Lyrics
I'm the cobwebbed stairs, the ancient bones
I represent the neglected and forgotten elements, like cobwebbed stairs and ancient bones.
I'm the shadow rippling cobblestones,
I am the shadow causing ripples on cobblestones, suggesting a mysterious presence.
I'm the stagnant swamp, the black lagoon
I symbolize stagnation and darkness, embodied by a stagnant swamp and a black lagoon.
I'm the branches scratching at the moon
I am the eerie branches scratching at the moon, evoking a haunting atmosphere.
I'm the funeral service, the unknown mourner
I am associated with funerals, as the service and an unknown mourner, representing death.
I'm the demon cowering in the corner
I embody a hidden demon, a fearful presence cowering in the corner.
I'm the sexton's spade, the new thrown clay
I am linked to burial, depicted by the sexton's spade and newly thrown clay.
I'm what's left when they walk away
I am what remains when others abandon or walk away.
I'm the ebony coffin, satin lining
I am the darkness within an ebony coffin with satin lining, symbolizing death.
Pale thin lips in the back room dying
I represent the dying with pale thin lips in a back room, emphasizing mortality.
Pale thin lips in the back room dying
-I'm the walking dead, the fly by night
I am associated with the undead and fleeting moments, like a fly by night.
I'm the last of the fading light
I am the last remnants of fading light, suggesting the approach of darkness.
In the unbarred door, the open encasement
I symbolize entry into the unknown, with an unbarred door and open encasement.
I'm the steps leading down to the basement
I am the descent into darkness, represented by steps leading down to the basement.
The four post bed, the let down hair
I represent intimacy and vulnerability, with a four-post bed and let-down hair.
I'm the cross that you forgot to wear
I am the neglected symbol of faith, the cross forgotten to be worn.
I'm the highest voltage, the shining slab
I symbolize high intensity and danger, the highest voltage and a shining slab.
The crack of midnight in the doctor's lab
I am associated with the mysterious, like the crack of midnight in a doctor's lab.
I'm the night before, the morning after
I am the anticipation before an event, the night before and the morning after.
Echoing of the baron's laughter
I represent echoes of sinister laughter from a powerful figure, the baron.
Echoing of the baron's laughter
-I'm Jonathan Harker, I'm Lucy's trance
I am Jonathan Harker and Lucy's trance, embodying hypnotic influences.
Elegant count's hypnotic glance
I represent elegance and hypnosis through the count's hypnotic glance.
I'm the wooden mallet, the sharpened stake
I am the tools of vampire hunters, a wooden mallet, and a sharpened stake.
I'm the precautions you forgot to take
I am the overlooked precautions, highlighting potential danger.
I'm the mummy's curse, the passing bell
I represent curses and warnings, such as the mummy's curse and the passing bell.
I'm the fortune they wouldn't tell
I am undisclosed fortunes and secrets that remain hidden.
I'm pyromania, Transylvania
I represent destructive tendencies, linked to pyromania and the setting of Transylvania.
I'm out of breath, I'm worse than death
I am exhaustion and something worse than death, emphasizing a negative state.
I'm the late night air, exhilarating
I am the exhilaration in the late-night air, evoking a sense of anticipation.
I'm with you in the darkness, waiting
I am a constant presence in the darkness, waiting, suggesting a lurking danger.
I'm with you in the darkness, waiting
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