Hallowtide Hymns

The unnatural light illuminates your expression I can’t tell if you’re scared or bored I'm no great director and I can’t pay much But I have an ace up my sleeve After I frame the shot and you say your lines From the shadows a killer emerges Unfortunately fake blood doesn’t look good to me So you're gonna have to give us the real stuff They always say the same thing: “Please stop stabbing me!” Sorry! But you look like a star The reviews are in They say it looks so raw Everyone is transfixed by my art Overnight I became a sensation This is my calling I must make more “Oh the pleasure's all mine” “Glad to hear you're such a big fan” “I’ve got a job for you” “Its our secret! Now step into the light” I’m scared of how big this is getting We are running out of graves I knew I was so sick but I didn’t expect everyone else to be worse No one claims to like blood So why won’t you look away? The pulse can’t stop I’m working every single day And sales are up I’m running out of different ways To maim to kill Can I please have a break? Please stop please stop please stop stabbing me What is the problem here? Please stop please stop please stop stabbing me You are now a work of art Please stop please stop please stop stabbing me And I’m gonna join you soon Please stop please stop please stop stabbing me I’m overwhelmed, I’m done

Cover song

I need to escape From what? I do not know It’s what I fear the most I call out questions to the forest that have no solution In the silence I hear a response I look for things that don’t exist in this or any world In the darkness I see them You can call it a sickness, call it a blessing, call it baseless hysteria That’s exactly what they want There’s things below the floorboards, in the basements I can hear them plotting Things you can’t believe (I know there is no escape) When the stars turn red and the wind howls in pain you’ll know There is nowhere you are safe One two, one two I hear them march through the walls I can’t understand their words But I catch the drift Oh the master is here! Let us all rejoice I call out questions to the forest that have no solution Now the responses are endless I look for things that don’t exist in this or any world Now they are everywhere Things you can’t believe (I know there is no escape) When the stars turn red and the wind howls in pain you’ll know Their hand is outstretched (there is no hope left) It’s the only option left to accept So why not reach out? (there is no hope left) Grab on, give in There is nowhere you are safe It’s been months since they last made eye contact Under their breath they describe the end of the world It started that night at the beach There was no moon and no stars, It was so dark We all drank around the fire while they wandered away Saw something in the waves Now they are changed I miss them so much they might as well be dead So here I am at that same beach at that same time Looking for the shape of madness My love, my love, I’ll lose my mind for you!

They met at a party at some grand estate He was searching for a nice place to kill himself again In a secluded grove he found her with bones at her feet The ill-fated suitors blood on her plate “I suppose I have to kill you now But I am so full! What a waste of good food…” she sighed to herself He smiled and replied “You are welcome to try For everytime I die I find myself returned” This endless pain Is such a bore But maybe together We can find a better way to pass the days To waste our time (to be entertained) You can consume and I can feed So they moved in together And the first few years were fun Something approaching happiness She tore him apart at least once a day His flesh always returning, ready for more “Oh my dear it happened again I saw things beyond the stars As you feasted on me this eve” She said she needed his taste He said he needed her bite The cycle was so perfect This exquisite pain Please never end Now together We can find a better way to pass the days To waste our time (to be entertained) You can consume and I can feed But time seems to hunger for misery Perfection erodes into tragedy In the early morning light she could see him waiting by the door He had gotten no sleep, same as her She didn’t bother to hide the bloodstains from her hunt that night They knew this would happen They had their parts to play “I’m so tired of your taste that I would rather starve” “Your bite has grown so weak, I can’t feel anything at all” "So this time I know this pistol will fire true My curse is broken For that I thank you" After he left She lost her appetite Began to fade away She claimed that this was all a coincidence “I’ve had my fill of life” she sighed