Devil in the Belfry

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Devil in the Belfry Lyrics written by: David Wolfe [Intro] "For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ." "The tower groans above the town where midnight iron swells… And something breathes behind the ropes That pulls the cursed bells." [Verse I] The tower leans above the square where lanterns fade to gray, A crooked spine of timber bones that time cannot betray. Each ticking gear behind the face grinds sermons into stone, And every house below believes the bells are heaven’s own. But something shifts beyond the clock where silent shadows creep, A watcher perched above the town while all the faithful sleep. The bells proclaim their holiness with thunder cold and clear, Yet every note that splits the dark Feels strangely insincere. And in the hollow throat of wood— A voice I almost hear. [Pre-Chorus] Hear the ringing climb the rafters crawling through the night— Every toll another whisper dressed in borrowed light. [Chorus] Ring the bells—let the crooked sermon swell! There’s a devil in the belfry and she tolls the town to hell! Every chime another promise wrapped in sanctified disguise, But the shadow in the tower hides a thousand patient lies! Hear the iron singing loudly as it binds the town in spell— Every toll another thread no faithful tongue can tell! If the tower speaks of heaven why does something in me tell… There’s a devil in the belfry ringing every bell? [Verse II] I once believed the harbor lights would guide my vessel home, A compass built of borrowed faith wherever winds would roam. The waters shone like silver glass beneath a patient moon, Yet far beyond the quiet tide A darker storm would bloom. The tower sang above the shore to steer the prow ahead, Each ringing note another word the trembling captain read. But something moved beneath the waves where colder currents dwell, While far above the harbor rang The tower’s patient bell. And every toll across the wind Drew nearer what befell. [Pre-Chorus] Hear the ringing climb the rafters creeping through the night— Every toll another shadow dressed in borrowed light. [Chorus] Ring the bells—let the crooked sermon swell! There’s a devil in the belfry and she tolls the town to hell! Every chime another promise wrapped in sanctified disguise, But the shadow in the tower hides a thousand patient lies! Hear the iron singing louder as it binds the town in spell— Every toll another whisper no confession dares to tell! If the tower speaks of heaven why does something in me tell… There’s a devil in the belfry ringing every bell? [Breakdown] WINDS— RISE— Hear the blackened harbor cry! WAVES— CLIMB— Hear the splintered timbers grind! STORM— ROARS— Hear the rigging twist and strain! RUDDER— TURNS— SOMEONE STEERS THE STORM! BELLS ABOVE STILL CALL MY NAME! [Verse III] The storm begins to quiet where the harbor lanterns shake, While shattered masts and broken prayers drift slowly in its wake. The tower stands above it all where iron voices dwell, Still dragging through the midnight air The echo of the bell. I climb the winding stair of doubt where darker whispers guide, Each step another memory I once refused to hide. The rope still sways within the gloom where shadow fingers fell, And in that hollow chamber rings The truth I know too well. The voice that steered my trembling course… Was never heaven’s bell. [Pre-Chorus] Hear the bells above me trembling through the fractured night— Every toll now sounds familiar… every lie in borrowed light. [Final Chorus] Ring the bells—let the crooked sermon swell! There’s a devil in the belfry and she tolls the town to hell! Every chime another chain around the throat of every prayer— Every toll another truth the faithful never dare! Hear the harbor winds awaken as the blackened waters swell— Something waits beyond the shoreline where the storm begins to dwell! Now the shadow in the tower lifts its voice and I can tell… I know the hand that rings the bell. [Outro] The bells fall silent slowly as the midnight shadows creep… The harbor waters rise below Where darker secrets sleep. And somewhere in the tower’s throat The mother guards the keep. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Album "Truth & Illusion" OUT NOW!! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------