[Intro – whispered, wind and creaking] Something’s moving in the dirt tonight… Something’s listening under the light… Don’t turn around… don’t say a word… The Pumpkin King already heard… [Verse 1] Jack-o’-lanterns grin with empty eyes Carving screams into the October skies Fog rolls in like a funeral shroud Every porch light flickers… then goes out I hear the horses that nobody owns I see the footprints where no one goes Little kids in sheets are walking the street But one of them… ain’t got any feet [Pre-Chorus] The leaves are whispering your name The trees are leaning in to play One more knock, one more “trick or treat” And the dead will answer… in your voice [Chorus] Rise, rise, the Pumpkin King rises From the graves where the cold wind cries Rise, rise, the harvest is bleeding Every soul in the field is feeding He walks with a crown of broken light And he comes for the ones still alive tonight Rise… rise… the Pumpkin King rises And the night never ends when he opens his eyes [Verse 2] Scarecrows turn their heads when you’re not looking Something in the corn is always cooking Witches laugh from the power lines above Spiders writing love notes in the blood I saw a shadow with no one to cast it I heard a heartbeat that was already past it The doorbell rings but nobody’s there Just a hollow pumpkin… and a single red stare [Bridge – half-spoken, half-sung, building] He doesn’t want your candy He doesn’t want your fear He wants the moment you realize You’ve been walking with him all year The costume was never the costume The mask was never the mask You put it on for Halloween But he’s the one who never takes it off… [Final Chorus – bigger, layered choir, screams in the background] Rise, rise, the Pumpkin King rises From the graves where the cold wind cries Rise, rise, the harvest is bleeding Every soul in the field is feeding He walks with a crown of broken light And he comes for the ones still alive tonight Rise… rise… the Pumpkin King rises And the night never ends… When he opens his eyes. [Outro – fading whispers] Trick or treat… Trick or treat… He’s already inside… Happy Halloween.
