Madeline Rowe - Still They Come by GenXOfficial

In a clockwork town where the cobblestones hum The piper plays and the children come With pockets of silver and promises sweet He leads them dancing down the street Fairy tales whisper, “It’s only pretend,” But the stories begin where the daylight ends… Hide your hearts, lock your doors They’ve sung these songs before From gingerbread woods to the circus tent They smile, they lie, they’re heaven-sent And when the moon begins to bend The ones who came for children come again Candy carts roll where the shadows crawl The Catcher’s voice echoes through the hall He smells of sugar, smoke, and sin Says, “Come along, it’s warm within.” The tales you told to keep them near Were never just to calm their fear Hide your hearts, lock your doors They’ve sung these songs before From gingerbread woods to the circus tent They smile, they lie, they’re heaven-sent And when the moon begins to bend The ones who came for children come again From Hamelin’s hill to the orphan’s cry To puppet boys who dream to lie To candle flames in the cellar’s air They all still dance, but they’re not there Fairy tales whisper, “It’s only pretend,” But the stories begin where the daylight ends… Hide your hearts, lock your doors They’ve sung these songs before From gingerbread woods to the circus tent They smile, they lie, they’re heaven-sent And when the moon begins to bend The ones who came for children come again Hide your hearts, lock your doors The lullaby’s a closing score Through every screen, each whispered friend The ones who came for children… Come again Come again

Genre

Folk & Singer-Songwriter