THE LOBSTER QUADRILLE Lyrics [Cold Open — formal announcer] Partners in position. Claws where I can see them. [Whisper] Advance twice… [Bass voice] Then lose control. [Groove enters] Click-click Step-slide Polished manners, Monster inside. [Verse 1 — smoky female lead] Moon on the water, Black-tie tide. Gryphon calls it: "Step to the side." Turtle set the tempo, Lobsters in a line. Grinning like they knew it, Had it all the time. Two steps forward, Two steps back. Claws keep clicking, Right on the track. Change your partner, Don’t ask why. Meet the ocean's stare, Dead in the eye. [Pre-Drop] Heel-toe, Claw-clack. One step forward— Then throw it back! [MAIN DROP] LOBSTER QUADRILLE! Click-click—slide! Something feral Woke up inside! LOBSTER QUADRILLE! Dip down low! Fancy on the surface, Filth below! Advance twice, Retire slow. Change that partner— Now let ’em go! Clack-ka! Splash-ka! Bend that will! Everybody dance— The Lobster Quadrille! [Instrumental Dance Break] (Click… click… clack-ka-clack…) (Step… slide… turn… switch!) (Huh!) BRRRAH—SPLASH! [Verse 2 — deeper pocket] Snails on the shoreline, Waiting their turn. Crabs in the corner, Watching water burn. Elegant posture, Chaos in the feet. Ocean floor vibrating, To that dark beat. Spin with the current, Bow to the moon. Launch your little partner— They'll float back soon. [Pre-Drop] One-two, Turn that shell. Dance real pretty— Raise some hell! [DROP — dance commands] ADVANCE! One-two! RETIRE! Slide through! CHANGE! New side! THROW! Let the whole tide rise! Click-click! Clack-clack! Lock that frame! Everybody different— But the rhythm stays the same! [Groove Section] Claw left, Claw right. Snap that silence, Split the night. Shell roll, Tail whip. Keep that nasty low end On your hip. (Clack-ka!) (Splash-ka!) (Dip!) Don’t slip. [Bridge — soaring female vocal] When the world's spinning, Take somebody’s hand. When the steps don't make sense, Let the rhythm understand. We can turn together, We can fall apart. Even something strange can dance, When it listens to its heart. [Beat cuts] Partners ready? [Group whisper] No. [Announcer] Perfect. [HEAVIEST DROP] LOBSTER QUADRILLE! Break that tide! Bring your Sunday manners, And your animal side! Click-click—BOOM! Clack on time! Put that underwater rhythm In the back of your mind! Advance twice, Then lose your place! Somersault backward, With a smile on your face! Clack-ka! Splash-ka! Bass gon’ spill! One more round— THE LOBSTER QUADRILLE! [Extended Dance Outro] (Advance… retire…) (Change… throw…) (Click-click… clack-ka…) [Final command] Again—but stranger.
