of bright red

There's a house on the side of Monaco Its neighbors all say it's a manic show Because he's crazy, he's wild And his baby, and their child In the middle of the night, everyone knows They linger in the streets, they're ageless ghosts Yeah, it's a circus, he's the clown They've come to haunt the town When the street lights are off and asleep is all They come sweeping through the lane like decking the halls They're known for it, it's a curse Never happened before, it's a first So, why, you might ask, are the curtains closed All except one that's way down this road Well, it sounds crazy, it sounds wild Not the story for the mild In this grave of truths, she has the answer She'll tell you things that you never wanted answered She'll say Their bodies are still underwater Their spirits wrapped around each other Their souls are long gone They'd been taken by this town Their religion is still blowing in the wind Their love remains in the alleys and Their destiny paints the pavement In splatters of bright red It happened quite a few years ago Those who say they remember actually don't They can't help it, it's just not Known to be in our blood Because they were the sons of the daughters of sons Who chained the ghosts together so that they could run They were the sacrifice to the beast Just so it might have a feast Now the air that resides here was the gushes that came Out of their mouths as they plunged in the cave And he, he whispered, in the water To his treasure, and his lover "I'll get these people back for what they've done And we'll reunite in the setting sun Just, just trust me, gave you my word And I'll give them what they are worth" In this grave of truths, only I have the answer Those who knock on my door will never return 'Cause I'll say Our bodies are still underwater Our spirits wrapped around each other Our souls are long gone They'd been taken by this town My religion is still blowing in the wind My love remains in the alleys and My destiny paints the pavement In splatters of bright red (In splatters of bright red) (In splatters of bright red) (Of bright red) My memory's what I will never lose I'll hunt down every one of you Till the sun sets My word, I've kept If you wonder why I never left Why every corner has my presence Well, as I've said I won't leave till this town is red Our bodies are still underwater Our spirits wrapped around each other Our souls are long gone They'd been taken by your town My religion is still blowing in the wind My love remains in the alleys and My destiny paints the pavement In splatters of bright red