The Bells Will Find You

They told us stories by the fire They told us not to

stray

They said the bells would call his name If we refused to

change (ahhh) But stories don’t leave footprints Stories don’t breathe in the

cold Stories don’t stand outside your window Waiting in the snow

I heard my mother call my name

She said, "Come back inside" But through the glass I saw a

shape Standing where the shadows hide Two horns against the moonlight Two

eyes beneath the hood

And something wrapped around his hand That sounded like it could

I wanted to scream But my voice disappeared

Then came three heavy knocks…

HE HEARS YOU

Every word you never said HE SEES YOU Every secret in your

head You can hide beneath the covers You can pray until it’s

light But if you’ve been bad this year— HE’LL FIND YOU TONIGHT

My brother says it’s nothing My father says it’s wind But the

chains are getting louder And the bells begin again

The candles start to tremble The fire starts to die And somewhere

down the hallway Something whispers,

"Why?" (shhh)

I close my eyes

I hold my breath

I hear the footsteps coming closer…

HE HEARS YOU

Every word you never said HE SEES YOU

Every secret in your head You can hide beneath the covers You

can pray until it’s light But if you’ve been bad this year—

HE’LL FIND YOU TONIGHT

Mother…

Don’t open the door.

Father…

Don’t turn around.

The bells are getting closer…

He’s here.

YOU WERE WARNED. (argh!) YOU WERE WARNED.

(no!) YOU WERE WARNED! (screaming)

HE HEARS YOU!

Even when you whisper low!

HE SEES YOU! Everywhere you think you can go!

No more hiding in the darkness No more running from the night

The bells are ringing through the village— AND HE’S COMING TONIGHT!

Three knocks…

Then silence.

"Have you been good?"