Let me tell you a story to chill the bones
Of a thing that I saw
One night wandering in the Everglades
Had one drink but no more
I was rambling enjoying the bright moonlight
Gazing up at the stars
Unaware of a presence so near to me
Watching my every move
Feeling scared I fell to my knees
As something rushed me from the trees
Took me to an unholy place
That is where I fell from grace
And they summoned me over to join with then
To the dance of the dead
Into the circle of fire I followed them
Into the middle I as led
As if time had stopped still
I was numb with fear but still
I wanted to go
And the blaze of the fire did no hurt upon me
As I walked on to the coals
Then I felt I was in a trance
And my spirit was lifted from me
And if only someone had the chance
To witness what happened to me
had I danced
had I crashed
had I sang with them
All had death in their eyes
Lifeless figures
They were undead, all of them
They had ascended from hell
As I danced with the dead my free spirit was laughing
And howling down at me
And though my undead body just danced the cycle of death
Until the time came to reunite as when my spirit
Came back down to me
And it looked though if I were alive again
Spirits, are joined into me
When I looked to the sky
They started taking the attention away from me
When they took their gaze from me
Was the moment that I fled
I run like hell and left wind from behind them
I did not glance
Only thing that I had an idea
Was to look just straight ahead
When you know that your time has come
At least you'll know, you'll be prepared for it
Say your last goodbyes to everyone and drink
And say a prayer for it
When you're lying in your sleep
When you're lying in your bed
When you wake from your dreams
And you're dancing with the dead
When you're lying in your sleep
When you're lying in your bed
When you wake from your dreams
And you're dancing with the dead
To this day I guess I'll never know
Just why they let me go
But I'll never go dancing no more
Til I dance with the dead
