[Intro - Dry Close-Mic Whisper] Found it... Top shelf... That cracked black grin... Still fits. [Verse 1 - Low, Almost-Spoken Male Vocal] Pulled that old mask from the top shelf Cracked black grin, dust in its eyes Kids at the door with their candy bags Porch light buzzing like a swarm of flies Crooked pumpkin leaning on the steps Garage door shaking to a filthy riff My neighbor waves with a paper skull Says, "Get out here, you're missing it!" [Pre-Chorus - Rising Tension, Stop-Start Riffs] One light flickers, two lights die Something scratches on the other side I laugh it off, pull the straps in tight And hear a second breath inside [Chorus - Strained Clean Singing, Harsh Shout Accents] Do the spooky boogie, Halloween Stomp your boots till the floorboards scream Plastic bats in the porch-light glow Let the dead leaves dance when the bass drops low Do the spooky boogie, Halloween Painted faces in a fever dream When the last porch light goes black Turn it up, don't look back! [Instrumental - Jagged Drop-B Guitar Riff] [Heavy Syncopated Palm-Muted Guitars] [Detuned Bass Locked To Kick] [Stop-Start Rhythmic Breaks] [Verse 2 - Aggressive Rhythmic Male Vocal] My cousin rolls up in a thrift-store cape With a rubber wolf and a crooked crown Fog rolls thick through the cul-de-sac As the same three notes keep grinding down Red cups rattle on a folding table Fake chains snap in the cold night air I grab my mask to pull it off But the straps aren't even there [Pre-Chorus - Whisper Building Into Harsh Shouts] The radio hisses after ten Says my name, then says it again Everybody's moving to the beat But something's moving under my skin! [Chorus - Aggressive Clean Vocals, Harsh Shouts] Do the spooky boogie, Halloween Stomp your boots till the floorboards scream Plastic bats in the porch-light glow Let the dead leaves dance when the bass drops low Do the spooky boogie, Halloween Painted faces in a fever dream When the last porch light goes black Turn it up, don't look back! [Bridge - Whispered, Sparse Dissonant Guitar] The music stops... The lights go dim... I feel that smile... Stretching across my skin... I pull at the mask I pull at the skin Don't know where it ends Don't know where I begin [Breakdown - Abrupt Full-Band Stops] [Low Growling Male Vocal] It's just a mask... [Heavy Guitar Impact] JUST A MASK! [Complete Silence] [Explosive Harsh Scream] THEN WHY CAN'T I TAKE IT OFF?! [Instrumental Breakdown - Maximum Aggression] [Crushing Drop-B Palm-Muted Guitar Riffs] [Syncopated Kick And Bass Hits] [Double-Kick Bursts And Metallic Snare] [Abrupt Full-Band Stops] [Dissonant Guitar Scrapes] [Final Chorus - Strained Clean Vocals Into Harsh Shouts] Do the spooky boogie, Halloween Stomp your boots till the floorboards scream Plastic bats in the porch-light glow Let the dead leaves dance when the bass drops low Do the spooky boogie, Halloween Painted faces in a fever dream When the last porch light goes black Turn it up, don't look back! [Outro - Dry Close-Mic Whisper] The porch light's out... The music stopped... Everybody went home... But I'm still smiling. [End - Abrupt Cut]
