[Verse 1]
Saw him out by the Kanawha line
Silhouette on a billboard sign
Red eyes in my rearview shine
Then my truck coughed out and died
Crawled underneath in the midnight rain
Left that rust ring, stole my propane
Took my part and he took my brain
Now I can't get him off my mind
[Chorus]
Mothman stole my heart (and my cat converter)
Left me on this West Virginia dirt road hurtin'
He got wings like shadows, smile like sin
If he steals your ride, you fall right in
Yeah, Mothman stole my heart (and my cat converter)
Guess I'm just another small-town secret he murdered
But I'd chase those glowing eyes again
Any night he wants to roll through Charleston
[Verse 2]
Folks in Point Pleasant lock their doors
Swear they hear him on their porches
I just leave my keys out front
Hope he comes back for one more run
He’s a rumor in a flannel shirt
Tracks of soot on a coal-stained shirt
Every warning just makes it worse
I want that danger in my arms
[Chorus]
Mothman stole my heart (and my cat converter)
Left me on this West Virginia dirt road hurtin'
He got wings like shadows, smile like sin
If he steals your ride, you fall right in
Yeah, Mothman stole my heart (and my cat converter)
Guess I'm just another small-town secret he murdered
But I'd chase those glowing eyes again
Any night he wants to roll through Charleston
[Bridge]
Maybe I'm cursed, maybe I'm chosen (oh yeah)
For every truck he leaves half-broken
He leaves a note in the gravel dust
"Baby, it's fear, but it feels like trust"
[Chorus]
Mothman stole my heart (and my cat converter)
Left me on this West Virginia dirt road hurtin'
He got wings like shadows, smile like sin
If he steals your ride, you fall right in
Yeah, Mothman stole my heart (and my cat converter)
Sing it from the hills, every backwoods church choir
If loving him is wrong, light that fire again
I’ll wait under those red eyes in the wind (hey!)