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Will-O'-the-Wisp

(Melanie Thompson)

Happy Halloween. This October has had some very scary days. We have mass shootings. We have war. We have in-fighting amongst the populous. Everyone seems to have a bone to pick. When I was little, I enjoyed Halloween. The costumes. The free candy. The decorations. It was fun. This Halloween not so much. Will-o'-the-Wisp is a deceiver. He is an evil that seems to be everywhere. These lyrics unmask him.

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Verse 1. 
 Will-o'-the-wisp 
 he's on the street. 
 He's making threats 
 and sending tweets. 
 The walls are down. 
 The money's gone. 
 He's armed himself 
 and feeling strong. 
 The world is sick. 
 Nobody good. 
 He'll shoot you quick.
 So, shoot him first. 
 That's what Will-o' wishes.

Chorus. 
 Happy Birthday Death. 
 Happy Birthday Death. 
 Happy Dead Day Life. 
 Happy Dead Day Life. 

 Merry days are gone. 
 Merry days are gone. 
 Scary days are here. 
 Scary, scary. 
 That's what Will-o' wishes.

Verse 2. 
 Will-o'-the-wisp 
 is stacking bombs. 
 He's blasting caps 
 and burning scum. 
 He'll take your land 
 and wreak your home. 
 He wants you dead. 
 Long gone. 
 That's what Will-o' wishes. 

Bridge.
 He wants your sanity. 
 Your humanity. 
 Bring calamity and strife. 
 He'll fake a Holy Ghost. 
 Post it coast to coast. 
 Bring the zombies back to life. 

Chorus. 
 Happy Birthday Death. 
 Happy Birthday Death. 
 Happy Dead Day Life. 
 Happy Dead Day Life. 

 Merry days are gone. 
 Merry days are gone. 
 Scary days are here. 
 Scary, scary. 
 That's what Will-o' wishes.

Verse 3. 
 Will-o'-the-wisp 
 he wants your young. 
 He likes them weak. 
 So, keep them dumb. 
 Blot out events 
 from history. 
 Say God's a myth 
 misleadingly. 
 That's what Will-o' wishes.

Chorus. 
 Happy Birthday Death. 
 Happy Birthday Death. 
 Happy Dead Day Life. 
 Happy Dead Day Life. 

 Merry days are gone. 
 Merry days are gone. 
 Scary days are here. 
 Scary, scary. 
 That's what Will-o' wishes.
 That's what Will-o' wishes.
 that's what Will-o' wishes.

© Melanie Thompson 2023

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