The Carnival Comes for You | Once Every Hundred Years… It Returns

“The Carnival Comes for You” is a dark cinematic carnival-horror song about a supernatural fair that appears without warning once every hundred years, and this time, it has come for someone. The midway always gets its pay. Released by Haunted Hollow Records™ Original concept and visual production presented by Haunted Hollow Records™. 🛍️ Haunted Hollow Designs & Merch: Step deeper into the darkness... Shop horror mugs, posters, and gothic designs inspired by the Haunted Hollow: 👉 https://thehauntedhollowco.etsy.com © 2026 The Haunted Hollow Orchestra / Haunted Hollow Records™. All rights reserved. Lyrics: No posters on the fences… No wagons on the road… No footprints in the cornfield… But the midnight lanterns glow… It came one night beyond the trees Where no fair had a right to be No hammer struck, no tent was raised No workers walked, no horses grazed Just lights out in the hollow ground And music with a broken sound The old folks crossed themselves and knew The carnival had come for you Lock the door and hide the flame Do not whisper your own name When the wheel begins to move There is nothing you can do The carnival comes for you Once every hundred years it’s true No road, no sign, no warning through The carnival comes for you The lanterns burn, the black winds blew The calliope knows what you do When the midnight bells ring two The carnival comes for you The children saw it from their beds A thousand flags of gold and red But every color looked decayed Like velvet left upon a grave The ticket booth stood cold and still Beside the old abandoned mill And on the glass, in letters blue Was written, “We were sent for you” Shut your eyes and count to ten Pray it leaves the town again But if the carousel starts too It already knows it’s you The carnival comes for you Once every hundred years it’s true No road, no sign, no warning through The carnival comes for you The lanterns burn, the black winds blew The calliope knows what you do When the midnight bells ring two The carnival comes for you No one built it No one came No one lit the field with flame No one sold the tickets there No one breathed the midnight air But something laughed behind the gate And something whispered, “You are late” The Ferris wheel began to turn And every house began to burn Do not run Do not cry Do not ask the moon why Do not scream Do not pray The midway always gets its pay The carnival comes for you Once every hundred years it’s true No road, no sign, no warning through The carnival comes for you The lanterns burn, the black winds blew The calliope knows what you do When the midnight bells ring two The carnival comes for you The carnival comes for you Past every lock and window too It crossed the field, it passed right through The carnival comes for you No posters on the fences… No wagons on the road… Just lights out in the hollow… Where no light ought to glow… Once every hundred years… The carnival comes for you… #HorrorMusic #HauntedCarnival #DarkCarnival #HorrorSong #CarnivalHorror #GothicMusic #CinematicHorror #DarkOrchestral #HauntedHollowRecords