So much confusion 
When autumn comes around 
What to do about October 
How to smile behind a frown? 
It's hard to settle down 
 
It's so bemusing 
Will they cancel the parade? 
We marched each October 
Now they say we were never even saved 
We must be very brave 
 
Shall I rewrite or revise 
My October symphony? 
Or as an indication 
Change the dedication 
From revolution to revelation? 
 
So we're all drinking 
As leaves fall to the ground 
Because we've been thinking 
How October's let us down 
Then and now 
 
Shall we remember 
December instead? 
Or worry about February? 
Mourn our war-torn dead 
Never seeing red? 
 
Shall I rewrite or revise 
My October symphony? 
Or as an indication 
Change the dedication 
From revolution to revelation?