Post by Salzmank on Oct 13, 2020 2:56:08 GMT
If no one minds a bit of self-promotion, here are the lyrics to a Halloween song I once wrote. Naturally not whole without the music, but still:
“All Hallows”
It’s the time when ghost and sprite will walk the night—
When a pale moon hangs above and spirits roam—
And you are running, rushing towards the light—
Where you’ll be safe and sound inside your home.
Ah yes, you glance behind but just once more,
Afraid of frightful fiends of olden lore…
Tonight, tonight, you cannot be naïve,
For tonight the veil is stretched thin and they rule…
Tonight, tonight, tonight’s All Hallows’ Eve—
Dear God, be on your guard, don’t be a fool!
You breathe in deep and try to keep your calm—
But you see in the fen there is a face…
You start to wish that you had learnt a psalm
So that…so that…so that, well, just in case…
Ah yes, you glance behind but once again,
And now the face has vanished from the fen…
Tonight, tonight, they’ll trick, deceive,
For tonight the air’s alive with all things dead…
Tonight, tonight, tonight’s All Hallows’ Eve.
Their bodies gone, they’ll put on yours instead…
Through the gloam you see your home come into view,
And so happily you say, “Oh, it’s all fake!
There’s no such thing as ghosts that can break through
And try to find a body they can take!”
You’re home, you’re safe, and soon this night will end—
Will soon give up its ghost—it’s all pretend!
Tonight, tonight, their graves they leave,
But tomorrow they will once again be bound.
Tonight, tonight, tonight’s All Hallows’ Eve,
But tomorrow they’ll return into the ground.
As you step inside, you pride yourself upon
Your strength in fighting off the shroud of night.
It is cold, but you know now the ghosts are gone—
The frights and frets and fears have taken flight!
You yawn, lie down to bed, and fall asleep,
And that’s the moment when it starts to creep…
Across, across, across the floor,
Snaking closer towards you till it’s there,
And then, and then, and then some gore,
And oh! how I told you to beware!
Tonight, tonight, I said, “Don’t be naïve,
Don’t think the world is safe and sound and sane.
Tonight, my friend, tonight’s All Hallows’ Eve—
Tonight’s when frights and specters hold domain!”
It’s the time when ghost and sprite will walk the night—
When a pale moon hangs above and spirits roam—
And you are running, rushing towards the light—
Where you’ll be safe and sound inside your home.
Ah yes, you glance behind but just once more,
Afraid of frightful fiends of olden lore…
Tonight, tonight, you cannot be naïve,
For tonight the veil is stretched thin and they rule…
Tonight, tonight, tonight’s All Hallows’ Eve—
Dear God, be on your guard, don’t be a fool!
You breathe in deep and try to keep your calm—
But you see in the fen there is a face…
You start to wish that you had learnt a psalm
So that…so that…so that, well, just in case…
Ah yes, you glance behind but once again,
And now the face has vanished from the fen…
Tonight, tonight, they’ll trick, deceive,
For tonight the air’s alive with all things dead…
Tonight, tonight, tonight’s All Hallows’ Eve.
Their bodies gone, they’ll put on yours instead…
Through the gloam you see your home come into view,
And so happily you say, “Oh, it’s all fake!
There’s no such thing as ghosts that can break through
And try to find a body they can take!”
You’re home, you’re safe, and soon this night will end—
Will soon give up its ghost—it’s all pretend!
Tonight, tonight, their graves they leave,
But tomorrow they will once again be bound.
Tonight, tonight, tonight’s All Hallows’ Eve,
But tomorrow they’ll return into the ground.
As you step inside, you pride yourself upon
Your strength in fighting off the shroud of night.
It is cold, but you know now the ghosts are gone—
The frights and frets and fears have taken flight!
You yawn, lie down to bed, and fall asleep,
And that’s the moment when it starts to creep…
Across, across, across the floor,
Snaking closer towards you till it’s there,
And then, and then, and then some gore,
And oh! how I told you to beware!
Tonight, tonight, I said, “Don’t be naïve,
Don’t think the world is safe and sound and sane.
Tonight, my friend, tonight’s All Hallows’ Eve—
Tonight’s when frights and specters hold domain!”