• Track: Halloween
• Artist: matt pond PA
• Album: Several Arrows Later
• Year: 2005

Lyrics:

Went to where the people were on a Saturday night
Seems like it always seems
Where I go I want to leave
I thought we were doing fine with our lives
There are people who will tell you
There is always something better

If you don’t know or care you’ll be alright
I heard it’s modern to be stupid
You don’t need to talk to look good

I surprised myself as my mouth started speaking
There is nothing left of my nerves
As I lean over to ask her

Pardon the intrusion
Could we leave before it gets bad?
I might smash up all these windows
And set fire to the curtains
Until it goes on and eats it with its blue and red orange
Until the fire burns and eats it with its blue and red orange

If you don’t know or care you’ll be alright
I heard it’s modern to be stupid
You don’t need a thought to look good

Pardon the intrusion
Could we leave before it gets bad?
I might smash up all the windows
And set fire to the curtains

Went to where the people were on a Saturday night
Seems like it always seems
Where I go I want to leave
I surprised myself as my mouth started speaking
There is nothing left of my nerves
As I lean over to ask her

Pardon the intrusion
Could we leave before it gets bad?
I might smash up all the windows
And set fire to the curtains

Until it goes on and eats it with its blue and red orange
Until the fire burns and eats it with its blue and red orange

This might be one of the best songs from a band you’ve never heard. matt pond PA hails from the City of Brotherly Love and puts out some of the lushest multi-instrumental tracks you’ll find.

I am not exactly sure why the track is titled Halloween but I’ve always assumed that it has something to do with the masks we all wear in public when we’re in places where we don’t fit in. This song is for the misfits (like yours truly) who often feel like aliens wherever they go.

This track holds the esteemed honor of making it into the playlist for my wedding reception. It’s the perfect song to accompany some good bourbon and even better friends and family.

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