[Intro: sleepy whisper] Does it show? …Oh. Just pretend you didn’t see. [Verse 1] Paper horns and crooked lace Practiced my suspicious face In the mirror, counting three Something bright kept copying me Tucked my wings into my coat Learned a scary little quote “Fear me”—barely left my teeth Someone handed me a sweet [Pre-Chorus] Pull my hood a little low Tell that stupid ring, “Don’t glow” Every time I look away It gives the whole disguise away [Chorus] Halo in Halloween Little light above the scene Dressed to haunt your lovely evening Caught before I’ve started scheming Halo in Halloween Can’t a girl be bad in peace? Trick or treat, don’t tell on me Let me keep my make-believe [Post-Chorus] Ha-ha, halo Why won’t you lay low? Ha-ha, halo There goes my cover—oh no [Verse 2] Met a ghost beside the stairs Trading sweets for little scares Held his bedsheet off the ground So he wouldn’t tumble down Tried to steal the final bite Split it with a lost midnight knight He said, “Nice effects. They look so real.” “Cheap batteries,” I said. “Good deal.” [Pre-Chorus] Tilt it left and call it fashion Blame the glow on some refraction You just smile and let it slide Move a little to my side [Chorus] Halo in Halloween Little light above the scene Dressed to haunt your lovely evening Caught before I’ve started scheming Halo in Halloween Can’t a girl be bad in peace? Trick or treat, don’t tell on me Let me keep my make-believe [Bridge: softer, half-spoken] Everybody loves the light Nobody asks if it’s too bright Sometimes I would like to go Somewhere I’m someone they don’t know You took no photo, made no fuss Just missed the last departing bus And sat beside me on the wall As if I weren’t strange at all [Build] Paper horns and crooked lace Sugar on my scary face Leave the hood and let it shine For tonight, the choice is mine [Final Chorus] Halo in Halloween Little light above the scene Dressed to haunt your lovely evening Stayed because you kept me dreaming Halo in Halloween Save a little dark for me Room for horns and room for wings Room for in-between things [Post-Chorus] Ha-ha, halo Guess you needn’t lay low Ha-ha, halo Walk me where the ghosts go [Outro: sleepy whisper] Does it show? …Let it. One more house before we go.
