She slipped out of the pages her skin a snowy white
With eyes as cold as winter hiding in plain sight
Her hunger never ceases her thirst is never quenched
Ardelia's lurking close with a smile cold and drenched
In the dark she's here to feed
She finds her prey in whispers in stories left untold
Where the mind is most vulnerable and the terror takes hold
Ardelia was her name
She played a vicious game
She played it to the bone
Cold as ice dead like stone
Cold as ice dead like stone
Oh Ardelia always with the children because they're easy prey
Oh Ardelia if she finished here there's no more need to stay
She'll continue after a long time sleeping she will find a way
Oh Ardelia you slept so long and now it's your time to stray
Time to stray time to stray
They say she's been forgotten but Ardelia never fades
A creature born of nightmares with a thousand masquerades
She preys upon the fearful those with stories locked inside
Ardelia's voice will twist them no place for you to hide
She knows what you fear
Her game is one of terror a dance with dread and fear
If Ardelia comes calling you'll wish you'd disappear
Ardelia was her name
She played a vicious game
She played it to the bone
Cold as ice dead like stone
Cold as ice dead like stone
Oh Ardelia always with the children because they're easy prey
Oh Ardelia if she finished here there's no more need to stay
She'll continue after a long time sleeping she will find a way
Oh Ardelia you slept so long and now it's your time to stray
Time to stray time to stray
She's the reason you're afraid to turn the corner of the aisle
Her whispers chill the spine her smile's a venomous guile
A creature of the shadows who loves a haunted tale
She'll dig into your secrets leave you cold and pale
Secrets kept but never safe
She doesn't need a reason her purpose is unknown
But once she's had her fill again she'll leave you all alone
Oh Ardelia always with the children because they're easy prey
Oh Ardelia if she finished here there's no more need to stay
She'll continue after a long time sleeping she will find a way
Oh Ardelia you slept so long and now it's your time to stray
Time to stray time to stray
She's part of the forgotten where the old fears reside
In the corners of your memory where the shadows hide
Shadows hide shadows hide
Ardelia's tale is timeless a darkness in the light
Beware the quiet library where she waits to strike
She's here to feed she's here to stay