Hymn for the Haunt Lyrics

The stiff hooks of fingers

A scant melody

The sound of a circle

A rhythmic plucking

The bows and the strings

Tucked into their necks

A staccato smattering of notes on the air

Their figures enshadowed

The black of their hair

Silhouettes of their bodies

The splinters of feet

The better to know

The better to see

I was sneaking up on them

Like ghouls at my back

I was sneaking up on them

They're not my destination

They're just close enough

Anything to tear my heart asunder

Anything to cough me up

Anything to flee the haunting

Feel like I'm being watched

Cuz every house is haunted

Every motherfucker is touched

Violins to collarbones

Alert and erect

The safety of sidewalk

Avoiding the cracks

Breaking in, breaking out

Leave the ghosts in the house

Where they're bound to the floorboards

Where they're bound to the floorboards

Let em writhe in the refuse

Let em fall on their swords

Let em rot with the wood

The splinters of feet

The better to know

The better to see

I was sneaking up on them

Like ghouls at my back

I was sneaking up on them

They're not my destination

They're just close enough

Anything to tear my heart asunder

Anything to cough me up

Anything to flee the haunting

Feel like I'm being watched

Cuz every house is haunted

Every motherfucker is touched

Anything to flee the haunting

Feel like I'm being watched

Cuz every house is haunted

Every motherfucker is touched