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The Ballad of Delilah Morreo

Well the blood runs thicker than the water for Delilah Morreo
The daughter of a mad confider, bat and beast and wolf and spider
Never had a chance at all to save her precious mortal soul
The reaper’s hold would not let go, for poor Delilah Morreo
Two men of equal brilliant minds enchant Delilah Morreo
Her love for science was a curse, she wilted and was drawn by hearse
One suitor grew obsessed, he would restore her pretty little soul
Awoke she did with spectral glow, the corpse Delilah Morreo
Horrified
Yes, the poor dear tried to make things right
But thirst did call
Suitors did fall
The woman’s grave was said and done
And yet she lived
The darkness comes
Been dead and gone, but not for long (I'm gonna getcha)
You’ll hear the howling of my song (I'm gonna getcha)
No beats except of greasy bat wings for Delilah Morreo
But heartless girls they still can love, befriending rats and fallen doves
And then she found out there were more just like her own forgotten soul
But they were bad, they had to go, said Delilah Morreo
Vampiric chants and alchemy dabbled Delilah Morreo
She thought she might have cured the spell, but things again did not go well
Instead of needing to drink life, she hungered for some hell-bound souls
From then on out, she ate her foes, Miss Delilah Morreo
Her fate was sealed, the poor dear tried to make things right
A new thirst called
Vampires fall
The woman’s creed and code were true
Sleep tight tonight
Her teeth will chew
Been dead and gone, but not for long (I'm gonna getcha)
You’ll hear the howling of my song (I'm gonna getcha)
Ah, break it down
Well the boogeyman fears the wraith Delilah Morreo
And Death and her are friends now no matter where it is she goes
So all the Vampires should hide from this lady
This side of the netherworld, she’s the baddest in Hades
All the sugar skulls sing her praise, Delilah Morreo
There ain’t no ghost or specter that’ll stand with her toe to toe
The demon boys love her, it turns the Banshees green
But there ain’t no man for this Vampire Queen
Been dead and gone, but not for long (I'm gonna getcha)
You’ll hear the howling of my song (I'm gonna getcha)