RING ME DEAD | Dark Fairytale Villain Song

Every midnight, the cathedral bell speaks one name. The kingdom has learned never to question its judgment. A name becomes a funeral, the tower becomes a tomb, and the young bellkeeper is forced to pull the rope that condemns them. Then the bell calls for him. He climbs the tower to destroy the instrument that has haunted his entire life, only to uncover a truth buried beneath his own skin. His heart was forged into the bell long ago. Now that he knows what he truly is, he no longer fears its voice. He chooses who it calls next. “Ring me dead, ring me twice, I came back with midnight in my eyes.” Find it on Spotify as: Ring Me Dead LYRICS [Intro] Twelve black birds on the steeple One for every secret kept When the tower calls a name out Someone never leaves their bed [Verse 1] I was raised beneath the rafters With a rope between my hands Every midnight, iron thunder Rolled like judgment through the land First the baker, then the baron Then the bride behind the veil Every name became a funeral Every echo drove a nail [Pre-Chorus] I covered my ears I swallowed my breath Then the bell spoke clearly And it sounded like death It called my name It called my name [Chorus] Ring me dead, ring me twice I came back with midnight in my eyes Cut the rope, kill the light Still the bell keeps beating from inside Ring me dead, hear it said Every name I sing becomes a debt You can run, you can hide When I toll, the dark decides [Verse 2] I climbed higher through the lightning With a hammer made of bone Struck the bronze until it shattered But the tower kept its tone Every fragment sang beneath me Every splinter knew my face Then the villagers looked through me Like a ghost had worn my shape No blood falling from my fingers No reflection in the rain Only thunder in my rib cage Only metal in my veins [Pre-Chorus] I opened my coat I tore at the seam There was no heart beating Only iron underneath It called their names It called their names [Chorus] Ring me dead, ring me twice I came back with midnight in my eyes Cut the rope, kill the light Still the bell keeps beating from inside Ring me dead, hear it said Every name I sing becomes a debt You can run, you can hide When I toll, the dark decides [Bridge] The old priest found me dying When the winter took the poor He sold my heart for holy bronze And sealed me in the tower I was never pulling ropes I was never setting spirits free I was never ringing the bell The bell was ringing me So bring me kings Bring me thieves Bring me every mouth that made the helpless bleed I feared the sound Now I choose Whose name becomes the kingdom’s final news [Final Chorus] Ring me dead, ring me twice I came back with midnight in my eyes Break the tower, burn the night I will keep on beating from inside Ring me dead, hear it spread I collect the names the heavens left You can beg, you can hide When I toll, the dark decides Ring me dead, ring me twice Hear the whole world trembling in reply I was prey, now I preside When I toll, the dark decides [Outro] Twelve black birds leave the steeple There is nothing left to flee You were listening to the bell Now the bell is listening Enter Once Upon A Nightmare, where every song opens the door to a different forbidden fairytale. Each nightmare stands alone. Choose the next one carefully. #OnceUponANightmare #RingMeDead #DarkFairytale #VillainSong #DarkPop #VillainPop #FantasyMusic #GothicMusic #AnimeMusic #TheatricalPop #OriginalSong #DarkFantasy