Roman Candle (John's Version) Lyrics

I'm half awake, half asleep, and half dead

Colorful lights keep me so alive

But the flood is messing with my head

It's all fun and games

Sleepless laid to waste

Drunken alleyways and pumpkin pattycakes

Give me a reason to sleep soundly

'Cause every year this season starts to drown me

I can smell it in the air, the leaves are falling off the table

It's a precious thing to bear when you're stripped down butt naked

John is limping down the sidewalk

Says that he once "killed a man"

Ripped the lies right out of his heart

Until he couldn't stand

Oh it's all fun and games

Sleepless laid to waste

Drunken alleyways and pumpkin pattycakes

So give me a reason to sleep soundly

'Cause every year this season starts to drown me

So lock the door and keep the lights down low

The devil's selling tickets to the puppet show

John's out smoking his cigarettes

He never knew what he was getting himself into

He talks advice and stories about life

I never listen because I don't want to die

But pretty soon the clouds will shed their grey

And John will live to tell another day

It's all fun and games

Sleepless laid to waste

Drunken alleyways and pumpkin pattycakes

So give me a reason to sleep soundly

'Cause every year this season tries to drown me

It's all fun and games