Trick or Treat?

<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.”

Menacing, chaotic, gleefully evil
 Trap rock • Dark horrorcore • Nightmare carnival