In The Night In The Dark

Its Samhain time so don't go out
in the night in the dark
for the thin veil lifts
between the dead and living
in the night in the dark
haunts will be giving
twisted reasons to fear
death draws near
in the dark in the night

don't walk past the graveyard
stay out of abandoned places
look away from long dead faces
in the night in the dark
this is no frivolous holiday
the spirits too serious to play
no time for children's games
the power of darkness remains
unchanged throughout the years
unchaining human fears
in the dark in the night

keep your babies safe by the fire
safe from disappearances bizarre
on Samhain eve in the night in the dark
dark side conquers as witches ride
with black cat familiars
on broomsticks in the sky
in the night in the dark
druids yet gather on yonder hill
in a consecrated circle offerings spill
they call to the ancestors
their circle to join again
in the night in the dark

the dead and living co-mingle once more
stay safe by your fire behind your door
in the dark in the night
don't walk past the graveyard
don't climb the sacred hill
where the dead come alive
oh yes, it happens still
the fires still burn the dead return
on Samhain eve, in the night
in the dark