They come to your cradle early Hm A Hm When you're still too young to fight. Hm A Hm And they pull away the covers Hm A Hm And they take away the light. G A Hm And they put your Mom and Dad to sleep So it does no good to yell. Soul stealers come to steal your soul And cast you into hell! They set the black sack over your head And whisper it's only a dream. They paralise your body So you cannot run or scream. Helpless and invisible They carry you away Right past your sleeping family Just at the break of day.
Soul stealers, Soul stealers Hm A Hm Catch you in their plan. G A Hm Soul stealers, Soul stealers Hm A Hm Resist them if you can. G A Hm
Soul stealers' ways are many And hard to understand. For they murmur words of comfort As they take you by the hand. They'll show you the painted(?) horses And tell you what to feel. And if you disagree with them They'll break you on the wheel. And when you've learned to agree with them The struggle won't avail. They'll teach you games to play with them. They'll teach you how to fail. They'll set old shackles over your feet And they'll beat you in the race. And they'll teach you that you're lacking life And they'll teach you that's your place.
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They'll steal the light out of your eyes And thoughts out of your brain. They'll steal thy song right of your lips And the life blood from your veins. They'll bend your back and break your heart, Then use you as they will. They'll teach you how to work for them, And your soul they'll take and kill. And now you know why your Daddy drank And why his hair turned grey And why your Mom so seldom laughed And why they could not play. And now you think that the Soul stealers Were a nightmare long ago. But you're hunted by an emptiness That will not let you go.