<intro>
The moon’s a mask, the sky’s all torn,
Halloween — the clown reborn.
Ha-ha-ha-ha! *<laugh>*
Footsteps echo down the street,
“Trick or treat?” — I can’t repeat.
<verse>
Candy wrappers on the ground,
I hum a tune, no one’s around.
Hee-hee-hee-ha! *<laugh>*
The carousel still spins its song,
Been playing death all night long.
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! *<laugh>*
My pockets full of plastic joy,
My soul’s the toy I can’t destroy.
<prechorus>
Masks and monsters, door to door,
But who’s the real ghost anymore?
Ha-ha-ha! *<laugh>*
<chorus>
Trick or treat, I’ve lost my name,
The candy’s sweet, the laughter’s pain.
Ha-ha-ha-ha! *<laugh>*
Light your candles, lock your door,
Giggles doesn’t laugh no more.
<verse>
Children’s voices fade to screams,
I chase them through my candy dreams.
Hee-hee-hee! *<laugh>*
They call my name, they sing my rhyme,
But I’ve been gone for quite some time.
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! *<laugh>*
My shoes squeak blood, my gloves are torn,
I’m laughing loud, the clown’s reborn.
<bridge>
The jack-o-lanterns flick and die,
The stars all blink and turn to eyes.
Hee-hee-hee! *<laugh>*
I knock once — no one home,
Still I hear the laughter drone.
Ha-ha-ha-ha! *<laugh>*
<breakdown>
(whispered voices overlapping)
Trick or treat, who’s at the door?
Trick or treat, can’t take no more!
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! *<laugh>*
Trick or treat, the clown’s awake,
Laughing till the morning breaks.
Hee-hee-hee! *<laugh>*
<chorus>
Trick or treat, I’ve lost my name,
The candy’s sweet, the laughter’s pain.
Ha-ha-ha-ha! *<laugh>*
Light your candles, lock your door,
Giggles doesn’t laugh no more.
<outro>
The tent’s on fire, the stars all melt,
Hee-hee-hee-ha! *<laugh>*
I laugh at things I’ve never felt.
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! *<laugh>*
The final house, one door, one knock,
“Trick or treat?” — the key turns, lock.
Silence now — then one last beat…
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! *<laugh>*
The clown says, “Both.”
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