Broomsticks After Midnight

[Intro - Group Chant] One, two, three, four... Lock the moon and bar the door. [Verse 1 - Male Vocal] Velvet shoes on a wooden floor, Candles leaning near the door, Someone laughs and someone lies, Silver dust in the midnight skies. [Verse 2 - Female Vocal] Mother said, don’t stay out late, Father said, don’t tempt your fate, But the bell rang three times clear, And all the wild hearts disappeared. [Pre-Chorus - Male and Female] Clap your hands, turn around, Don’t look back when the lights go down. Step to the left, step to the right, Everybody wakes on Halloween night. [Chorus - Group] Broomsticks after midnight, Spin me through the stormlight, Round and round where the black cats run, Dancing till the morning comes. Broomsticks after midnight, Hold me when the moon bites, Six bright candles in a row, Round and round and down we go. [Post-Chorus - Group Chant] Hex, hex, honey, don’t be late, Moon is knocking at the gate. Hex, hex, darling, count to three, Tell me what the shadows see. [Verse 3 - Female Vocal] Fiddle cries and the windows shake, Darbuka calls and the old stones wake, Piano grins with crooked keys, Cello hums beneath our knees. [Verse 4 - Male Vocal] Someone’s hiding on the stair, Someone’s ribbon’s in the air, Someone’s heart forgot its name, Someone’s never been the same. [Pre-Chorus - Male and Female] Clap your hands, turn around, Don’t look back when the lights go down. Step to the left, step to the right, Everybody wakes on Halloween night. [Chorus - Group] Broomsticks after midnight, Spin me through the stormlight, Round and round where the black cats run, Dancing till the morning comes. Broomsticks after midnight, Hold me when the moon bites, Six bright candles in a row, Round and round and down we go. [Bridge - Female Vocal] If the portraits start to sing, If the old bells start to ring, [Bridge - Male Vocal] If the shadows know your name, Dance, my dear, and lose the shame. [Breakdown - Group Shouts] Hands up! Turn fast! Don’t ask! Spells cast! [Final Chorus - Group] Broomsticks after midnight, Spin me through the stormlight, Round and round where the black cats run, Dancing till the morning comes. Broomsticks after midnight, Hold me when the moon bites, Six bright candles in a row, Round and round and down we go. [Outro Chant - Group] Hex, hex, honey, don’t be late, Moon is knocking at the gate. Hex, hex, darling, count to three, Hallowmere is watching me.