Welcome to Blackwood Manor

[Spoken] "Good evening." "You've had quite a journey." "Come in." "The storm will only worsen from here." [Verse 1] You arrived just after half past ten With the weather clinging to your coat I led you through the crooked wing Past shuttered rooms and gilded oak The lanterns swayed against the draft The shadows stretched but never broke Some houses settle into age Blackwood Manor never slowed [Pre-Chorus] Hear the floorboards softly bend Hear the rafters shift and groan Old walls have a way of keeping Things they ought to leave alone [Chorus] Welcome to Blackwood Manor, friend Where the candles burn but never end Where the walls recall your face Long before you know the place Welcome to the halls within Where the dust still dances thin If you hear the servants sing Don't answer them Don't answer them [Spoken] "The house can be noisy." "You learn which sounds to ignore." [Verse 2] The lady of the house wears lace Though no guest recalls her face Sometimes when the clock runs slow She drifts the staircase pale as smoke Past the study hangs a frame Dark with varnish, dark with years Every night those painted eyes Seem a little more sincere [Pre-Chorus] There's a tapping in the walls There's a bell beyond the stair And sometimes when the wind falls silent Something answers from nowhere [Chorus] Welcome to Blackwood Manor, friend Where the candles burn but never end Where the walls recall your face Long before you know the place Welcome to the halls within Where the dust still dances thin If you hear the servants sing Don't answer them Don't answer them [Spoken] "Ah." "You noticed the girl." "Most people do." [Verse 3] Near the landing dressed in white Stands a girl most every night Humming songs beneath her breath Older than the house itself By the garden iron gate Seven stones lie in a row Six bear names worn smooth with rain One remains untouched below [Pre-Chorus] There's a tremble in the glass Like a figure drifting past Then the manor settles quiet Far too quiet for it to last [Instrumental] [Bridge] You keep asking why I remain Why I smile when daylight fades Why I never speak of leaving Though I've watched the decades change Truth be told I tried once Long before these silver strands But every road curved back again Like the house had made its plans [Spoken] "It takes time." "The manor grows familiar." "Then it grows difficult to leave." [Final Chorus] Welcome to Blackwood Manor, friend Where the candles burn but never end Where the walls recall your face Long before you know the place Welcome to the halls within Now the locks have settled in Hear the servants softly sing Blackwood Manor welcomes you in [Outro] "Take your seat beside the fire." "The storm should pass by morning." "...assuming morning comes." [Whisper] "And if it doesn't..." "You'll fit in nicely here." [end] The butler belongs to ShepEffect The Lady of the House and "The Girl" belongs to ShaitanSedai The ghost fox belongs to thatfoxwithagun