(13) Spooky Season

Verse

Harvest moon is climbing

The hedge rows start to stir

My lantern gutters low and thin

Something walks the field

Pre-Chorus

The bonfire cracks and spits

The old year starts to fold

I bar the door and bolt the latch

And let the dark grow bold

Chorus

It's spooky season

The veil is wearing thin

It's spooky season

The hollow folk come in

Leave a bowl of milk and bread

And never speak their name

It's spooky season

And nothing stays the same

Verse

My grandmother would warn me

Keep the salt inside your shoe

Never answer if they knock three times

They'll follow you home too

Pre-Chorus

The rowan guards the gate

The turnip lantern burns

I count my blessings one by one

And wait for dawn's return

Chorus

It's spooky season

The veil is wearing thin

It's spooky season

The hollow folk come in

Leave a bowl of milk and bread

And never speak their name

It's spooky season

And nothing stays the same

Bridge

Ghosts of geese are flying

Ghosts of grain are stored

We welcome what we cannot see

And honor what we've mourned

Breakdown

Ooooh

Ooooh

(Walk the ring)

Ooooh

(Walk the ring)

Ooooh

Chorus

It's spooky season

The veil is wearing thin

It's spooky season

The hollow folk come in

Leave a bowl of milk and bread

And never speak their name

It's spooky season

And nothing stays the same

Chorus

It's spooky season

The bonfires burn and leap

It's spooky season

The oldest ones don't sleep

Leave a bowl of milk and bread

And never speak their name

It's spooky season

And nothing stays the same