archives! Names are carved into the pine! The heavy ledger shuts the heavy door! The ink will stain the dungeon floor! [Bridge] Drop the wax. Sign the page. Lock the ledger in the cage. Turn the key. Leave the room. Seal the paper in the tomb. [Final Chorus] The secret archives! Black wax seals the final line! The secret archives! Names are carved into the pine! The heavy ledger shuts the heavy door! The ink will stain the dungeon floor! The ink will stain the dungeon floor! [Outro] Black wax seals the line. Names are carved into the pine. Turn the key. Leave the room. [End]
