Lyrics
Down by the cemetery
Introduction to the setting, a cemetery.
Lies a house, where evil roams free
Describes a house where evil is present and unrestrained.
The rooms are silent, but you better beware
Despite silence, a warning about potential danger in the rooms.
A thousand souls have perrished in there
Indication of a tragic history with a high death toll within.
As you turn to stone
Implies a transformation or petrification of the observer.
And you loose your head
Suggests a loss of control or agency, possibly related to fear.
As he takes your soul
Refers to a malevolent force taking possession of one's soul.
The walls turn red - bloodshed
Describes a visual transformation of the walls into red, symbolizing bloodshed.
The smell of brimstone and the clanging of chains
Introduces sensory elements of smell and sound associated with evil (brimstone and chains).
(The) Hooks into flesh - to tear and to maim
Depicts violent actions with hooks causing harm to flesh.
(A) Bloodshowergush - the walls turn red
Describes a gushing blood shower and the persistent red walls, emphasizing ongoing ritualistic horror.
This ritual doesn't end just 'cause the body is dead
States that the ritual persists beyond physical death.
As you turn to stone
Reiterates the idea of transformation into stone.
And you loose your head
Continues the theme of losing control or agency.
As he takes your soul
Repeats the notion of a malevolent force seizing the soul.
The walls turn red - bloodshed
Reemphasizes the visual transformation of the walls into red, symbolizing bloodshed.
The house is empty, another night has gone
Declares the emptiness of the house after a night of horror.
A deathlike silence - the deed is done
Describes a deathlike silence, confirming the completion of a dreadful act.
The doors are open - "please step inside"
Invites or lures someone into the house with an eerie offer.
An hour remains to the rising of the bloodtide
Sets a time limit, intensifying the impending danger related to the rising of the bloodtide.
As you turn to stone
Reiterates the idea of transformation into stone.
And you loose your head
Continues the theme of losing control or agency.
As he takes your soul
Repeats the notion of a malevolent force seizing the soul.
The walls turn red - bloodshed
Reemphasizes the visual transformation of the walls into red, symbolizing bloodshed.
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