(HOOK) Never knowing what the harvest season will deliver I just drift with the current of the samhain river As the cold wind blows it's known to make'em shiver I just drift with the current of the samhain river And the veil between life and death is never thinner I just drift with the current of the samhain river And the trees are never brighter until they wither I just drift with the current of the samhain river (VERSE 1) Looking down at an open grave in the cemetery There's a vulture's eyes on you like an emissary In hoodie weather I'm rockin' one every day and night While I'm out seeking the makings of an October Kite Staring at the foliage like a painted canvas Documenting the colorful shades of leaves advancin' I see orbs floating in the light of paper lanterns Apparitions on night vision surveillance cameras And there's phantoms in the dark / More than you can fathom As a kid I'd be up late watchin' Phantasm You feel the eyes of a statue that's lookin' back at you As you move trick or treating along the dark avenue On the hill seen the gravedigger shovelin' dirt And on the edge of a mausoleum's a raven perched And the imagery alone is just so entrancing In the forest I've seen the shaman ghost dancing (VERSE 2) It's no coincidence the witching hour corresponds To the headless torso wandering the murder swamp And the sight of it's as haunting as a rocking chair Rocking back and forth on a wooden porch / Nobody's there Every year I tend to shallow breath on Hallow's Eve So I can hear for the creatures these shadows can breed And the spirits of the dead are all in abundance That's why I'm sittin' on my back porch carvin' pumpkins In the ravine's where I found the Halloween Tree It stays with me even when I'm awake or asleep Like an ominous premonition of somethin' scary Nestled by the candlelight reading Bradbury Animated like an image in the stained glass Of a long abandoned cathedral plagued with dead grass And the nightmarish landscaping is almost calming There's no telling what the haunter in the dark is spawning (VERSE 3) You can feel it in the early morning chill of autumn Accumulating essential herbs to fill a cauldron Drinkin' coffee as if your sippin' a witch's brew Stick and move through the wooded areas surrounding you All my life I've been in love with the aura of fall Spending every waking moment in awe of it all Seeing hearses on these streets atleast twice a week Purchasing every cursed antique I find unique Something ghoulish lurking in the darkness of the crypt Mesmerized by the sight of a blood moon eclipse Using a recording device but heard no response Until you played the tape back then you had no more qualms I just love hearing the crack of the fallen leaves Blowing down the street carried by the autumn breeze I just wanna live and die in October Country And never again have the winter take it from me