[Singsong playground style Chorus] It’s Halloween night, the moon is high Candy in the bag and spirits in the sky Come out and play, don’t be shy Just another spooky night under the jack-o’-lantern light [Verse 1] Porch lights flicker like dying eyes in the black Leaves scrape the pavement with a bony attack I tip my bloody top hat, paint cracked and wide A smiling jester waiting on the other side Shadows stretch longer than they should be Windows blink shut when they notice me Just a playful shove into the dark alley’s mouth Halloween’s starting soft… but it’s heading south [Singsong playground style Chorus] It’s Halloween night, the moon is high Candy in the bag and spirits in the sky Come out and play, don’t be shy Just another spooky night under the jack-o’-lantern light [Verse 2] Fog thick as grave dirt, laughter that don’t stop Footsteps behind you that suddenly drop I spin the cane and the metal sings sweet Something wet trails from the tip to the street A body folds wrong against the brick wall Joints popping like candy corn in a fall I drag the rake slow, collecting the prize Halloween’s grin is getting wider in the eyes [Singsong playground style Chorus] It’s Halloween night, the moon is high Candy in the bag and spirits in the sky Come out and play, don’t be shy Just another spooky night under the jack-o’-lantern light [Verse 3] Masks peel off and the real faces scream Bones stack neat in the cornfield’s dream I swing the chain and the links bite deep Carnival lights flicker over the heap Ribs open like pumpkin lids in the night Sticky red ribbons hanging in the light I carve new smiles that never close again Halloween’s party is just warming then [Singsong playground style Chorus] It’s Halloween night, the moon is high Candy in the bag and spirits in the sky Come out and play, don’t be shy Just another spooky night under the jack-o’-lantern light [Verse 4] Blood-red moon paints the rooftops in streaks Bodies hang twisted from the old oak’s peaks I raise the axe and the night splits wide Heads roll like pumpkins down the hillside Arms reach up from the hay bales still twitching Eyes still open, mouths still stitching I stack the parts into a new kind of throne Halloween’s king sits on a chair of bone [Singsong playground style Chorus] It’s Halloween night, the moon is high Candy in the bag and spirits in the sky Come out and play, don’t be shy Just another spooky night under the jack-o’-lantern light [Verse 5] Midnight cracks and the circus explodes Streets flood crimson where the last one folds I bring the blade down and the world goes quiet Limbs scatter like confetti in the riot Skulls for the lanterns, still grinning inside Hearts still beating in the clown’s prize No one left walking, no one left to cry Halloween night… and the town is mine to die [Final Chorus – slower, echoing, doomed] It’s Halloween night… the moon is high… Candy in the bag… and spirits in the sky… Come out and play… don’t be shy… Just another spooky night… under the jack-o’-lantern light…
