Mad Mary's Keys

Each jangled key A family's dread A lullaby for those not yet in bed And as she nears, the children weep For in her wake, nightmares will creep A quiet prayer escapes their lips As she begins her nightly eclipse In a town where secrets lie Mary roams, her keys jangled with a sigh Houses whisper of her touch Doors unlock the fears too much Mad Mary's keys in the pale moon's glow She hunts for the young where the cold winds blow In the cellar deep where shadows creep She feeds the demon Samuel while the town's asleep Full moon's blue, a chilling sight Mary's out on the prowl tonight Children hide under their beds Pray she won't find them, silent threads Mad Mary's keys clinking in the night She's searching for souls in the absence of light Samuel waits, his hunger never ends In the darkness below where reality bends No lock can hold, no secret safe From Mary's grasp, no child's waif Her eyes aglow with wicked glee She finds the lost, come with me Mad Mary's keys, they open all doors To a world unseen on forbidden floors Samuel's feed on innocent prey In the silence of night, the piper's pay Whispers tell of her cursed quest To feed the beast that never rests The town's pact, a hidden shame For peace they play her twisted game Mad Mary's keys, a legend told In hushed tones by young and old Beware the blue moon's eerie light Lest you be taken by Mary's night Yet hope still breathes, a quiet fight One day she'll falter in her frightful rise Till then she roams with keys in hand A spectre of terror across the land Mad Mary's keys may one day rust And Samuel's hunger turn to dust Till then remember, keep your fears at bay Oh, Mad Mary's keys might find you one day