Succubus

Prelude

When the clock strikes three, she slips beneath the door,

Bare feet that make no footprints, a shadow on the floor,

And every dream she enters isn't yours anymore.

Verse 1

Her hair is scarlett silk with silver in the strands,

A crescent-shaped scar burns across her hands,

One eye shines like amber, one is black as coal,

And when she smiles, you hear the breaking of your soul.

Pre-Chorus

She whispers your forgotten name before you close your eyes,

Then climbs inside your dreaming where the waking world can't hide.

Chorus

Succubus, queen of the fevered night,

With velvet wings and burning eyes,

She drinks your dreams until you're hollow,

Leaves you breathing, but never whole,

Succubus, chaos wearing a beautiful disguise.

Post-Chorus

She doesn't need a doorway, she doesn't need a key,

If you dream of her tonight, she'll know where you will be.

Verse 2

Two black horns curl backward like a crown upon her head,

Her crimson tail leaves symbols where she treads,

Her wings are torn like ravens caught inside a storm,

And roses bloom in ashes whenever she is born.

Pre-Chorus

She offers you a kiss that tastes of smoke and rain,

Then pulls you through the nightmare and feeds upon your pain.

Chorus

Succubus, queen of the fevered night,

With velvet wings and burning eyes,

She drinks your dreams until you're hollow,

Leaves you breathing, but never whole,

Succubus, chaos wearing a beautiful disguise.

Post-Chorus

She doesn't need a doorway, she doesn't need a key,

If you dream of her tonight, she'll know where you will be.

Guitar-solo

Bridge

They call her many names, but she answers only one,

The Widow of the Midnight, the Daughter of the Moon,

She keeps the hearts of sleepers in a necklace made of bone,

And sings to them at three a.m. when she is all alone,

Some swear she's an angel, some swear she's a beast,

But those who see her shadow know she's neither—she's the feast.

Verse 3

Last night she came to me with those eyes of red,

She sat beside my pillow as though she belonged there,

Her sharp teeth, her horns caught in the moonlight,

She smiled and said, "Sweet dreamer, I've been waiting for you."

Pre-Chorus

I tried to wake my body, but my body wouldn't move,

She traced her claws across my chest and whispered,

"Do you believe..."

Outro

Succubus, queen of the fevered night,

With velvet wings and burning eyes,

She drinks your dreams until you're hollow,

Leaves you breathing, but never whole,

Succubus, chaos wearing a beautiful disguise.