Ray Childish - The Corpse Bride lyrics

The church bells are chiming and the night is chill the ivy is climbing up the ancient brick mill no birds are singing, 'cause the tunes get stuck in their throats I don't hear cicadas, I don't hear the buzz of bees the air's so goddamn icy that all plants around me freeze I am sitting here all curled up dressed in the whitest bridal gown anyone has ever seen I'm running my hand over the cold gravestone I'm sitting on the full moon that's been a-shining has disappeared, yeah, it is gone only the candles' flames are flickering in the southern winter breeze you'll need to get a good deal closer to see my face is drained in tears Everyone's been saying prayers o'er the graves of their beloved ones so many people pa**ed me by, but no one's looked at me but once I'm the corpse bride, I'm your corpse bride, hon I've been waiting here a hundred years for you to finally come You'll come riding on a stallion, all white and skin and bone with a crow on one shoulder, on the other a petty drone you will take me straight to church with a priest already waiting we'll exchange our wedding rings like this couple on the painting While we'll be walking down the aisle accompanied by cheers in the back, the priest, will start to hand out the beers outside it'll be raining razorblades and butcher knives the night will be even blacker for the merely squeaking bat hives Everyone had said their prayers o'er the graves of their beloved ones so many people pa**ed me by, but no one's looked at me but once I'm the corpse bride, I'm your corpse bride, hon the clock strikes midnight and in an eye-wink you will finally come