5090 by FAWM: "Trick Or Treat"

Trick Or Treat

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“Trick Or Treat” - #fawm 50/90 2024 song 48

I’ve written songs for Christmas, Advent, New Year, and Valentines Day. Here’s my first stab (!) at a Halloween song. Lyrics from last summer; music from today.

4 lyric drafts left to finish from 2023…

All my originals: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6mTUlPL-MmAm45IMVgat1necrh2mGnT6&si=sAdXP581ZNU__9rn

#fuc #acoustic #acousticonetake #ukulele #personwithukulele #onetake #girlwithukulele #singersongwriter #halloween #holiday

Lyrics

A jump-scare night of organ tones
A shadow that won’t
Leave you alone

A tree reaching with claw to snag
Your witch’s hat
Your candy bag

It’s Halloween
And you’re a sticky sweet
That any monster’d love to eat
It’s Halloween
I’m down to trick or treat
oo-OO-oo-ooh

The pumpkins grinning from each stoop
A blood-trail paints
In spattered loops

A child is screaming somewhere near
A candle snuffs
The air is weird

CHORUS

Surprise!
I’m a cadaver carved in alabaster
Grinning on a slab
Good News!
The ghosts who do the most
Are not all villain-bad

oo-OO-oo-ooh
oo-OO-oo-ooh

CHORUS

Comments

@chrismyth02 2w

I love a good halloween song - not many of them around - great lyrics and melody. "i'm a cadaver carved in alabaster" is a great line!

@dotsandlines 2w

That melody has a real groove to it! The key change is like a toned-down version of a jumpscare, and I'm here for it. Just a little bit of spooky is how I like my Halloween.

@frankb 2w

The chorus is really catchy, and I like the complete change you make on the bridge. Good job!

@jerrypettit 2w

Ah, yes--'tis the Halloween Season, as I noticed in my local Safeway last week (in AUGUST!!!!!) with their candy displays.

A PARTICULARLY good vocal on this one--you continue to amaze me. ❤️❤️❤️

@hyssop 2w

I love this! It's so fun! What an interesting melody and, combined with the dynamic variety, it makes a really great impression of the range of experiences on Halloween. Awesome lyrics too! Really great work 🎃

@fatboyjamz 2w

A nice and seamlessly (oh, but the work it takes!) written and performed Halloween tune! Love the chorus and your emphasis on certain words. Your passion for music really comes through, more and more, with every song.

@billwhite51 2w

its a motown christmas! then your alabaster cadaver crashes the party with its weird blend of show tune and american standard. but its all good. a little nostalgia for the old folks before picking up the groove again.

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