The Town
Channel: Illijam
Date: 31/10/2017

The Town [Prod. Rey.Oh.Eight]

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Credits:
Sampled "Arsonist's Lullabye" by Hosier
Artwork by Nate Bowen
Engineered by Skyler Gibbons

Verse 1
Whispers all over the town, ominous signs in the clouds/
Days keep growing shorter, deadbolt doors after sundown/
I heard a rumor a monster, ancient and under the ground/
Terrorizes everybody, one-by-one snatches them down/
Grab your torches and pitchforks, meet down by the graveyard/
Tell me how we gonna stop this; tell me how we gonna save our/
town; look around we’re standing in proof we can't win, he can't lose/
Undeterred by our determination, he takes where, who, & when he chooses/

Hook A
O, the city from up here/ 
I can see the whole city from up here/
So many lights, so many lives in the night/
Pray that I make it til morning’s light/
Hook B
Looking over my shoulder, I can feel the eyes on me/
Drums in the deep, I hear something down there calling/
I don't have a plan, all we do is run/
Catch me if you can...like I know you will/

Verse 2
I tried to rally the city, nobody met in the town square/
Someone yelled out of their window, “There’s no Hope; we all go down there”/
I said that I can’t accept that, this thing keeps stealing my people/
We mourn cuz we know this is wrong, I need the answer, good over evil/
Light up a light up a light up a lantern, we stepped into the night/
Walking deeper in the forest rather die than live a lie/
I heard hushed voices from forked tongues, the wind hisses you can't run/
Saw glowing eyes by the light of the moon, what if that's only half true?/

Bridge 
Its forever Autumn; that's why people always leaving/
Deep down we all know this is wrong; that’s why we grieving/
We under a curse, from the agony of birth , through the agony of death, we re-enter the Earth/
Well I stumbled upon a midnight assembly of people gathered around a fire/
They told me how someone had slain the monster: ironically He had to die/
And all who believe, even though they die, incredibly they will live/
The One whom they spoke had of rose from the dead with the keys of the grave in His grip/

Hook A Alt
I can see the whole city from up here/ (2x)
So many lights, so many lives in the night/
Pray for my people to see the light/

Hook B Alt
Looking over my shoulder, I can feel the eyes on me/
Drums in the deep, I hear something down there calling/
You must understand, death can't hold us down/
If we’re in His Hand; I don't have no fear/