Abandoned by all spirits, into the silent night we stray Silent night, silent night We stray, we stray, we stray A spectacle that must unfold, year after year Pettiness and pretense bloom where ever we peer Strings of lights, small talk in radiant glow—o bliss Festively adorned deceit of glitz, deceit of glitz Grand ringing of bells and tills, disguised as tradition Angel dust drizzling down to ease the transition Santa Claus' beard hangs crooked on his chin The feast of urges takes its course—the horror within The horror within Abandoned by all spirits, into the silent night we stray Silent night, silent night We stray, we stray, we stray Women swallow Prozac, dream of Walmart's toaster Secretly switch on their battery-powered booster The codger at the altar sings: "O come, all ye faithful" And a remorseful husband buys gifts that are wasteful After he sprayed his load on a hooker's ass, quiet shameful The sun unwraps a book of poems with a colourful bow But sniffs out the stale magic after the glittering show Left alone he walks into the night's fake glow Left alone he walks into the night's fake glow Abandoned by all spirits, into the silent night we stray Silent night, silent night We stray, we stray, we stray more