[Intro] The church clock coughs out twelve A black van idles by the well Your hand is cold inside my hand The road sign points to Shambhala [Verse 1: Male] They took the children from the county fair Left paper masks and ribbons in the stair A pastor swears he saw them cross the ridge With antlered shapes that climbed the old stone bridge [Verse 2: Female] My brother’s coat was hanging in the rain His name scratched backward on the windowpane The sheriff says there’s nothing past the pines Then locks his door and draws the blinds [Pre-Chorus: Duet] Is Shambhala a place, or just a name? A hidden road beneath the flame? If something calls from out of sight We find each other, hold on tight [Chorus: Duet] Halloween—don’t let them take you Halloween—stay where I can see Demons at the county line are calling But you’re not going down without me Halloween—tear through the silence Halloween—break the spell they weave If Shambhala is where they hide their victims We’ll bring them home before we leave [Verse 3: Male] The radio spits a child’s counting rhyme The mile markers bend out of time A horned face grins from the harvest stand Then vanishes beneath my shaking hand [Verse 4: Female] I found the map sewn in my mother’s dress A mountain pass marked with a red X No holy kingdom, no promised land Just missing names in the shifting sand [Breakdown: Duet] You hear that knocking? I hear it too. They want the lost ones. They’ll have to go through us. [Final Chorus: Duet, Gang Vocals] Halloween—don’t let them take you Halloween—stay where I can see Demons at the county line are calling But you’re not going down without me Halloween—tear through the silence Halloween—break the spell they weave If Shambhala is where they hide their victims We’ll bring them home before we leave [Outro] The van is gone; the well is still We count the names beneath the hill At dawn, the road sign turns around And points to town
