[Verse 1]
Pulled up to the gate
Paint peeling off the name
Moonlight on the windows
Like eyes that know my face
Floorboards start their talking
Each step a little prayer
“I’m fine, I’m fine, I’m fine,” I say
But I feel someone there
[Chorus]
This haunted house
Got my heart on the ceiling
Every shadow in the corner
Knows what I’m feeling
Saying “get out, get out”
But my feet keep creeping in
This haunted house
Won’t let me leave again
[Verse 2]
Portraits follow every move
Dust dancing in the air
Clock stuck on the same wrong time
Cold fingers in my hair
Whispers in the hallway
Calling out my name
Door slams, lights snap
Nothing looks the same
[Pre-Chorus]
Breath on my neck
Voice in my ear
“I’ve been waiting years for you
Come a little near”
Heartbeat drumming
Can’t break free
Then the room starts spinning
And it slides into me
[crescendo]
[low vocal register]
“It slides into me…”
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[sudden big-band swing kicks in]
Oh, I’m possessed, baby, I’m claimed tonight (woah)
Got a grin I can’t control, and my tie’s too tight
Hands moving on their own, snap-snap on the two and four
Gliding down the crooked stairs, like I’ve danced this floor before
[Verse 3]
Top hat tilt, ghost in my grin
I’m your charming little nightmare letting guests walk in
Candles flick, horns hit, I spin ‘round the room
Every creak in the ceiling now swings in tune
[Chorus]
[guitar solo]
[horns trading riffs till abrupt stop]