[INTRO]
A-hunting we will go…
A-hunting we will go…
Through the woods and through the fog,
Nobody knows what waits beyond…
A-hunting we will go…
A-hunting we will go…
Shhh…
Did you hear that?
[VERSE 1]
Moon hanging low between the trees,
Cold wind whispering through the leaves,
Lantern swinging from our hand,
Something moving where I stand.
Footprints leading through the mud,
Barely there but fresh as blood,
Three long scratches on a tree,
Something's leaving clues for me.
I hear laughter way ahead,
( giggles)
The code breezed whispered my name.. Sent shivers down my spine.
[PRE-CHORUS]
One step forward,
Two steps back,
Something's walking
On my track.
Three little knocks,
Four little cries,
[crying in the distance]
Five dark figures
With glowing eyes.
Don't turn around…
Don't make a sound…
[CHORUS]
A-hunting we will go,
A-hunting we will go,
Through the dark and through the fog,
Chasing something we don't know.
A-hunting we will go,
A-hunting we will go,
If we catch it by the morning…
Where will we go?
[VERSE 2]
We found a cabin in the trees,
Door was open in the breeze,
Candles burning, chairs were set,
But there was nobody there yet.
Six little plates upon the table,
Seven chairs beneath the cable,
One more plate beside the door…
Why does it look like
Someone's waiting for us?
Then the door slammed shut behind me,
Something whispered, “Come and find me,”
Everybody started running…
But the footsteps weren't behind us.
They were ahead.
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
One step forward,
Two steps back,
Something's running
On our track.
Three little shadows,
Four little eyes,
Five little hunters…
Six goodbyes.
Don't turn around…
Don't make a sound…
[CHORUS]
A-hunting we will go,
A-hunting we will go,
Through the dark and through the fog,
Chasing something we don't know.
A-hunting we will go,
A-hunting we will go,
If we catch it by the morning…
Where will we go?
[BRIDGE]
[Beat drops]
Stop.
Everybody stop.
Listen…
Footsteps.
One…
Two…
Three…
Four…
Whispering all around.
You came looking for me.
But you never asked…
What I was hunting.
[Silence]
Turn around.
[FINAL CHORUS]
A-hunting we will go,
A-hunting we will go,
Through the dark and through the fog…
Now the hunters disappear one by one.
A-hunting we will go,
A-hunting we will go,
You thought you came to hunt me…
But I was hunting you. [giggles]
A-hunting we will go…
A-hunting we will go…
Keep running through the forest…
I'll always know.
[OUTRO]
A-hunting we will go…
A-hunting we will go…
Footsteps.
Closer…
Closer…
Closer…
Whisper:
You shouldn't have followed me.
A twig snaps.
Run.