[INTRO — almost silent, whispered female voices] One for the moon. [REVERSE VOCAL — distorted, backwards] "noom eht rof eno" Two for the flame. [REVERSE VOCAL] "emalf eht rof owt" Three for the doorway. [REVERSE VOCAL] "yawrood eht rof eerht" Four for the name. [REVERSE VOCAL] "eman eht rof ruof" [LOW LAUGH] [WITCH] Don't worry, darling. You'll understand eventually. [BEAT] [VERSE 1 — rhythmic female lead] We came when the moon was crooked, when the city lost its head, when the mortal streets went sleeping and the old roads woke instead. We brought the smoke and silver, the candles and the gin, the salt beneath the doorway to make sure nothing stayed in. The goblin brought the speakers. The fairies brought the sin. The shadow brought the darkness. And we— [ALL WITCHES] —we let the old world in. [DROP] [CHORUS — ritualistic, hypnotic] Beat by beat. Skin by skin. Let the old world bleed back in. Salt the floor. Lock the door. Raise the moon. Give us more. Beat by beat. Skin by skin. Once a century— let it begin. [REVERSE VOCAL — layered and distorted] "nigeb ti tel — yrecetnec a ecno" [VERSE 2] We've watched the kingdoms crumble. We've watched the forests grow. We've watched the mortal little things invent the radio. We've seen them build their cities, then cover them in light, so every hundred years or so we turn the bloody thing off for the night. [WITCH 2 — spoken] How old are you? [WITCH 1] Old enough. [WITCH 3] Younger than the mountains. [WITCH 1] Mind your business. [ALL — laughing] [BEAT RETURNS] We know who kissed the fairy. We know who cursed the king. We know what lives beneath the floor. We know everything. The goblin thinks he's subtle. The fairy thinks she's sly. The human thinks she wandered in. [WITCH — amused] Oh, darling. Look at her eyes. [PRE-CHORUS] We've been watching all night. We've been counting every beat. Every heartbeat joins the rhythm. Every shadow finds its feet. [CALL & RESPONSE] [WITCHES] One for the moon. [REVERSE VOCAL] "noom eht rof eno" [WITCHES] Two for the flame. [REVERSE VOCAL] "emalf eht rof owt" [WITCHES] Three for the doorway. [REVERSE VOCAL] "yawrood eht rof eerht" [WITCHES] Four for the name. [REVERSE VOCAL] "eman eht rof ruof" [WITCH — whispered] Five for the shadow. [REVERSE VOCAL — deeper] "wodahs eht rof evif" [WITCH] Six for the skin. [REVERSE VOCAL] "niks eht rof xis" [WITCH] Seven for the silence. [REVERSE VOCAL] "ecnelis eht rof neves" [WITCHES — together] Eight— [PAUSE] Let it in. [ALL SOUND CUTS] [REVERSE VOICE — no longer clearly human] LET IT IN. [DROP] [CHORUS] Beat by beat. Skin by skin. Let the old world bleed back in. Salt the floor. Lock the door. Raise the moon. Give us more. Beat by beat. Skin by skin. Once a century— let it begin. [BREAKDOWN — intimate, gossiping] [WITCH 1] That's her. [WITCH 2] The Goblin's friend? [WITCH 1] Obviously. [WITCH 3] He doesn't recognise her. [WITCH 2] Poor idiot. [WITCH 1] Give him time. [WITCH 3] Should we tell him? [ALL] No. [LAUGHTER] [WITCH 2] Look at her shadow. [PAUSE] [WITCH 1] Oh. That's interesting. [SHADOW — faint, reversed whisper] "gnitseretni s'tahT" [WITCHES] ... [WITCH 1 — delighted] Did you hear that? [WITCH 2] I heard nothing. [WITCH 3] Neither did I. [ALL — laughing] [BUILD] Beat by beat. Skin by skin. Mortal bone and fairy wing. Blood and glitter. Smoke and flame. Every world forgets its name. Beat by beat. Skin by skin. Open wide. Let them in. [REVERSE VOCAL — increasingly layered] "ni meht tel" "ni meht tel" "ni meht tel" [WITCHES — louder] LET THEM IN. [DROP] [FINAL CHORUS — huge] Beat by beat. Skin by skin. Let the old world bleed back in. Salt the floor. Lock the door. Raise the moon. Give us more. Beat by beat. Skin by skin. Once a century— let it begin. [CALL & RESPONSE — final ritual] [WITCHES] One. [REVERSE] "eno" Two. "owt" Three. "eerht" Four. "ruof" Five. "evif" Six. "xis" Seven. "neves" Eight. [LONG SILENCE] [WITCHES — whisper] Nine. [REVERSE VOCAL] "enin" [WITCHES] Ten. [REVERSE VOCAL — huge, distorted] "NEt" [BEAT STOPS] [WITCH — barely audible] Now. [THE ENTIRE WAREHOUSE — distant voices] HOME. [FINAL DROP] [OUTRO — soft, conspiratorial] The Goblin found his friend. The Fairy found another drink. The Shadow found a shape. And we? We opened the door. Again. [WITCH 2] Same time next century? [WITCH 1] If we're still alive. [WITCH 3] Don't be ridiculous. [LAUGHTER] [WHISPER] We always are.
