[Intro – Whispered Voices] Ashes to ashes, and dust to dust, When the veil grows thin, in night we trust. Something wicked this way we weave… Welcome, friends, to All Hallow’s Eve. [Verse 1 – The Olden Origins] Once upon a harvest moon, When fields lay bare and cold, The veil between both life and death Was thin as autumn’s fold. The Celts lit fires to guard the night, To keep the spirits tame, They danced in masks of bone and fright, And whispered every name. [Pre-Chorus] The living fear, the dead believe, It’s time to howl—All Hallow’s Eve! [Chorus] Raise your lanterns high tonight! The spirits wake, the graves ignite! Shadows laugh and monsters grieve— It’s All! Hallows! Eve! From dusk till dawn, the dark will weave, A tale of doom you won’t believe— Come dance with ghosts who never leave, On All Hallow’s Eve! [Verse 2 – The Creatures of Legend] The vampire sharpens silver fangs, The werewolf scents the sky, The witch is stirring graveyard ash, The demons start to cry. A zombie moans a lullaby, A mummy mourns its strife, And Frankenstein’s poor monster sighs, “I never asked for life!” [Pre-Chorus] From crypt to cross, from flesh to sleeve— They march again—All Hallow’s Eve! [Chorus] Raise your lanterns high tonight! The spirits wake, the graves ignite! Shadows laugh and monsters grieve— It’s All! Hallows! Eve! Through thunder’s roar and webs we weave, Through ghostly hymns the lost believe— Come dance with fear you can’t conceive, On All Hallow’s Eve! [Bridge – Spoken / Whispered, Poe-esque] Quoth the raven—nevermore… The living tremble, the dead implore. Darkness falls across the land… The Witching Hour is close at hand. From Salem’s curse to London fog, From crypt to tomb to churchyard bog, Each tale we tell, each breath we heave— Becomes the ghost of All Hallow’s Eve. [Final Chorus – Full Choir] Raise your lanterns, scream and sing! The bats take flight, the church bells ring! Through nightmare’s joy the souls reprieve— It’s All! Hallows! Eve! The moonlight mourns, the banshees grieve, But none escape, none disbelieve— For in the end, we all must leave… And join the dance of All Hallow’s Eve! [Outro – Whispered / Fading] Ashes to ashes, and bone to bone, No heart beats here, yet none alone. When midnight tolls, the spirits weave… And call us home, to All Hallow’s Eve. All Hallow’s Eve. All... Hallow’s... Eve.... [Wicked Laughter]
