The darkness erupts out the back of your head
Skull split wide open, you’re drowning in it
Let it envelop your senses and mess with your brain
As it spills over the carpet
The clowns are out again
.
Immortalised villains on paper
Horrors we see on a screen
Barely scratches the surface
For us, every day’s Halloween
.
If it’s lurking or not, doesn’t matter
All the joy is sucked out of the day
Hunting you down with a smile and no feeling
Lock up
Stay out of the way
.
While you sit at home with the lights off
Hoping the sun’ll come out
It moves through the air without meaning
Without reason or need
Spreading doubt
It’ll stalk the streets in a blackout
Prey on the vulnerable ones
To call it a villain is half of the truth
The other half lies within us
.
Take a scalpel to my mouth
Twist it around 'til the blood all pours out
Gouge out my eyes
Tie me up
Strap me down
Let the current flow through
And my conscious fade out
.
Give me a bullet
Take out my tongue
Strip the skin from my body
Once it's done, it's done
But that unseen destruction is biblical
More painful than anything physical
More damaging than anything visible
Always less believable
.
So bring on the clowns and the demons
They're nothing compared to you
Cos if every day’s Halloween
Every day, jump and scream
Blends into one, it seems
What do you do?