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Into the Woods

by The Wretched Villains

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1.
Be wary of the night And its enticing call Not all who venture there, my Love Have lived to see the morn I know too well The danger after dark Luring in his victims Under moon and stars King Midnight stalks the streets Swallows his prey whole Sweeps the young right off their feet As if they’d never known Well it’s late in the evening Crescent moon reached its peak A shadow moves in dead pitch black And preys upon the weak Those left behind forgotten Those who remain are next For all who venture forth are damned This night is ever hexed King Midnight rules the moonlight And sits upon his throne of stars There is no escaping his cold touch About him is dark
2.
If you’re out after midnight Don’t go into the woods If you’re out after midnight Don’t go into the woods There’s a man in them woods He gallops through the night Some say he’s got a sickle Some say he’s got a knife But everybody knows He’s got and evil black heart And everybody knows He’s gonna tear you apart Riding by at Midnight On a pale white mare Some say that he’s a ghost And some say he’s a man But you know if he sees you Your time is through He’s out recruiting for the devil Singing “How ’bout you?” A soul doomed to wander Through the Devil’s Woods His body skin and bones Beneath his midnight hood When the wind is howling And the clouds hang low They say the he goes out looking For a lonely soul Riding by at Midnight . . .
3.
Voodoo-Girl 02:57
I met her one night It was just on twelve She said, “Tell me do you wanna be In heaven or hell?” I said, “I’m not quite sure Exactly what do you mean?” And did I mention by the way That it was Halloween She moves like something out a of dream She’s got eyes that burn a hole into in me She’s got long red nails, thick dark curls She is my ooky, kooky, spooky Little voodoo-girl She said, “You know I could put you Under some kind of spell And you would grovel on your knees Just to serve me well” I said “To some people baby That might sound like a curse But I can think of many things Much, much worse” She moves like something out a dream . . . Well now I’m in the power Of all of her charms And I’m her lover I'm her footman I’m her man at arms And all you decent people Want to save me from hell But I’m begging and I’m pleading Don’t break the spell
4.
There a shallow grave By the oak in the woods Is calling to my heart Longing fills my breast I can never rest While we two are apart Once a maiden fair Her shadow lies there And calls across the dark They say ’twas a fever But I know the reason How her flesh became cold Haunted by a past That is dark that is vast I hear her body groan The night seems to frown The stars don’t look down Soon I’ll rest beside her bones
5.
Once life was real simple And ev’rything was grand A woman was a woman And a man was just a man Now life is a puzzle And nothing’s what it seems For what you see’s no guarantee She’ll live up to your dreams She’s got skeletons in her closet Yeah they’re full o’ bones And they rattle and ache And they shiver and shake Sometimes they even moan O-oh O-oh O-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Well ev’ry night at Velvets You do your little dance You hit the floor and try once more To find a new romance That girl looking your way Well I heard a thing or two She’s upside down and back-to-front So careful what you do She’s got skeletons in her closet... She pulls out a cigarette And says “Oh do you mind? I know they’re bad but I don’t care They make me feel all right” Well it’s true what they say It’s better the devil you know Well she’s the one you don’t And she will drag you down below She’s got skeletons in her closet...
6.
When you’re walking in the park You must be careful after dark There are gentlemen of means Even courtiers of queens Who like to stalk the streets In search of sweets They may wear a watch and chain Or a cloak just for the rain They are cultured and refined Often brilliant of mind But no human heart rests Within their breasts Like animals in cage Or a storm about to rage Like a vampire, a spider Or a blood sucking leech They’ll devour your flesh Like a succulent peach They have favour with the law And they bring it to the fore If you ever learn their name If you try to make a claim Yes, the courthouse Will celebrate their lies Be careful little child The world is vicious and wild The lamplight can never Chase the dark away forever So stay in bed Mind what your mama said
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Carmilla 06:13
My home by the Western Woods did surely forever change Once I beheld your eyes so deep and dark and cold and strange The magnetic moonlight misted through the atmosphere A far-flung recollection surfaced as you did appear As we wandered through the shadows many days passed on by And somehow you still remained a mystery to my eyes Tragedy had brought you thence and in tragedy you went Your rhymes circle ’round my mind as I wonder what you meant O Carmilla do not cry, for you hold me in a trance There is only you and I as we dance this funeral dance You hold your cheek to mine and murmur like a lullaby “I live in your warm life and you shall die sweetly die – Into Mine” The Western Woods call to my heart as I remember you I see ghosts and fearful visions and can’t tell which is true A feline foot falls on the floor in melancholy dreams I lie within your languid limbs and nothing’s what it seems At times I see your beauty in the faces of the dead And I feel your lips upon me all full and bloody-red A pain strikes deep into my breast as sharp as it is clean Like the story of the asp and that great Egyptian Queen O Carmilla do not cry for you hold me in a trance There is only you and I as we dance this funeral dance You hold your cheek to mine and murmur like a lullaby “I live in your warm life and you shall die sweetly die – Into Mine”

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Queensland's quirkiest post-punk performers put aside their electric guitars for a spooky, folk-inflected journey into the woods. Alongside these numbers feature some of The Wretched Villains' most defining goth-rock anthems. If you hold a Halloween party this year or any year, this is the album to play.

Words and Music by Aaron R. Walker
except King Midnight - Words and Music by Peter Green

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released July 9, 2009

This recording features: Aaron R Walker, Peter Green, Andrew Paul, Rick Davidson, Andrew Callan, Mitchell Schloman, Brendan Murphy and Rachel Wilmott.

Engineered and Produced by Aaron R. Walker.
Recorded at The Batcave, Brisbane.
Sleeve illustration and design by A. P. Hobson.

This edition remastered for digital release by Aaron R. Walker, 2019.

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