MUSIC FOR SALE

(Verse)
A final decree from an uncle I did not recognize
He willed me a house I only saw as a prize
The will demanded secrecy, the text was written grim
Stated seal the lower chambers let no one in
I pulled up to the property, gave it a long cold stare
I laughed at the rumors about what was lingering in there
This wasn't haunted drama, only neglect and decay
A rotting shell for me to cash and get my pay

(Pre Chorus)
Suddenly I knew I was not alone
The cellar screamed and the house began to groan
The spoils I sought became my living tomb
The pursuit of gold was my doom

(Chorus)
I didn't open a lock, I opened a door
I'm trapped inside for all eternity
My soul is taken, bound to it forevermore
The deed to oblivion, a contract signed for me


(Verse)
I stepped inside, an unnatural cold hit me like a stone
I won't leave until the hidden fortune is known
Straight to the floor where one spot looks terribly odd
I pulled the loose board back with a rusty iron rod
An ancient lock box sat inside an earthen hole
A rusty key, I turned it I lack self control
No time for thought, only a final greedy breath
I heard a subterranean scream from underneath

(Pre Chorus)
Suddenly I knew I was not alone
The cellar screamed and the house began to groan
The spoils I sought became my living tomb
The pursuit of gold was my doom

(Chorus)
I didn't open a lock, I opened a door
I'm trapped inside for all eternity
My soul is taken, bound to it forevermore
The deed to oblivion a contract signed for me

(3rd verse)
The gold I pictured vanished from my eyes
I stood there motionless paralyzed by the prize
The floorboards rippled with a cracking sound
The ceiling seemed to twist and spiral to the ground
I ran for the doorway with a failing desperate lunge
But felt the very structure swallow and plunge
The walls bent inwards crushing my will
The ceiling descended forcing me to stand stone still

(Bridge)
The fortune wasn't worth the final cost
Everything I was is utterly lost
Now the terror settles in to take its hold
My horror story will never be told

(Pre Chorus)
Suddenly I knew I was not alone
The cellar screamed and the house began to groan
The spoils I sought became my living tomb
The pursuit of gold was my doom

(Chorus)
I didn't open a lock, I opened a door
I'm trapped inside for all eternity
My soul is taken, bound to it forevermore
The deed to oblivion, a contract signed for me