The light creeps in
Through my window
Yet another day of living with what I've become
It's gonna happen again and again, again
I was hoping to die in my sleep
Hoping he’d see my good work
Everything he asked, every little detail

Haven't slept well in over a year now
Kept awake by a silent whisper
Living in this horror story
Blackmailed with the hostage he holds
Where he keep them nobody knows
Cursed again to meet the sunrise

Tonight I prepare another ritual
I put on that cursed blank face
I await on his instructions
He greets me with that crooked smile
Gives me the name and a place
A small boy living near the pine

Haven't slept well in over a year now
Kept awake by a silent whisper
Living in this horror story
Blackmailed with the hostage he holds
Where he keep them nobody knows
Cursed again to meet the sunrise

I stand outside the home
I wonder if this is worth it
How many more will it take
He says my son is safe but I'm starting to doubt
This is the final time I swear

This is bad
Someone saw me
I need to make my escape
The child screams through my fingers
They chase me but don't catch me
I need to shut this kid up
The chloroform does its work well

Haven't slept well in over a year now
Kept awake by a silent whisper
Living in this horror story
Blackmailed with the hostage he holds
Where he keep them nobody knows
Cursed again to meet the sunrise

There's a place somewhere within the pines
Where ancient evil lurks deep inside
There's a place that has seldom known the touch of man
A place where no path would ever lead
There's a secret that no one I could ever tell
A secret my master told me

Hours have past
The search goes on
The whole town is looking for answers
Hoping this was a simple mistake
But it will be just like the others

They say there was a witness this time
Said it was a tall man with no face
Grabbed the child from their home
And to the woods made their escape
Run

He had work boots and wore all black
And he was quiet and he was fast
Tried to remember what else they saw
But that's all they had

There's a place somewhere within the Pines
Where the missing children play

Volunteers canvas what they can
But it's hard to not get lost in the moonlight
There's talk of looking again in the morning
But there's talks by then it will be too late

The sun starts to show itself
Oh, has it been there long
Oh, how I have waited for you
I know I can't promise much
But I will do all I can
To bring him back to your arms

There's a place somewhere within the pines
Where all your dreams will die
And all your terrors will multiply
The spider spins his web of lies
And his strings will never ever let you go
Run

This is the last time I swear you will give back what you promised me
You fool you'll do as I please
And only then will you receive
The gift you that were promised from me

Last night
He stuck again this is the tenth time
Running out of options
The trail has gone cold
There's a gathering sentiment
To torch down every last tree
Burn the entire woods down
Nowhere to hide in the ashes

An ancient evil lurks inside
This is what many believe
Legend speaks of a spider
And his miserable schemes
They say they have heard him calling
A whisper deep from the pines
Most claim it's just folklore
But the legends keep in their minds

I gather up information
Try to assemble it piece by piece
Interview each of the parents
Try to extract something new
Gather supplies
Tonight I enter into the pine

This winding path
I'm sure I'll find nothing here
Even though he headed up this way
Search partners coordinate
But there is so much space
Impossible to search it all

I know it's dangerous to go off trail
I knowing I'm risking getting lost

You should have been more careful
Now you're at risk of being caught
You should have killed the witness
And now the ritual could be lost

I see someone up ahead
Someone I haven't seen before
They seem more familiar as I approach

What is she doing here
What does she know
Did she follow you last night
She says she knows me
Knows my son was the first
She starts asking questions
I tell her to leave me in peace

I've accepted that he's gone
I just want to move on
I hope they find the others
But please leave me alone
I know you have your questions
But I've said this hundreds of times
I'm exhausted with the process
So please just leave me alone

His son was the first one taken
After that he became a recluse
I hope that I can help him
Give him some kind of closure

No one has ever been this close
This is a huge concern
The ritual is tonight
And it can not be delayed

There is a clearing right across the river
Where we said our goodbyes
I know now that I should have listened
I could have saved so many lives

I spend my days wondering by the water
I've walked this so path so many times
I haunt this plane unseen but always watching
My old bleached bones dry in the sun

Captive
Hold this close
You can use it to escape
Captive
Stay off the path
Stay quiet and stay alive

I've set up camp here and I'll sleep until the morning
When I awake I'll head back home
In the dead of night I can hear a calling
Outside my tent the missing child hides

Captive
Hold this close
You can use it to escape
Captive
Go for help
Never return to this place

Gone
All my fears subside
Here with you

Keep to a whisper please
I can hear him screaming through the trees
I'll turn this flashlight off
And you stay close

Old Mr. Johnson had a perfect life
A perfect home with a perfect wife
He went out to the woods one weekend
And he came back home with a brand new friend
Well all the neighbors they heard a scream
Didn't take for the police to be on the scene
He said don't believe the spider's lies
And he blew his head off in front of their eyes

When you're out in the great unknown
You hear something talking just leave it alone
Make sure that your children know
Don't go out into those woods alone

Young Alison had two best friends
They said they'd be close til the very end
They asked her to come over to play
It was no different from any other day
Into the woods the three girls raced
They told Alison she'd been replaced
They said the spider wanted her to die
And they stabbed the poor girl 47 times

When you're out in the great unknown
You hear something talking just leave it alone
Make sure that your children know
Don't go out into those woods alone

Mr. Davidson had a son
Protective of him, he was the only one
Took him to the woods one day
And what had happened I dare not say
He told his son not to go to far ahead
Called to him but heard nothing instead
The trail by the river came to an end
And he never saw his son again

When you're out in the great unknown
You hear something talking just leave it alone
Make sure that your children know...

You're not ready to see what's out here
But you're gonna learn today
I told you to leave this alone
You should have left it alone

I know you think that I'm a monster
I know you think I've gone too far
You want to see what's wrong with me
I'll pry your eyes open so you can see
You caused so many complications
I'm going to enjoy your screams
Bring your flesh to feed the pines
I sentence you to the trees

I should thank you for finding him
I would have lost him if not for your light
Your skills have put you close
But here you will meet your end
The sacrifice will be performed
And you will witness my shame
I want you to understand
I do what he tells me to do

All the pain you've caused it's unconceivable
You think it's justified
If he saw you now
All the things you've done
He would be horrified

My mind has been twisted and tangled
For over a year now
Your opinion matters not
Forever you will be
Sentenced to the trees

And now that you've met my master
He'll show you the meaning of pain
He'll turn you're fears into flesh
And rip your mind in two
His webs like puppet strings
Like marionettes we dance
I will be free from this curse
Now witness this final sacrifice

Now he drags him to the river
Head held underwater
Be my last sacrifice
Nothing here will ever change

The worst is over now
The moon surrenders to the sun
With morning comes a victory
And freedom from these chains
The monster's host bleeds out
This is what he wanted
No more to be controlled
He takes one last glimpse at the cursed sun

No matter what happens now
This place will be a part of me
Each step harder than the last
Adrenaline fades and the pain sets in
Voices coming from the horizon
A search group has come to meet us
Head pounding from the attack
But I've never felt more alive

When the sun shines through the trees
When the light warms the cold air
When the calm quiet sets in
We know we are going home

No matter what happens now
I will always be a part of this place
I fade into the darkness
Free from this wicked curse
No headstone for me
Leave my body where it lie
Though the truth has broken me
I embrace my fate

When the sun shines through the trees
When the light warms the cold air
When the calm quiet sets in
We know we are going home

I know that you remember
I told you I'd do all I can
So you can hold him in your arm again

No more cursed to meet the sunrise
No more my voice heard though the weeping winds
My old bleached bones can rest forever
Somewhere Within The Pines