From the recording Hallowe'en: Night of Spirits

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music and lyrics - Kristen Lawrence

voice, piano, organ, ravens, books, screams, breathing, door - Kristen Lawrence
trumpet - Barry Perkins
trombone - Karen Marston
cello - Steve Velez
percussion - MB Gordy

Lyrics

Yesternight all was right.
So it seemed until a fright —
First a thump, then a scream,
Or was I just dreaming?

In the darkness, coming after me:
Everything that I cannot see —
Wizard wiles and snapping crocodiles!
How far will the darkness go?

As I peeked, rather freaked,
Down the hall where something shrieked,
Books flung out, chimes encroached.
Has my mind gone tricky?

In the darkness, coming after me:
Everything that I cannot see —
Monkey paws and raspy raven caws!
How far will the darkness go?

In the quiet of the night,
Things that go bump never quite
Show a face, yet they will bite.

Creaking doors, moving floors —
Out I crawled upon all fours.
What was there but a stare!
And some surly breathing.

Chilling heat ran up my neck,
Shook my skull into a wreck.
Shivers slid down to my feet,
Each of which desired retreat.

What is nothing? What is dread?
What is something in my head?
Things that go bump in the night
Trick my eyes, for what is sight?

In the darkness, coming after me:
Everything that I cannot see —
Witches’ rungs and fortune-telling tongues!
How far will the darkness …
How far will the darkness …

What things will go bump tonight?