Moonlit Costume Parade

I step out with a bar of star

And a jacket made of after hours light

Every window knows my name tonight

Even if I just invented it

I let the city write me in

With a smudge of gold and a crooked grin

One foot forward, hearts begin

To open like a sea

I'm walking through the crow

My secret celebration

Every glance, every spark

Every whisper, revelation

I'm not who I was

I'm who I choose to be

Glowing in the cork

Where nobody can read me

I'm walking through the crow

Like secret celebration

Turn any shadow into something left believing

If tonight is a mask

Then I wear it like a crown

And I keep on striding

Never slowing down

There's a choir in the static of the street

And silver on the pavement under me

I trade my old skin

For a melody

And the moon that falls closely

I let the city write me in

With a smudge of gold and a cricket gun

One foot forward, hearts begin

To open like a secret

I'm walking through the crowd

Like a secret celebration

Every glance, every spark

Every whispered revelation

I'm not who I was

I'm who I choose to be

Glowing in the dark where nobody can read me

I'm walking through the crowd like a secret celebration

Turning every shadow into something worth believing

If tonight is a mess, then I'll air it like a can

And I keep on striding, never slowing down

Let them see a different name in the reflection

Let the ordinary fold into the haze

I was made for this small transformation

A quiet bloom in neon lights

I'm walking through the crowd

Like a secret delegation

Every glance, every spark

Every whisper, revelation

I'm not who I was

I'm who I choose to be

Glowing in the dark

Where nobody can read me

I'm hoping to the crowd

Like a secret delegation

And the whole night hums

With my own vibration

If the dawn comes soon

I'll still be shining down

I found my way through, and I'm wearing it now