Halloween Is My Name

[INTRO — Whispered, dark atmosphere] Midnight strikes… The dead awake. You wanted a monster? I’m the real mistake. Da da da da da daaa Da da da da da daradada Da da da da da daaa Da da da da da daradada [VERSE 1 — Rap, tight beat, building tension] Black sky, red eyes, crawling from the deep, Got a thousand ugly secrets that I bury when I sleep. Every year, they lock the doors whenever I appear, But tonight they paint their faces just to look like what they fear. Fake blood, sharp teeth, everybody dressed in black, Kids are screaming, people cheering, no one wants to hold me back. They say, “You look amazing!” like I’m something they designed, But the nightmare that they’re wearing is the face I wear for life. [PRE-CHORUS — Rising guitars, building drums] They put on masks, they paint their skin, They play the game I’m living in. They love the fear, they love the show… But they don’t know the thing I know. [CHORUS — Explosive pop-rock, powerful vocals] I WAS BORN THIS WAY — I DON’T NEED A DISGUISE! With a mouth full of nightmares and fire in my eyes! On this one damn night, they all scream my name, They call me a monster, then they cheer at my pain! LET ME HEAR YOU SCREAM! LET ME WATCH YOU RUN! For one night in the year, I’m the beautiful one! You can dress up as a devil, you can pretend you’re insane… But I’m the real damn monster — HALLOWEEN IS MY NAME! Da da da da da daaa Da da da da da daradada Da da da da da daaa Da da da da da daradada [VERSE 2 — Rap, heavier beat, confident and sinister] I’ve been hiding in the shadows since the day that I was born, Every laugh became a weapon, every smile became a thorn. Now they worship all my features, every scar and every claw, They’re applauding all the things that used to make them lock the door. Look at me, take a picture, tell your friends I’m looking sick, You can buy a set of fangs, but you can never learn this trick. You can fake a little madness, you can fake a little pain, But take off all your makeup — you go back to being tame. I don’t need a stitched-up smile, I don’t need a plastic face, I was born beneath a blood-red moon, a mistake without a place. Now the streets are full of strangers who are begging for a fright, Funny how they love the devil when the devil’s out tonight! [PRE-CHORUS — Half-time drums, rising vocal] They put on masks, they paint their skin, They play the game I’m living in. They love the fear, they love the show… But when the sun comes up, they’ll go. [CHORUS — Full band, louder backing vocals] I WAS BORN THIS WAY — I DON’T NEED A DISGUISE! With a mouth full of nightmares and fire in my eyes! On this one damn night, they all scream my name, They call me a monster, then they cheer at my pain! LET ME HEAR YOU SCREAM! LET ME WATCH YOU RUN! For one night in the year, I’m the beautiful one! You can dress up as a devil, you can pretend you’re insane… But I’m the real damn monster — HALLOWEEN IS MY NAME! [BRIDGE — Music drops, distorted bass, spoken vocals] Wait… Why are you smiling? Why aren’t you afraid? Why do you love the monster That you made me hate? Oh… I see. You’re wearing my face For a single night. Then you wash it away When the morning brings light. But I can’t take mine off. I can’t leave it behind. [BREAKDOWN — Heavy guitars, screamed vocals] YOU GET TO PLAY MONSTER! YOU GET TO PLAY MAD! YOU GET TO GO HOME TO THE LIFE THAT YOU HAD! YOU GET YOUR MASKS! YOU GET YOUR FUN! BUT I’M STILL THE MONSTER WHEN THE MORNING COMES! [FINAL CHORUS — Huge drums, layered vocals, anthemic] I WAS BORN THIS WAY — NOW LOOK ME IN THE EYES! I’m the king of your nightmares, the truth in your disguise! On this one damn night, let the whole world know, I’m the thing underneath that you’ll never outgrow! LET ME HEAR YOU SCREAM! LET THE WHOLE WORLD RUN! I’m the nightmare you worship when the setting sun comes! You can dress up as a devil, you can pretend you’re insane… BUT I’M THE REAL DAMN MONSTER! I WAS BORN THIS WAY! [OUTRO — Distorted guitar fades, whispered laugh] The masks come off… The streets go white… They all go home… But I’m still here. See you next Halloween. Heh… heh… heh… Da da da da da daaa Da da da da da daradada Da da da da da daaa Da da da da da daradada