Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Halloween Song: Lucid Nation - Last Day of Pretend

I've been a follower of Lucid Nation since two of the band's founders, Tamra Spivey and Ronnie Pontiac, interviewed me for Newtopia Magazine, back in late 2004.

The lyrics and performers:

A song about Halloween, war and the loss of innocence.
Last Day of Pretend

It's getting dark early
autumn is in the air
it's funny how everybody seems
to love a good scare

ferris wheel in the park
unstable table full of food
arcade games and prizes
but nothing can change the mood

cuz James is going off to war
and Pam doesn't understand what for
and Blair can't care anymore
and nothing is like it was before

Jack o'lantern candle glow
dancing on bags of candy
rustling costumes at sundown
dogs barking all over town

last year of pretend
no more paper skeletons
glow in the dark skulls
and sheet ghosts can't threaten

cuz James is going off to war
and Pam doesn't understand what for
and Blair can't care anymore
and nothing is like it was before

and John says Eric's doing crack
but Eric says John is doing smack
and Tara told me she got attacked
and she ain't never coming back

Broken pumpkins and splattered eggs
TP'ed trees under cloudy skies
paper wrappers in the wind whisper when
the last ember dies say your goodbyes~
Tamra Spivey: vocals
Ronnie Pontiac: guitar and synth
Justin Citron: guitar, bass
Rob Cournoyer: drums
Lita Penaherrera: piano

Recorded by Darren Carter
Mixed by Phoenix LaFollette and Ronnie Pontiac
RealFeel by Rob Fraboni

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