Lyrics:

Newly dead not to be interred or cremated
Fresh corpses have a post-mortem purpose
Laid out upon slabs in a lunatic's workshop
All to provide some macabre entertainment

The marionettist animates the dead
Manipulating deceased dancing dolls
Perverse puppeteer with skeletal skills
A true master of hell's handpuppets

The stage awaits and so does its gory glory
But so much must be done before showtime

Disemboweling and dislocating limbs
Preserving the flesh to ward off rot
Punching holes into hands and feet
Soon these horrifying puppets move
Strings connect important members
Pulling the inanimate into animation
A mad marionette controls the dead
Gruesome games and human taxidermy

The bloodless cadaver dances beneath dim lights
Hallowed screams cleave this chiller theater

The marionettist animates the dead
Manipulating deceased dancing dolls
Perverse puppeteer with skeletal skills
A true master of hell's handpuppets