Lantern in the Window

A devil is dancing in the gloam

With twilight eyes and cloven chrome

The master of the masquerade

Put a lantern in the window 

Put a lantern in the window 

He preys on the weak - he feeds on the lame

And snarls at those who utter his name

As an omen of dark days to come

Put a lantern in the window

Put a lantern in the window 

For those without a voice

Who languish in the shadows

For those without a choice

Put a lantern in the window

Put a lantern in the window 

A devil is dancing in the wake

Of a broken land he means to take

By force of will and grand acclaim 

Put a lantern in the window

His silken tongue is savage and bold

Slithering sweet and a sight to behold

When you retire to your bed tonight

Put a lantern in the window

Put a lantern in the window 

For those out in the cold

Who linger in their sorrow

For those outside the fold

Put a lantern in the window

Put a lantern in the window 

Lest you awake to a world that is gone

A piece at a time in the hours before dawn

Embers and ashes where monoliths stood

A devil presiding o’er all that is good

Laughing in your face

And basking in his bank roll

For those who fall off the pace

Leave a lantern in the window

Leave a lantern in the window

And brace yourself for the end times

But keep your hearts aglow