Halloween in the Ward © Andrew Neil Maternick October 2011

“What brings you to the ward mate?”
“Well Charlie, I didn’t eat for days and pool balls looked like gum drops.”
“I see.”

Halloween in the ward
Can’t be seen only heard
Life is mean and so absurd
At Halloween in the ward

Halloween in the ward
Can’t be seen only heard
Life is mean and so absurd
When it’s Halloween in the ward

Halloween in the ward, forced to be a fiend
And my hope’s getting floored
The nurse is green and she carries a sword
Hey there’s Billie Jean hanging from a chord

Speaking of a chord where’s my guitar
Place reeking with bored blood on the wall
Back n’ forward in webs I crawl
It’s so distorted alone with withdraw
I’m being recorded hello yall
Now being escorted as I call
Halloween
Be quiet you’re not suppose to say that
Halloween
A riot where’s the bat?
Halloween
Hurry, he’s over there, hurry hurry get him!
Halloween
Everything’s blurry…”Just hit him!”

Halloween in the ward
Can’t be seen only heard
Halloween in the ward
There Life is mean and so absurd

Halloween in the ward
Can’t be seen only heard
Life is mean and so absurd
When it’s Halloween in the ward
“So what are you here for Charlie?”
“Well I made candy bars for little kids last Halloween and well they weren’t candy bars at all.”
“Candy Bars?”

[door bell chimes/ kids laughing sound clip]