☾⋆༺ 👺 𝖂𝖊𝖆𝖗𝖘 𝕸𝖞 𝕱𝖆𝖈𝖊 👺 ༻⋆☽

[Verse] Cheap masks hanging by the door,

Candy wrappers on the floor.

Someone waits beside the gate,

Head bent down, an hour late.

I ask who's underneath the mask.

Its head snaps sideways with a crack.

It lifts the rubber from its chin.

It wears my face. I let it in.

[Pre-Chorus] I hear my voice.

It isn't mine.

The words come out

A beat behind.

[Chorus] Halloween, take off your face,

Something else will take its place.

Wear your skin and wear it well,

No one here will ever tell.

Blow the candle, kill the light,

Let it look through you

tonight.

[Instrumental] [Verse] I face the mirror. It's looking down.

Its fingers curl. I turn around.

A hand slips out and grips my chin.

The glass goes soft. It drags me in.

I watch it practice being me.

It checks my pockets for the key.

I scream. It slowly shakes its head,

Then mouths, "They'll think it's you instead."

[Pre-Chorus] I swallow hard.

It starts to grin.

I feel its teeth

Beneath my skin.

[Chorus] Halloween, take off your face,

Something else will take its place.

Wear your skin and wear it well,

No one here will ever tell.

Blow the candle, kill the light,

Let it look through you tonight.

[Instrumental] [Breakdown] I held my breath.

It held mine too.

I moved my mouth.

It spoke for two.

[Instrumental] [Outro] November light across the floor.

My handprint fresh upon the door.

I touch the glass.

It touches back.