Where the Dead Names Call

Lyrics

[Verse 1] The clock in the hall struck thirteen again Dust fell like ash from the portraits above You grabbed my sleeve by the cracked marble stair And said, “Don’t look back, just run when I shove” [Pre-Chorus] The front door groaned, then slammed like a trap Cold fingers rattled the chain at our backs [Chorus] Run through the house where the dead names call Past the black glass and the portraits that crawl You take my hand, I’ll kick through the door We won’t belong to this place anymore Run till the dawn breaks over the hill Run while the halls are hunting us still [Verse 2] A red thread dragged from the room upstairs The banister shook as the floorboards bowed You threw a brass candlestick at the mirror And every face in it screamed out loud [Pre-Chorus] The windows burst in a rain of glass We found the kitchen, we found the latch [Chorus] Run through the house where the dead names call Past the black glass and the portraits that crawl You take my hand, I’ll kick through the door We won’t belong to this place anymore Run till the dawn breaks over the hill Run while the halls are hunting us still [Bridge] The key turned hard in the iron gate Your breath caught once, then you pulled me through Behind us, every window lit up at once Ahead, the fields opened wide and blue [Breakdown] No more footsteps No more names No more waking In that frame [Final Chorus] Run from the house where the dead names call Let the old stones crumble, let the night fall You take my hand, we’re outside the door We won’t belong to that place anymore Run till the dawn breaks over the hill Run—we’re alive, and we’re running still [Outro] At the edge of the road, you laughed through the cold The mansion went dark as the morning took hold