Longest Night Walk

Snow is falling on the rooftops Candles flicker in the glass

Children laughing by the fire Never knowing what will pass

Bells are ringing through the village Families gather close tonight

Every door is dressed in holly Every window burning bright

Mother hangs the final ribbon

Father brings the tree inside

Little hands reach for the presents While the winter wind blows wild

Grandmother whispers old traditions

As the children gather near

“Be good before the bells start ringing For he comes this time

of year”

They laugh like it’s a fairy tale

A story meant to frighten fools

But something moves beyond the snow Something watching through the woods

This is the longest night So keep your candles burning bright

Hold your loved ones,

lock the door Don’t let him find you anymore

When the midnight bells arrive Pray that you’ve been good tonight For

somewhere in the winter white Krampus walks tonight

Children swear they hear the footsteps Heavy somewhere down the street

Metal chains against the pavement Slowly getting closer still

“It’s just the wind,” their father tells them “There’s no monster in

the snow”

But the laughter suddenly stops And the fire begins to glow

The village sleeps beneath the moon

The forest waits without a sound

And underneath the frozen earth Something ancient stirs below

Did you hear that?

(shhh) ...bells.

Did you see that?

...shuddering.

Who’s walking through the snow?

Who’s standing at the door?

DON’T.

LOOK. OUTSIDE.

THIS IS THE LONGEST NIGHT And the moon is burning white Every

candle starts to fade Every prayer begins to break When the midnight

bells arrive There is nowhere left to hide Through the darkness,

through the snow— KRAMPUS WALKS TONIGHT.

Snow keeps falling… Bells keep ringing… And somewhere beyond the lights… something

is coming.