[Intro] The harvest moon hangs low above the county fair A paper mask turns slowly in the midnight air You grip my sleeve—“Did you hear that name?” “Shambala,” says the fortune teller, “where the lost ones came.” [Verse 1: Male] We traded sugar for a dare behind the cider stand Black pumpkins grinned in crooked rows across the frozen land Then every porch went dark at once; the whole street lost its sound And footsteps crossed the brittle leaves with no one there to be found [Verse 2: Female] I saw the children’s painted faces vanish from the square A ribbon snagged upon a nail; a red bow left to spare You said, “That place is just a story, nothing more than smoke” Then something in the churchyard laughed—and every iron gate awoke [Pre-Chorus: Duet] If Shambala is only a name, why does the map run red? Why do the bells keep counting out the names of missing friends? Take my hand, don’t let me go; the road is closing fast The night has found our doorway, and it’s coming through at last [Chorus: Duet, Gang Vocals] Run through the night, but don’t leave me behind The jack-o’-lanterns grin as the black bells chime If demons want our hearts, let them come and try We’ll face the fright together till the morning splits the sky Run through the night, with your hand locked in mine No ghost can steal the promise that we made tonight Shambala, tell us—are the lost still alive? We’ll bring them home before the dawn arrives [Verse 3: Male] A row of candy wrappers marked the trail beyond the mill The wind kept saying, “Turn around,” the woods were standing still I found your silver locket where the river met the stone Inside, two names were scratched in red—one yours, and one unknown [Verse 4: Female] The chapel doors swung open; cold hands reached through the haze A thousand paper masks looked down from rafters black as graves You raised the lantern high and said, “This ends tonight, right here” I answered, “If we walk as one, they’re the ones who’ll learn to fear” [Pre-Chorus: Duet] If Shambala is only a name, why does the map run red? Why do the bells keep counting out the names of missing friends? Take my hand, don’t let me go; the road is closing fast The night has found our doorway, and it’s coming through at last [Chorus: Duet, Gang Vocals] Run through the night, but don’t leave me behind The jack-o’-lanterns grin as the black bells chime If demons want our hearts, let them come and try We’ll face the fright together till the morning splits the sky Run through the night, with your hand locked in mine No ghost can steal the promise that we made tonight Shambala, tell us—are the lost still alive? We’ll bring them home before the dawn arrives [Bridge: Female] The river opened like a door beneath the silver moon The missing voices called our names from somewhere deep and soon [Bridge: Male] I broke the chain, you lit the way, the gates came crashing down The stolen children ran toward us, back into our town [Bridge: Duet, Gang Vocals] No more bargains, no more fear We found the road; we’re staying here No more vanishing from sight We take each other through the night [Instrumental: Dramatic piano passage into fast, soaring guitar solo] [Final Chorus: Duet, Gang Vocals] Run through the night, but don’t leave me behind The jack-o’-lanterns grin as the black bells chime If demons want our hearts, let them come and try We faced the fright together; now the morning splits the sky Run through the night, with your hand locked in mine No ghost can steal the promise that we made tonight Shambala, tell us—are the lost still alive? We brought them home; we watched the dawn arrive [Outro: Duet] The masks lie silent by the old fairground The names are safe; the bells have all gone quiet now You hold my hand as October turns to light And every door stays open after Halloween night
