Dry leaves spiral round rusted iron bars
Blood moon bleeds above jagged steel scars
Camera hangs from a calloused thumb
Night breathes cold where the lost ones come
Blood orange gate guards the hollow hill
Shadows stretch where the wind stands still
Snap the frame let the dark unfold
Halloween lives in the stories told
Peeling paint flakes like dead skin cells
Gravestone names fade where nobody dwells
Viewfinder catches a spectral glow
Shutter speed set to catch the show
Blood orange gate guards the hollow hill
Shadows stretch where the wind stands still
Snap the frame let the dark unfold
Halloween lives in the stories told
Skeleton keys hang on broken chains
Pumpkin grins melt in autumn rains
Film advance clicks a steady beat
Boots crunch leaves on the frozen street
Flash bulb pops like a bone snapped clean
Lightning trapped in a silver screen
Negative holds what eyes can't see
Developing dread in the darkroom free
Iron hinges scream a rusted hymn
Ghost lights dance on the temple's rim
Aperture wide for the final shot
Memory burns what the lens forgot
Blood orange gate guards the hollow hill
Shadows stretch where the wind stands still
Snap the frame let the dark unfold
Halloween lives in the stories told
Contact sheets dry on a clothesline wire
Silver ghosts caught in chemical fire
Pack the bag catch the dawn bus out
Leave the gate to its silent shout
Blood orange gate guards the hollow hill
Shadows stretch where the wind stands still
Snap the frame let the dark unfold
Halloween lives in the stories told
Blood orange gate guards the hollow hill
Halloween lives in the stories told
Shutter clicks one last time
Gate stays shut past midnight