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He approaches with a wickedness so vile

Tangled ‘round his throat to hide a vicious smile

Beard of blue and bloodshot eyes on noble face

Carve the key of grey mare’s bone, enchanted grace

He has such secrets

He hides them away

Never breach the golden door

On the hooks they hang

He consumes the flesh of those he has defiled

Dripping down his chin, the blood of all his wives

Beard of blue and bloodshot eyes on noble face

Grotesque and feral in his pure, unbridled rage

He has such secrets

He hides them away

Never breach the golden door

On the hooks they hang

Nightmares by the sea

Chambers sealed to me

Bloody from the grave

Ghosts of the depraved

You can’t help yourself

Curiosity

Just unlock the door — grasp the knob, turn the key

Hold your lantern high with such bravery

Shed the light upon chamber most unsavory

All his victims line the walls

Bloody footprints down the halls

With his dagger he slit their throats

Second nature

Death by rote

He’ll never let me leave

He’ll never let me go

Now that I’ve used the key

Now that I know

Beneath the serpent’s gaze

The fruit so ripe to pluck

Temptation of the will

The juice so sweet to suck

He’ll never let me leave

He’ll never let me go

Now that I’ve used the key

Now that I know

He lights the lanterns low and tells me I am mad

He tells me of a life that I have never had

There comes a clamor from above

The faintest whisper in my ear

The ghosts surround me as I sleep

And manifest my greatest fear

Mine is the next name on his list

Mine is the next life he will claim

Some things are not for us to know

Some secrets rob us of our souls

Some chambers are locked without a key

Desire, I am a slave to thee

His broad frame

His cold gaze

His stained teeth

His warm prey