Guest List

Intro

(Welcome darling)

(You've come so far)

(Leave your heartbeat)

(Beside the door)

Verse 1

The carriage left you in the rain

Three black roses marked your name

The iron gate swung wide for you

Though no one touched it no one moved

I wore the face you dreamed about

The one you couldn't live without

You crossed the hall you took my hand

And never asked where the dead men stand

Pre-Chorus

They told you not to trust the house

Not to let me turn you round

But every warning that you heard

Made you hunger for the curse

Now the clock is holding its breath

And darling you've got nothing left

Chorus

You're on the guest list darling

Written underneath my skin

There's no door that opens outward

Once the dance has pulled you in

Take my hand surrender slowly

Let the midnight take its due

I don't haunt the house my darling

The house belongs to you

You're on the guest list darling

Hear the dead begin to sing

You came looking for a monster

Now you're dancing with the king

And when the morning comes to claim you

When the church bells split the sky

You'll be begging me to keep you

You'll be begging me to lie

Post-Chorus

Sign your name

Seal your fate

One more dance

One more mistake

You came willingly

Didn't you darling

Verse 2

The bride at table seven smiled

Her wedding veil was stained with wine

The groom beside her had no face

But still he kept her in his embrace

A dozen guests wore borrowed eyes

They watched you through their thin disguises

You asked me why they never spoke

I kissed your cheek their mouths were sewn

You laughed it off you called me cruel

You thought the dead were part of the show

Then you saw your portrait on the wall

Dated a hundred years before

Same dark eyes same crooked smile

Same name same face same funeral pyre

Pre-Chorus

You said you'd never been here before

So why did you know the ballroom floor

Why did your hand fit mine so well

Why did you know the wedding bell

The clock strikes twelve the mirrors turn

And now my darling it's your turn

Chorus

You're on the guest list darling

Written underneath my skin

There's no door that opens outward

Once the dance has pulled you in

Take my hand surrender slowly

Let the midnight take its due

I don't haunt the house my darling

The house belongs to you

You're on the guest list darling

Hear the dead begin to sing

You came looking for a monster

Now you're dancing with the king

And when the morning comes to claim you

When the church bells split the sky

You'll be begging me to keep you

You'll be begging me to lie

Bridge

Look in the mirror

Tell me what you see

The boy who came to rescue me

The man who swore he'd set me free

No darling look again

That face was yours before the end

You died here once you loved me then

And every year when autumn came

You found your way back just the same

I never called you never chased

You always found your way

You were my groom you were my grave

You were the soul I couldn't save

And every Halloween you choose

To walk inside and let me lose

Another piece of what remains

Until you forget your own name

Breakdown

(Who invited whom)

(Who wore the ring)

(Who locked the door)

(Who made me queen)

You did

You did

You did

Final Chorus

You're on the guest list darling

Written underneath my skin

There's no door that opens outward

And you know why you came in

Take my hand surrender slowly

Let the midnight take its due

I don't haunt the house my darling

I've been waiting here for you

You're on the guest list darling

Let the dead ones crown their king

You came looking for a monster

You were born to wear my ring

And when the morning comes to claim you

When the church bells split the sky

You'll be begging me to keep you

You'll be begging me to lie

Outro

(Welcome home my darling)

(You've been gone a year)

(I've kept your place beside me)

(I've kept your portrait here)

(The house has been so lonely)

(The guests have missed you so)

(Now give your bride a kiss)

(And never let me go)

(Stay)

(Stay)

(Stay)