[Verse 1]
[M]
By the willow gate
I found their tracks
Barefoot prints
In river muck
They laughed in the reeds
With milk-white teeth
And left my name
In crow-black dust
[F]
They bled no wound
They spoke no lie
They kissed the bread
And salted sky
A child went thin
A well ran dry
A whole field bent
When they passed by
[Pre-Chorus]
[M]
Don't take their gifts
Don't count their gold
[F]
They trade in years
They trade in souls
[Chorus]
[M]
The fey are not kind
(Fey are not kind)
[F]
The fey are not kind
(Fey are not kind)
[M]
They ruin a house
With one sweet grin
[F]
They start in the heart
Then let the rot in
[Verse 2]
[F]
I saw a bride
With moss in her hair
Dance in the ash
Of a butchered square
She swore to love
She swore to stay
By dawn her vows
Were blown away
[M]
The bells all rang
For the hollow dead
The mill wheel broke
The orchard bled
No iron hymn
No prayer kept true
When moonlit hands
Came pulling through
[Pre-Chorus]
[F]
Don't drink the cup
Don't follow song
[M]
Their pretty curse
Will move you on
[Chorus]
[M]
The fey are not kind
(Fey are not kind)
[F]
The fey are not kind
(Fey are not kind)
[M]
They ruin a house
With one sweet grin
[F]
They start in the heart
Then let the rot in
[Bridge]
[M]
If they ask for a dance
Do not step near
[F]
If they call your name
Cover your ear
[M]
For the world of men
Is soft as grain
[F]
And they come like rain
To spoil the field
[Final Chorus]
[M]
The fey are not kind
(Fey are not kind)
[F]
The fey are not kind
(Fey are not kind)
[M]
They ruin a house
With one sweet grin
[F]
They start in the heart
Then let the rot in
[M]
So keep your door
Keep your fire
[F]
Keep your breath
And keep your wire
[M+F]
The fey are not kind
(Fey are not kind)