[Verse 1 - Male] I walk these halls each evening As shadows cross the floor I check the locks and empty rooms The way I did before [male] I set two places at the table And pull your favourite chair Then watch the grand old staircase As though you'll still be there [male] The old clock marks the passing hours Its echoes soft and low And something stirs within these walls A voice I used to know The house awakens round me As candlelight appears And for the first time in so long I feel you drawing near [Verse 2 - Female] I've wandered through these silent rooms Where moonlit shadows play Following a distant hope That never fades away Each Halloween I find my way Through memories held dear Drawn by a voice that calls to me Yet vanishes when near I hear the old clock calling Its echoes soft and slow And in the music of these halls A voice I used to know The house awakens round me As candlelight appears And for the first time in so long I feel you drawing near [Pre-Chorus] [Male] The old clock starts to tremble As midnight draws near [Female] The shadows leave the corners And crystal lights appear [Male] The silent halls grow brighter [Female] The music starts to flow [Both male and female] And somewhere deep within these walls A distant ballroom glows [Chorus] [Both male & female singers in crescendo] Welcome to the Ballroom of Lost Ghosts Where the chandeliers still glow Tonight begins the Midnight Masquerade For souls who cannot let go Welcome to the Ballroom of Lost Ghosts Where forgotten hearts still roam One night beneath the harvest moon One night to call our own [bridge] [Male] Across the room I see you standing Beyond the silver crowd [Female] I know that face I know those eyes I see you clearly now [Male] One step closer [Female] One step nearer [Both male & female sing] As all the dancers fade I reach for you You reach for me Inside the Masquerade [Male] Across the room I see you standing Beyond the silver crowd [Female] I know that face I know those eyes I see you clearly now [Male] One step closer [Female] One step nearer [Both male and female singers] As all the dancers fade I reach for you You reach for me Inside the Masquerade [Verse 3] [Both male & female] We dance beneath the crystal light As violins softly play A hundred years fall from our hearts And drift away The world outside no longer matters The night is ours alone And in your arms I've finally found The place that feels like home [Final Chorus] [Both] Welcome to the Ballroom of Lost Ghosts Where the chandeliers burn low The first pale light is calling now But neither wants to go The music plays a little softer The candles lose their glow Still we turn beneath the moonlight With moments left to hold Welcome to the Ballroom of Lost Ghosts One last dance before the dawn We'll stay together while we can Though soon the night is gone [Outro] [Female spoken] I love you... [Malespoken] I love you too... [Female speaks] Promise you'll find me? [Male speaks] Every Halloween... [Femalespeaks] Forever? [Male speaks] Forever... [Both male & female singing] The morning wind is calling The ballroom fades from view The dancers turn to drifting dust But I still look for you The chandeliers grow silent The music drifts away And all that's left is moonlit dust Carried on the day....... ....Until next Halloween............
