Vault of the Hollow Moon

[Intro] Old stone stairway Breath turns white One cracked candle Fights the night Iron gate screaming Echoes bloom Dust-thick scripture Seals the tomb [Verse 1] You light black matches Over names half-scratched away Wax tears bleeding On the pages gone to grey Choked-back chanting From the rafters drips like tar Every word you mouth Bites another crooked scar [Chorus] In the vault of the hollow moon Shadows crawl in a patient swoon Every vow is a rusted rune Carved in fear, carved too soon In the vault of the hollow moon You are prey to the hidden tune Hear the stone begin to croon (as it closes in, closes in) [Verse 2] Rust-red chalice Trembling in your shaking hands Cold wind laughing Through the bones of broken saints Face in the mirror Wears a stranger’s empty grin Teeth like candles Melt and gutter from within [Bridge] [Isolated distorted bass, grinding single-note line] Step then silence Heart then silence Bell-tongue swinging in your chest (hey) But the rope’s already cut [Chorus] In the vault of the hollow moon Shadows crawl in a patient swoon Every vow is a rusted rune Carved in fear, carved too soon In the vault of the hollow moon You are prey to the hidden tune Hear the stone begin to croon (as it closes in, closes in)