Dull

Snow shut the road and swallowed the light,
The Overlook whispered my name every night,
Pages stayed blank while the boiler moaned,
My hands kept writing all on their own,
Room by room the old ghosts grin,
“Have a drink…” and let me in.

The halls know my name,
The house wants its toy,
The house wakes Jack, its favorite boy.

All work and no play…
All work and no play…
All work and no play…
Makes Jack a dull boy.

Darling, light of my life, come here,
I’m not gonna hurt you, my dear,
You never let me finish, dear,
I only wanted you to hear,
Step by step your courage dies,
Every echo knows your eyes.

The halls know my name,
The house wants its toy,
The house wakes Jack, its favorite boy.

All work and no play…
All work and no play…
All work and no play…
Makes Jack a dull boy.

I’m not gonna hurt you…
You didn’t let me finish…
I’m just gonna bash your brains in…
Right the fuck in.

One more take,
One more page,
One-two-seven,
Lock the cage.

All work and no play…
All work and no play…
All work and no play…
Makes Jack a dull boy.

Snow keeps falling,
Ink runs dry,
Frozen smiling,
Dull boy dies.