Shadows stretch like taffy in the night Lanterns flicker faint Just out of sight Whispers curl like smoke through the air Who’s there Who’s there Who’s there? The clock strikes twelve The ground feels thin A cackle rolls Let the games begin It’s a phantom parade A masquerade Dance with the ghosts in the moonlit glade Hide and seek in the graveyard haze Oh Nobody leaves till we’re all unmade Footsteps echo where the cobblestones break The saloon doors creak And the chandeliers shake Cards on the table But the dealer’s unseen A queen of spades or a Halloween dream The wind hums low The stars won’t shine Welcome My friends To the edge of time It’s a phantom parade A masquerade Dance with the ghosts in the moonlit glade Hide and seek in the graveyard haze Oh Nobody leaves till we’re all unmade
