**[Intro — Clean Electric Guitar, Slow and Melancholy]** **[MALE LEAD VOCALIST — quiet, raspy spoken voice]** November first... It's always the hardest morning. **[Clean Guitar Continues]** **[Verse 1 — Male Lead Vocal, restrained and emotional]** Sunlight creeping through the blinds Pieces of last night left behind Empty bottles, candle wax One black boot and a broken mask Costumes scattered on the floor Nobody knocking at the door Halloween has come and gone But something in me carries on **[Pre-Chorus — Male Lead Vocal]** The night is dead The moon is gone But underneath these sheets Something's holding on... **[FULL BAND ENTERS]** **[Chorus — Huge Emotional Male Lead with Male Backing Vocals]** I've got **MOURNING WOOD!** Since Halloween said goodbye **MOURNING WOOD!** And I don't even know why The night's gone cold But something still stood When I woke up this morning With **MOURNING WOOD!** **[Male Backing Vocals]** MOURNING... WOOD... **[Verse 2 — Male Lead Vocal]** Jack-o'-lantern lost his flame Nothing around here feels the same Fake cobwebs hanging by a thread Plastic skeleton back in the shed Witch went home around half past four Vampire left through the bedroom door Every monster disappeared But one last guest is somehow here **[Pre-Chorus — Male Lead Vocal]** The party died The spirits fled But something keeps on rising From the dead... **[Chorus — Huge Emotional Male Lead with Male Backing Vocals]** I've got **MOURNING WOOD!** Since Halloween said goodbye **MOURNING WOOD!** Standing proud against the sky The night's gone cold But something still stood When I woke up this morning With **MOURNING WOOD!** **[Male Backing Vocals]** MOURNING... WOOD... **[Breakdown — Clean Guitar and Male Lead Vocal]** They say time heals every wound They say November comes too soon They say you've gotta let things go... **[MALE LEAD VOCALIST — emotional spoken voice]** I'm trying. **[Pause]** It's not going down easy. **[FULL BAND CRASHES IN]** **[Lead Guitar Solo — soaring emotional power-ballad solo, sustained bends, melodic climax, then fast expressive shred]** **[Bridge — Male Lead Vocal, building emotionally]** Maybe it's grief Maybe it's pain Maybe October's calling my name Maybe my heart just misunderstood— **[MALE LEAD VOCALIST — shouted]** WHY DO I WAKE UP WITH MOURNING WOOD?! **[Huge Drum Fill]** **[Final Chorus — Massive Male Lead and Backing Vocals]** I've got **MOURNING WOOD!** Since Halloween said goodbye **MOURNING WOOD!** And there's a tear in my eye October's gone I'd bring it back if I could But all that it left me Was **MOURNING WOOD!** **MOURNING WOOD!** Standing tall through the pain **MOURNING WOOD!** Till Halloween comes again Eleven more months I'll do what I should And carry the memory Of **MOURNING WOOD!** **[Male Backing Vocals — huge sustained harmony]** MOURNING... WOOOOOOD... **[Band drops out — Clean Guitar Returns]** **[MALE LEAD VOCALIST — quiet spoken voice]** Goodbye, Halloween. **[Pause]** See you next year. **[Another pause]** ...Anybody got a cold shower? **[Final Clean Guitar Chord]**
