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WHO’S THE THING? Remix

Matthew
Matthew
High-energy dark disco and synth-dance track with a relentless four-on-the-floor beat, pulsing analog bass, bright synthesizers, funky rhythm guitar, electronic percussion, dramatic strings, handclaps, and a huge nightclub chorus, Male lead vocalist with female and mixed-group backing vocals, Approximately 124 BPM, Musically fun, sexy, colorful, and extremely danceable while lyrically describing paranoid shape-shifting alien horror at an isolated Antarctic research station, Verses should be tight and rhythmic, pre-choruses build paranoia, and choruses explode into a repetitive call-and-response hook of “WHO’S THE THING?” Include an extended dance breakdown where crew members increasingly accuse one another, Dark humor, but make it function first as a genuinely catchy dance song, Completely original melody and lyrics; inspired only by the general premise of an Antarctic shape-shifter horror story, not any existing score or copyrighted dialogue
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[Intro — pulsing synth] Cold outside Heat inside Something ain’t right tonight [Beat drops] [Verse 1] Snow keeps falling Radio’s dead Something strange Got in the shed Dog walked in Looking pretty chill Five minutes later Everybody wants it killed Lock the doors Count the crew Something here Looks just like you Check your neighbor Check your friend Maybe that’s not how this story ends [Pre-Chorus] Everybody looks familiar Everybody knows your name But something’s wearing somebody And nobody looks the same Lights go low Heartbeat high Look your best friend in the eye [Chorus] WHO’S THE THING? [Backing vocals] WHO’S THE THING? Is it him? Is it you? Is it somebody in the fucking room? WHO’S THE THING? WHO’S THE THING? Everybody looks alright Till somebody’s chest grows teeth tonight WHO’S THE THING? Dance! [Instrumental dance break] [Verse 2] Tie ’em down Test the blood Paranoia’s getting good Nobody talks Nobody blinks Everybody wondering what everybody thinks You say human Prove it then We’ve already done this shit again One little drop One little flame Now we’re gonna learn who’s playing the game [Pre-Chorus] Everybody has a theory Everybody has a plan Everybody swears they’re human That’s exactly what the Thing would say, man [Beat cuts] Wait. Why are you sweating? [Beat SLAMS back] [Chorus] WHO’S THE THING? WHO’S THE THING? Is it him? Is it you? Is there more than fucking two? WHO’S THE THING? WHO’S THE THING? Turn around Check behind Antarctica’s losing its goddamn mind WHO’S THE THING? [Post-Chorus] Thing-Thing-Thing-Thing WHO’S THE THING? Thing-Thing-Thing-Thing DO YOUR THING! [Dance Breakdown — heavy bass] [Lead] One step left Everybody human Two steps right Probably still human Hands in the air Everybody human Now watch Gary’s head— [Music stops] What the fuck. [Beat returns harder] [Backing vocals] GARY’S THE THING! [Lead] Gary says no! [Backing] GARY’S THE THING! [Lead] Gary’s got a point! [Backing] GARY’S THE THING! [Lead] Gary’s head just opened! [Backing] GARY’S DEFINITELY THE THING! [Synth solo] [Bridge — dreamy disco] Maybe you’re human Maybe I’m not Maybe we’re both just copies Of people we forgot Maybe by morning There won’t be anyone But if we’re all getting assimilated We might as well have fun [Build] So move your body While you still own it Move your body While it’s still shaped right Move your body Before it grows six fucking legs And crawls across the ceiling tonight [Final Chorus] WHO’S THE THING? WHO’S THE THING? Burn the station Kill the lights Nobody’s sleeping here tonight WHO’S THE THING? WHO’S THE THING? Human beings Form a line Everybody else get set on fire WHO’S THE THING? [Backing vocals] WHO’S THE THING? [Lead] I don’t know! WHO’S THE THING? I DON’T FUCKING KNOW! WHO’S THE THING? [Huge disco strings] [Outro — beat gradually strips away] Two men sitting Station burning Bottle passing Nobody talking One of them is human Maybe [Pause] [Quiet backing vocals] Who’s… the… Thing? [Single synth hit] [Hard stop]