And the limbs up above us
Red orange sea
The first wet sprinkle
Chill of the breeze

Thin veil of autumn
The warmth of the trees
Music of the buried
Whispers on the leaves

White ghosts in the graveyard
Bones underneath
The night’s for searching
A hex for me

A feather and lantern
A curse for a life
A ritual followed
A devil to spite
____________________

Follow me down, lover
Follow me down
Fo fo fo
____________________

And they live
‘til they die
And it’s good
‘til it’s bad
And they see, ‘til they don’t
And it’s gone now

And you can’t find
What you had

And the dark
And the trees
And the chill
And the leaves

And the fear, and the hope
And it’s gone now

And you’ll never find
Who to love

*****

from Songs of the Pumpkin Boy vol. VI, released October 8, 2021
Written, performed, and mixed by Jon Reeder

Songs of the Pumpkin Boy vol. VI

Bilge - The Rustler

i roam the streets alone at night / and think about what you said / “there’s no home for you here” / is this real or am I dead?

now i wander aimlessly / and hide behind this tattered veil / i wait for judgement patiently / can I be saved or is this hell?

i can’t believe that it’s true / all those things that you said / you can’t be saved - i always knew / maybe i am really dead

*****

from Songs of the Pumpkin Boy vol. VI, released October 8, 2021
Written, recorded, and mixed at home by Bermuda Teenager

Bermuda Teenager - Ghost Story

On a dreary evening, clinging to my cloak
I was briskly walking down cemetery road
Toward the shadowy graveyard, glancing through the mist
I noticed something lurking just off in the distance
So I thought to myself, “I will not lose my nerve.
I will not be ambushed” and then I quickly swerved
Off the moonlit pathway, sneaking through some trees
I came upon the creature with my rapier unsheathed

Seeing is believing, but I still could not believe
The thing I saw before me, writhing in the fallen leaves
A body so misshapen, it brought tears to my eyes
It could almost pass for human, but then again not quite
a thousand moving fingers were covering this being
to get a closer look, I knelt down on one knee
suddenly, it faced me, and it began to speak
I’ve grown too many fingers, you have to help me, please!

You’ll have to cut them off
don’t you see?
You’ll have to cut them all
they’re killing me
you’ll have to cut them off
just do it, please
you have to cut them all
to set me free

*****

from Songs of the Pumpkin Boy vol. VI, released October 8, 2021
Shane Tripp- guitars, synth, vocals, bass
Kat Tripp- backing vocals
Ben Weissenborn- drums
Dan Fisher- piano

The Shane Tripp Band - Many Fingers

Deranged
looking in a mirror have a figure that I could not
Maintain
drowning in a ocean while the cameras all burst into
Flames
breathing down the neck of a never ending constant
Decay leave my bones on string for a nice display
Running through a constant state of motion in a coma ridden conscious having battled with the demons building houses in the forests.
Tripping over building borders digging holes until we partially, without trying rot away
Oh god I think before the ending my thoughts sputter out I think I’m raining
I think I’m pouring
I think I’m dripping my lost drops into a page
Then sign my name then sign my name then sign my name then sign my name……
Sigh, say, my name

*****

from Songs of the Pumpkin Boy vol. VI, released October 8, 2021
Written by Jason Roy and Steven Meltzer
Produced by Jason Roy and Steven Meltzer
Mixed by Jason Roy and Matt Ten Clay
Steven Meltzer

Paul Geoghan - bowed and electric bass
Steven Meltzer - lead and backing vocals; lyrics
Jason Roy - acoustic 6 and 12 string guitars, synths, drum programming, percussion and found sounds
Matt Ten Clay - backing and harmony vocals

The Soods - Maison D'Android

from Songs of the Pumpkin Boy vol. VII, releases October 14, 2022
Don Mangione - Guitar & Bass
Eric Durkee - Percussion
Mickey Mackenzie - Rales & Trickery

Nick Slade - Pumpkin Boy

it's too late / i've made some trouble / behind these eyes / and the smell of rubber

it's not lies or deceit / just a defense that i need / the sweet smell of leaves / and anonymity

this is not my body / this is not my street / a nameless face / what a sweet release

i think that you know / the stories we tell / who is the one / ringing the bell?

*****

from Songs of the Pumpkin Boy vol. VII, releases October 14, 2022
Produced by Dan Fisher

Bermuda Teenager - Mask

I can't sleep, I can't sleep
Something's coming for me

I can't sleep, I can't sleep
Something's coming for me

A face outside my window
I hand touching my feet
Send some angels over for me

I can't sleep, I can't sleep
I can't run away from me

I can't sleep, I can't sleep
I can't run away from me

A fist inside my mirror
Choices must be made
I'm too old to be this afraid

*****

from Songs of the Pumpkin Boy vol. VII, releases October 14, 2022
Written and recorded by Peter Morris and Matthew Willsea

Alarm Set PM - Hesitant

I am a man and I'm made out of mud
And I wake up every morning to a cold indifferent sun
And I die a little day inside
I die a little day inside

I am a man and I'm made out of mud
And my mind keeps turning toxic as I face the rising sun
My brain it is a demon and it's eating me away
I try to stay alive taking white pills everyday

And in the night there's nowhere I can hide
The moon is no companion to the demons I've inside
My walls of mud are crumbling as I struggle to break free
From the Nightmares, The Demons, and Me

Well I am a man and my mud is crumbling
My everyday is drowning like a castaway at sea
Every time I close my eyes it's trauma that I see
But you only see the smile of the day time mud man me

*****

from Songs of the Pumpkin Boy vol. VII, releases October 14, 2022
Recorded and Engineering by Colt Snuffer
Recorded at The Cave Muskegon, MI
Lyrics by Raven Hellion Griffin
Music by Sorry, Not Sorry

Sorry, Not Sorry - The Nightmares, The Demons, & Me

A house in my head
Digesting till I'm dead
A house in my head
Always hungry and always fed

*****

from Songs of the Pumpkin Boy vol. VII, releases October 14, 2022
Songwriting/Producing: Jacob Westmaas + Joe Borgia

Dune Sleeper - House In My Head

I've seen you undress
Duck out of the way
You hide from them
Sneer in dismay

You handle the stress
Perched in your nest

Felt your veins quiver
Felt the pulse
Molecular
From within
Ive watched you change
Dissappear

Change Happens
You shifted
I can't explain
I'll get used to it

You turned and it burns
You turned and it burns
Moon at the center
When you enter

Change Happens
You shifted
I can't explain
I'll get used to it

*****

from Songs of the Pumpkin Boy vol. VII, releases October 14, 2022
Members: Andrew Rossi, Lyndsey Thompson
Recorded/Mixed by David Stebbins

Night Starts - Change Happens

The sun goes down
Dark fills your eyes
The hour is late
Sein Hexenzeit

Auf old ways
A longtime pact
Drei wir singen
Hexenssabbat

Just calm yourself
And take a breath
It's only the veil of death

Beruhige dich
Und atme durch
Est ist nur ein a hirsch

Ich gebe meine seele
Ich nehme dein herz

O-Oh-O
Just strike a match
O-Oh-O
And count to ten
O-Oh-O
Then blow it out
O-Oh-O
Invite them in

A bond of three
On a star of five
Just chant the words
Sein hexenzeit

*****

from Songs of the Pumpkin Boy vol. VII, releases October 14, 2022
Written and Produced by Jon Reeder

Bilge - Hexenzeit

a grave mistake out in the meadow
how could you know that you had caught a beast?
i played the part, a proper fellow
you wrapped yourself in me
i readied for the feast

i like my magic black
and my edges sharp
i'm just a heart attack
swallowed up in the darkest arts

you saw the claws grow from my fingers
you heard me horny for the harvest moon
i tried to hide my fangs and stingers
my fears were far from you
the curse i gave to you

i like my magic black
and my edges sharp
i'm just a heart attack
swallowed up in the darkest arts

i didn't mean to bite
give you such a fright
i'm just a heart attack
better run

i'm racing for the trees
you're safe away from me
maybe when i'm a ghost
we'll hold each other close

*****

from Songs of the Pumpkin Boy vol. VII, releases October 14, 2022
written / performed / produced by Mike Johnson

Anythings - Heart Attack

from Songs of the Pumpkin Boy vol. VII, releases October 14, 2022
Produced by James Roltsch

sloppy joy - looking for my black cat in the abandoned space station

When you are fast asleep they crawl into your darkest dreams.
Withering all your rights, controlling what goes inside.
Don't Let Them Take Your Soul.
Don't Let Them Take Your Body.

*****

from Songs of the Pumpkin Boy vol. VII, releases October 14, 2022
Produced by Ryan Koster

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