[Verse] (Verse 1) Dust motes dance in the Louisiana sun, a legacy stained and spun A house of shadows, whispers of the dead, a name etched in my head Father's ghost in every creaking stair, a stranger's fortune, a chilling prayer She glides through hallways, eyes like midnight blooms, a housekeeper's daughter, chasing off the gloom. Her touch a spark, a dangerous, sweet heat, a melody my lonely heart can beat. [Chorus] Neverworld, where the bayou breathes secrets in the night Neverworld, caught between the darkness and the light His journal whispers, a resurrection's plea, voodoo drums beat wild inside of me. In the moon's cold gleam, where forbidden desires creep Neverworld, promises the soul it cannot keep. [Verse] "Don't cross the river," her voice a velvet plea, "Tonk's Place will swallow you, just like he." But whispers of forbidden fruit, a father's shadowed, twisted root Draw me closer to the murky flow, where fireflies pulse and dark intentions grow. Beyond the mist, a crimson, pulsing gleam, a phantom ship sailing a fever dream. The air is thick with jasmine and despair, a siren's call, a serpent in her hair. [Chorus] Neverworld, where the bayou breathes secrets in the night Neverworld, caught between the darkness and the light His journal whispers, a resurrection's plea, voodoo drums beat wild inside of me. In the moon's cold gleam, where forbidden desires creep Neverworld, promises the soul it cannot keep. [Bridge] Skin on skin, a ritual begun, beneath the spell of a forgotten sun. Exotic rites and shadows deep and long, a father's hunger in a lover's song. Is it her touch or his spirit taking hold? A tale of bodies, bought and darkly sold. Each thrust a promise, each gasp a binding thread, Bringing back the living, or raising up the dead? [Solo] [Guitar solo - Haunting, melodic, then increasingly frenetic and distorted] [Chorus] Neverworld, where the bayou breathes secrets in the night Neverworld, caught between the darkness and the light His journal whispers, a resurrection's plea, voodoo drums beat wild inside of me. In the moon's cold gleam, where forbidden desires creep Neverworld, promises the soul it cannot keep. [Outro] He’s in my blood, her scent on my own breath In Tonk's embrace, defying life and death. The drums still pounding, a whisper from the grave, Neverworld... the soul it couldn't save.more

[Verse] Shadows lengthen, a silent crawl Across the chamber, beyond the wall Your gaze, a whisper, cool and deep Secrets stirred from their slumbering sleep No fiery burst, no sudden flight Just slow descent into endless night A subtle shiver, a breath held tight In the nascent dawn of our joined twilight [Chorus] Oh, this slow burn, a tender, dark art Unraveling seams of a guarded heart Each lingering touch, a silken thread spun Until two souls, irrevocably, are one No fleeting spark, no tempest's fierce might Just growing embers, eternally bright In this languid dance, where desires unfurl Our bodies entwined, in a gothic world. [Verse] A casual brush, an accidental grace Traced outlines on forbidden space The air grows heavy, charged and still As silent promises our spirits fill A quiet knowing, a yearning soft As barriers crumble, lifted aloft Your fractured smile, a vulnerability shown A sanctuary built on truths we've known [Chorus] Oh, this slow burn, a tender, dark art Unraveling seams of a guarded heart Each lingering touch, a silken thread spun Until two souls, irrevocably, are one No fleeting spark, no tempest's fierce might Just growing embers, eternally bright In this languid dance, where desires unfurl Our bodies entwined, in a gothic world. [Solo] [Guitar Solo] [Bridge] The sweet, slow ache of pining deep For vows unspoken, promises to keep Through shadowed alleys, where ghosts still roam We built our passion, far from home Your darkest corners, I long to trace Find solace in your secret place No urgent hunger, just a steady, low heat Making every moment bittersweet [Chorus] Oh, this slow burn, a tender, dark art Unraveling seams of a guarded heart Each lingering touch, a silken thread spun Until two souls, irrevocably, are one No fleeting spark, no tempest's fierce might Just growing embers, eternally bright In this languid dance, where desires unfurl Our bodies entwined, in a gothic world. [Outro] And now the climax, our senses ignite As whispered confessions pierce the night The dam has broken, the truth now laid bare Our linked destinies, beyond compare A slow burn, darling, forever we'll be Entwined in this dark, sweet ecstasy. [Instrumental]more

[Verse] Blackeberg frost on the playground chains, your knuckles split from their names. I watch from the stairwell, pale as milk-glass, you trace my window with a breath that fogs, come closer, let the lock forget you. Midnight’s not a time, it’s an invitation. [PreChorus] You learned the cube, colors bleeding into place; I learn your pulse, the quick wet rhythm under skin. We trade small devotions: you bring me puzzles, I bring you silence for the shouts they left stitched in your coat. [Chorus] So press your palm here, colder than mine, Let the right one in not the blade you hide, not the shame they gave you, just the hunger we won’t name. Your teeth on my wrist is a promise, my mouth at your throat is a psalm. We’ll keep each other, forever’s a short word for children who don’t age. [Verse] Autumn leaves stick to the courtyard ice; you teach me the ache of human, how to want without ruining. I teach you quieter hungers: the way a neck opens like a confidence, the way forever feels when you stop counting. They call me a ghost; you call me your darling. Names are doors; you turned mine. [PreChorus] You learned the cube, colors bleeding into place; I learn your pulse, the quick wet rhythm under skin. We trade small devotions: you bring me puzzles, I bring you silence for the shouts they left stitched in your coat. [Chorus] So press your palm here, colder than mine, Let the right one in not the blade you hide, not the shame they gave you, just the hunger we won’t name. Your teeth on my wrist is a promise, my mouth at your throat is a psalm. We’ll keep each other, forever’s a short word for children who don’t age. [Bridge] Lay me in the basement where the pipes hum, show me the red you’ve been dreaming of. We’re neither sinner nor saved, just thirsty, and thirst is honest work. Let me in your hallway, your bed, your blood, the latch gives either way. [Solo] [Guitar Solo] [PreChorus] You learned the cube, colors bleeding into place; I learn your pulse, the quick wet rhythm under skin. We trade small devotions: you bring me puzzles, I bring you silence for the shouts they left stitched in your coat. [Chorus] So press your palm here, colder than mine, Let the right one in not the blade you hide, not the shame they gave you, just the hunger we won’t name. Your teeth on my wrist is a promise, my mouth at your throat is a psalm. We’ll keep each other, forever’s a short word for children who don’t age. Your cheek against my marble hand, Let the right one in I’ll keep the wolves from your schoolyard, you’ll keep my daylight sealed. Bite me awake, I’ll bite you timeless two children at the edge of the map, catching moths under streetlamps, learning love as a shared appetite. We don’t heal; we harmonize. [Outro, Spoken Word] 1981 never ends here: Rubik’s colors solved, the courtyard quiet, one coffin, two breaths, one door we never knock on again.more