The date was set By failed harvest And when it hit home Invitations were sent For their ghosts To arrive at winter solstice As the day rolled over As the sun declined At the chapel arrived Like thieves in the night On their way Through the green country As the day rolled over As the sun declined At the chapel arrived Like thieves in the night On their way Through the green country Finest tables were set Under the Elms of old Where they waited Trees were pruned in the garden To guide the strangers to the sun Which they would become As the day rolled over As the sun declined At the chapel arrived Like thieves in the night On their way Through the green country As the day rolled over As the sun declined At the chapel arrived Like thieves in the night On their way Through the green country Could you tell the score - And how If the score is not written in numbers? Could you tell the score - And how If the score is not written in numbers? As the day rolled over As the sun declined At the chapel arrived Like thieves in the night On their way Through the green country As the day rolled over As the sun declined At the chapel arrived Like thieves in the night On their way Through the green country Demands of murder Like thieves in the night Demands of murder Like thieves in the night Demands of murder Demands of murder