[Intro — three faint knocks from inside a wooden wall] [Uneven clockwork ticking, eerie detuned celesta] [A harpsichord begins a quick, crooked minor-key melody] [Pizzicato violins imitate spinning gears] [Sinister bassoon joins the melody] [Heavy distorted guitars and drums crash into a driving mechanical groove] [Verse 1 — sly, nimble, theatrical female vocals] The clocks all coughed and struck thirteen The tailor hid his crooked seam A woman crossed the frozen square With silver needles in her hair She set her wheel beside the fire The shadows stretched like lengths of wire A little cog complained and clicked One crooked tooth, one easy fix [Pre-Chorus — staccato strings, ticking percussion, rising guitars] One crooked cog One little turn The spindle sang The candles burned [Chorus — enormous dark melodic hook, full orchestra and heavy guitars] SPINDLE AND BONE! WIND IT BACK! THE CLOCKS ALL STUMBLE WHEN THE THREAD GOES SLACK! SPINDLE AND BONE! THE HOURS BEND! SHE'S GOT THE NIGHT BY A THREAD AND I'VE GOT THE OTHER END! [Post-Chorus — haunting female harmonies, bouncing clockwork percussion] WIND IT BACK! WIND IT BACK! [Instrumental — harpsichord and distorted guitar exchange the spinning-wheel motif] [Verse 2 — playful, quick rhythmic phrasing, increasingly uncanny] The clock struck eight, then struck the four An hour rolled across the floor The baker's shadow left its shoes And danced a step nobody knew The ribbons slipped from every hem The walls began to breathe again The lady watched the spinning frame And called each shadow by its name [Pre-Chorus — agitated violins, darker brass harmonies] One crooked cog One little turn Her silver shears Began to burn [Chorus — bigger guitars, eerie layered female harmonies] SPINDLE AND BONE! WIND IT BACK! THE CLOCKS ALL STUMBLE WHEN THE THREAD GOES SLACK! SPINDLE AND BONE! THE HOURS BEND! SHE'S GOT THE NIGHT BY A THREAD AND I'VE GOT THE OTHER END! [Post-Chorus — detuned music-box melody under heavy drums] WIND IT BACK! WIND IT BACK! [Instrumental — quick harpsichord flourishes, frantic bassoon and pizzicato strings] [Breakdown — crushing syncopated guitar riff, mechanical percussion, tempo unchanged] She raised the shears I held the wheel The thread pulled tight The rafters peeled One bright snip Across the seam And every clock Began to scream! [Sudden full-band stop] [One sharp metallic click] [Explosive guitar and orchestral hit] [Extended Instrumental — frantic gothic clockwork-metal duel] [Harpsichord spins through rapid chromatic runs] [Bassoon and bass clarinet answer with crooked, descending figures] [Distorted electric guitar interrupts with an aggressive melodic riff] [Pizzicato violins race against the guitar] [Celesta repeats the original spinning-wheel melody in dissonant harmony] [Timpani, snare and guitars lock into a relentless mechanical rhythm] [Full orchestra erupts into a manic unison crescendo] [Final Chorus — enormous soaring female lead, full orchestra, sinister harmonies] SPINDLE AND BONE! WIND IT BACK! THE CLOCKS ALL STUMBLE WHEN THE THREAD GOES SLACK! SPINDLE AND BONE! THE HOURS BEND! SHE HOLDS THE NIGHT BY A THREAD AND LEAVES ME THE OTHER END! [Final Refrain — hypnotic melodic female harmonies, driving full band] SPINDLE AND BONE! SPINDLE AND BONE! WIND IT BACK! WIND IT BACK! SHE HOLDS THE NIGHT BY A THREAD AND I'VE GOT THE OTHER END! [Instrumental — wild harpsichord-and-guitar reprise, clattering clockwork percussion] [Sudden full-band stop] [Outro — quiet ticking beneath an eerie music-box melody] [Silver scissors snap shut] [The clocks begin striking different hours] [One spinning wheel continues turning by itself] [Silence]
