Pagan Altar - The Room of Shadows lyrics

The child’s laughter ceased As he tiptoed by That dreaded open door With a cursory glance into its depths, as if to rea**ure He never really understood, what first made him hate that room But childish intuition knew, something lurked within its gloom He knew the room held many things, that came from long ago But why they were kept within that room, a child of eight wouldn’t know He sensed a dark force that dwelt within, that watched his every move Hidden deep within the shadowy bowels, of that accursed room It took every bit of courage, to retrieve that bouncing ball That always rolled into that room, when he was playing in the hall Sheer terror would grip the child’s heart, if he found himself alone And a glimpse of a fleeting figure, would turn his legs to stone He would lay a salt trail all around the room, for why he never knew But a voice from deep within him, told him exactly what to do Adults seem quite unaware, of the demon that waits inside And laugh at his reluctance, to cross that threshold line The adults lost their perception of, the truth only a child can see The price we pay for material gain, the price for material greed The years have pa**ed and the memories dim The child is now full grown Still living in the family house With young children of his own His sights are now firmly set upon The furthering of his life Aided and abetted, by a materialistic wife But his eldest son, has a morbid fear Of the antiques room off the hall And eh keeps leaving a trail of salt along The room’s permeter wall