Let me tell you a story
to chill the bones
'bout a thing that I saw
One night wandering
in the Everglades
I had one drink
but no more
I was rambling enjoying
the bright moonlight
gazing up at the stars
Not aware of a presence
so near to me
Watching my every move
Feeling scared
and I fell to my knees
As something rushed me
from the trees
Took me to
an unholy place
And that is where
I fell from grace
Then they summoned me
over to join in with them
to the dance of the dead
Into the circle of fire
I followed them
Into the middle I was led
As if time
had stopped still
I was numb with fear
but still
I wanted to go
And the blaze
of the fire
did no hurt upon me
As I walked
onto the coals
And I felt
I was in a trance
and my spirit
was lifted from me
And if only
someone had the chance
to witness
what happened
to me
And I danced
and I pranced
and I sang with them
All had death
in their eyes
Lifeless figures
they were undead
all of them
They had ascended
from hell
As I danced
with the dead
My free spirit
was laughing
and howling down at me
Below my undead body
just danced
the circle of death
Until the time came
to reunite us both
my spirit
came back down to me
I didn't know
if I was alive or dead
as the others
all joined in with me
By luck
then a skirmish started
and took the attention
away from me
When they took
their gaze from me
was the moment that I fled
I ran like hell
faster than the wind
but behind I did not glance
One thing that I did not dare
was to look just straight ahead
When you know
that your time
has come around
You know
you'll be prepared for it
Say your last goodbyes
to everyone
and drink
and say a prayer for it
When you're lying in your sleep
when you're lying in your bed
and you wake from your dreams
to go dancing with the dead
When you're lying in your sleep
when you're lying in your bed
and you wake from your dreams
to go dancing with the dead
To this day I guess
I'll never know
just why they let me go
But I'll never go
dancing no more
till I dance with the dead