The Room of Shadows by Pagan Altar Lyrics

The child's laughter ceased
As he tiptoed by
That dreaded open door
With a cursory glance into its depths
As if to reassure
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 passed 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 perimeter wall