Oh, vibrant shades of rednMy wishes echo down the blocknAcross the blacktop streetsnBut, why leave now its only 9 o’clocknnThe people screamingnCars are honking their hornsnnAnd the windows aren’t even half way downnnBut, I can hear them yawningnAnd I can hear them crawling nownnOh, vibrant shades of rednThese images are somewhat plainnUpon deserted roadsnBut, why leave now, it’s only rainnnI see the mud collectingnAnd street lights flickeringnnAnd the windows aren’t even half way downnnBut, I can hear the radios stoppingnAnd the bodies falling nownnOh, vibrant shades of rednOh, vibrant shades of whitenWould you care to join me again?nOn our annual October nightnnOh, vibrant shades of rednOur design is on paradenAlong all the sidewalksnBut, why leave now, we haven’t failed yetnnI hear the motors runningnI see the hall lights turning onnnAnd the windows aren’t even half way downnnBut, I can see them burningnAnd I can see them singingnI just wish I wasn’t dreamingnJust wish I wasn’t dreaming aloud