Ghosts in the Moonlight Parlor

The candlelight is trembling on the wallpapered wall

In the old parlor where the moonlight softly calls

There's a rustle in the rafters, there's a shimmer in the air

And the shadows wear a smile when they find me standing there

But the footsteps aren't a warning, they're a welcome to the room

Like a secret little gathering in the velvet darkened room

Come in friendly goof, take a seat beside the fire

Lift your silver hands and turn a fear into desire

We can laugh at what was haunting

Let the midnight memories start

In the old parlor, every specter has a heart

There's a gentleman in cobweb lace, a child with paper wings

A riddle humming softly while the antique chandelier swings

They spin a little waltz where the cracked piano used to rest

And every chilly whisper sounds like, stay, you're among the blessed

Come in, friendly ghost, take a seat beside the fire

Lift your silver hands

Turn the fear into desire

We can laugh at what was haunting

Let the midnight memories start

As the old parlor, every specter has the heart

No more running from the echo

No more praying for the dawn

We've made a little sanctuary

Where the lonely can belong

If the world outside is restless

Let it fade into the rain

Every tear turns to tender

And the ache turns back to vain

Friendly ghost, take a seat beside the fire

Lift your silver hands and turn the fear into desire

Bleed and laugh at what was haunting

As the midnight memories start

In the old parlor, every specter

Has a heart

And when the night grows quiet

We'll be smiling in the dark

Just a midnight memory

Glowing light to spark