The Gargoyle Stare

Verse 1

Rot

Black soil

Vines like heavy snakes

Curling round the iron gates

Dust

Thick rust

The stone gargoyles stare

Choking on the poison air

I see the porch swing move

Nobody sits there

I feel the floorboards groan

Underneath my boots

Chorus

Welcome to the skull gardens

Where the dead roses bloom

Welcome to the skull gardens

Step inside the tomb

Skull gardens

Skull gardens

Deep in the tomb

Verse 2

Bone

Hard white

Littering the lawn

Waiting for a grey dawn

Sick

Cold oil

Dripping from the wall

Shadows in the narrow hall

Maybe it is real

Maybe it is fake

Maybe it is mine

One big mistake

The basement door is open

Calling out my name

It feels like burning

Cold blue flame

Chorus

Welcome to the skull gardens

Where the dead roses bloom

Welcome to the skull gardens

Step inside the tomb

Skull gardens

Skull gardens

Deep in the tomb

Bridge

Heave

Slide

Sink

Underneath the floor

Scratching at the door

They want more

They want more

They want more

Guitar Solo

Verse 3

Spite

Red eyes

Looking through the glass

Watching all the hours pass

Gone

Long gone

Buried in the dirt

Living in the hurt

I found a silver key

It does not fit

I found a hollow space

The middle of it

Crawling

Falling

Stalling

Chorus

Welcome to the skull gardens

Where the dead roses bloom

Welcome to the skull gardens

Step inside the tomb

Skull gardens

Skull gardens

Deep in the tomb

Outro

Keep it down

Keep it deep

Down

Deep

Down

The gardens grow

They grow

They grow