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Songs of the Pumpkin Boy vol. III

by Songs of the Pumpkin Boy

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A dream is a succession of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that usually occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep. A nightmare is an unpleasant dream that can cause strong emotional response from the mind, typically fear, but also despair, anxiety, and great sadness. Sweet dreams.
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It's twelve o'clock  Mothers and fathers asleep  You throw the rock  Broken glass wakes my bones  The skin I shed  Makes for one cold evening alone  Collect the dead  Cuz a dozen heads are better than none  We don't belong  We don't belong in the light  We all come out  We all come out at night  Beg for your treat  Wrap me in wax paper  Lick your lips  Miss me now or later  Moonlit skin  Glowing eyes in autumn  We're stitched together  Once upon tonight  We don't belong  We don't belong in the light  We all come out  We all come out at night
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Feel your breath- the back of my neck My hairs, they stand, just to salute you Switch my thoughts (to) the remains of this Plumb- I know you know that I’m aware of your presence Although unannounced… I can feel your reminiscent waves I’m not ready to call your bluff but- How long have you even known me? 'Cause you have put your claim on me And I’ll admit that it is exciting So here we are A couple of freaks can be happy too It started with your pierce, resulted in abyss Your oxygen recycled through me I’m feeling like a hoarder now 'Cause I’m wanting more before it’s empty In the corner of my mind all day… My smiles Secret 'Cause they would envy- This starving skin cocooning me Yeah you have put your claim on me And I’ll admit that it is exciting So here we are A couple of freaks can be happy too In the corner of my mind all day- My Smile’s Secret In the corner of my mind all day I keep my smile’s Secret How does this happen to me? Stemming from boredom imploding reality It’s not something (that) I can break from When my body’s conducting electricity. Yeah it’s a secret that you have me - And it’s true that I don’t want free… I let you put your claim on me
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Cold is the time when you have no friends, Black heart not go back See them as they look at you, Fog take thy soul Find your own way, only you alone.  These black coals will wither your bones and cross your spine, Eat your bleeding heart and blacken your mind.  Cold is the time when you have no friends, Black heart not go back See them as they look at you, Fog take thy soul Find your own way, only you alone.
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i used to walk a long, long way to fill up my jack-o-lantern "look out for your sister," they would say she stole my best piece of candy and now i wonder how upset i get i don't even  have a costume yet
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Dirty found places And old-magick pits Through bogs and high marshes Through witch-swamps and devil’s spit Through howls of wolf creatures Little demon boys too Through covens and leeches And under full moons (Find ‘em) Gonna get back little Benjamin (Find ‘em) Gonna track down my son (Find ‘em) Any hell beast or creature (Find ‘em) Better flat out run Through a bottomless coffin Down a long black-hell-trail In a sightless old cavern Grew the moans and the wails My Benji was shackled Soon to give soul up to ghost With fire and with steel Watched the creatures all roast (Found ‘em) Gonna bring back little Benjamin (Found ‘em) Gonna bring back our sons (Found ‘em) Any hell beast or creature (Found ‘em) Better flat out run
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Alright if you insist, I’ll take your hands off at the wrist Plug you in to high current, the hollow heart of your frame burnt I’ll drive screws in your spine and fill it up with chemical brine Cut right through past the bone… A modern brain is a modern drone A modern brain is a modern drone   Transplant your mind bringing you online, I’ll be your 21st Century Frankenstein Dead not alive and it feels alright, I’ll be your 21st Century Monster’s Man   You’re looking fine for a sacrifice, I’m on a mission to keep you alive Need to belong, heart seeks… my creation is roaming the streets They’ll despise, refuse, and reject you…  a modern drone is always alone Who’s the monster in the mirror? Wretched thing, too severe!   Transplant your mind bringing you online, I’ll be your 21st Century Frankenstein Dead not alive and it feels alright, I’ll be your 21st Century Monster’s Man   A modern drone is always alone A modern drone is always alone A modern drone is always alone A modern drone is always alone A modern drone is always alone…. Shake me up with your monster’s moan My God, what have I done?!   Transplant your mind bringing you online, I’ll be your 21st Century Frankenstein Dead not alive and it feels alright, I’ll be your 21st Century Frankenstein See red tonight! Feel the fright, I’ll be your 21st Century Monster’s Man!
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Every day is like Halloween to me. Everything's goin' all fine and dandy until I reveal something about me. Everything is like Halloween. Every day is like Halloween to me. The news feed on the TV screen at the bank downtown is really giving examples of what should not be, what should not be, see, this is how every day is like Halloween to me. And the people downtown walk around in the costumes they need. When someone really shows a sense of fashion they stick out like a regular thumb and here's another one you can think: the sky looks like it's perpetually 5 o'clock outside, we call it the 5 o'clock shadow of Grand Rapids, Michigan where it can stay overcast for awhile. So many dark days make Halloween escapades take place in my brain.
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Meet me in the forest If only for our final hour Seal the night with a kiss A protest to this blackened tower We can both escape this Finding our bat orchid bower High above the abyss Souls can never be devoured Shadows leading us to the light Echoing our whispers in time Shadows leading us to the light Mimicking our footsteps in stride Trails beneath us vanish Deeper in the coiled timber Hear our names on the wind An unembellished bleak shiver Something in our presence Fluid movements dark and silent This could be the moment The sky will open up in consent Shadows leading us to the light Echoing our whispers in time Shadows leading us to the light Mimicking our footsteps in stride Drown out our breaths as it rips through the trees Safety in question we hasten our speed Linked to the frailty of mortality No hope in instinct we cling to beliefs Cornered on all sides by something unseen Negate the notion of ending unease Reach for my hand as I offer a plea One last embrace before eternity
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you better check on your nomenclature your mouth is running rampant like a beast of nature your cracking of ice will not suffice you’ve let the bats into the living room and now my heads on fire hell is on earth it’s never been below what could you do to stir up the stew twist it twist it twist it what could u do there’s a snake in everybody’s able body but a lizard does not belong to just anybody my lizard body don’t belong to you unless you say it’s alright my lizard body don’t belong to u unless u say its alright now that you’ve drifted to sleep behind the wheel again i will return in the morning bearing good news of the harvest i have reaped for you
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lovely time a forest stroll, your hand held tight in mine but the sun is low make haste towards home, it's best you go alone demonize through light of night while moon is high the wolf will bite a vile surprise from hell inside we howl 'til the sun arise rise and shine to songs of crows with tattered clothes enshrined wading through the stream i wash the bloody memories of my dreams demonize through light of night while moon is high the wolf will bite a vile surprise from hell inside we howl 'til the sun arise you smell real nice bathed in moonlight the blood is rushing to my head as dusk descends i chase the night and curse my bed the moon reflect's in devil's eyes this lunatic is on your trail i'm running wild

about

As trees become skeletons and mornings plunge ever-further into darkness, the Pumpkin Boy has once again slithered out of the patch to gather some frightening friends and celebrate the spookiest time of year.

For our 3rd annual release, we have a very unlucky batch of 13 artists contributing original songs that spread the spirit of Samhain by way of nostalgia, mischief, and horror.

It's time to mull the cider, light a black-flamed candle, and burn the sage - whatever your tradition may be, have a Happy Halloween!

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released October 5, 2018

album art by Chris McClurken
2018 master by Matt Ten Clay at Amber Lit Audio
2020 remaster by Jon Reeder

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