[Intro — Soft piano, distant shimmering strings] [Verse 1 — Gentle male vocal] The music's getting softer now, The stars are fading blue. The silver moon is sinking low, And morning's coming through. The dancers have all disappeared, The ghosts have gone away. And all that's left upon the floor Are shadows turning gray. [Verse 2 — Female backing harmonies enter] Frankenbroom is standing still, His bristles hanging low. Vacuula has closed his eyes, He knows it's time to go. The mirror ball has stopped its spin, The final song is done. But something in my undead heart Still dances toward the sun. [Pre-Chorus — Building strings] For every night must have its ending, Every star must fade from sight. But there's a rhythm never ending, In the shadows of the night... [Chorus — Full orchestral disco] One last dance before the dawn, One more song before we're gone. Take my hand, don't let it go, Let the silver moonlight glow. One last dance, just you and me, Spinning through eternity. Though the daylight soon will come, Our disco days are never done! [Verse 3 — Male and female duet] [Male] I wasn't much when I was living, Just a man who swept the floor. [Female] But you found magic in the darkness, And you opened up the door. [Male] I made a friend from broken handles, And another from a hose. [Female] Now the lonely nights are over, And the music never slows. [Pre-Chorus — Growing intensity] The world may never understand us, Or the strange things we have done. But here beneath the fading starlight, We are more than just the sum... [Chorus] One last dance before the dawn, One more song before we're gone. Take my hand, don't let it go, Let the silver moonlight glow. One last dance, just you and me, Spinning through eternity. Though the daylight soon will come, Our disco days are never done! [Bridge — Piano and strings, soft harmonies] They say the dead should rest in peace, They say our time is through. But who will keep the dance floor clean? And who will sweep with you? Who'll chase the dust beneath the chairs? Who'll polish every tile? Who'll bring a broken broom to life, And make a vampire smile? [Instrumental — Orchestral disco strings rise] [Male lead — Quietly] Maybe being dead isn't so bad... [Female chorus — Softly] When you've got friends like that... [Final Chorus — Key change, triumphant soaring harmonies] ONE LAST DANCE BEFORE THE DAWN! LET THE MUSIC CARRY ON! TAKE MY HAND, DON'T LET IT GO, LET THE SILVER MOONLIGHT GLOW! ONE LAST DANCE, JUST YOU AND ME! DANCING THROUGH ETERNITY! THOUGH THE DAYLIGHT SOON WILL COME, OUR DISCO DAYS ARE NEVER DONE! [Outro — Music gradually softens] [Female harmonies] Never done... Never gone... We'll be dancing... Until the dawn... [Spoken — Janitor, quietly] "Well, fellas... another night, another mess." [Pause] "Same time tomorrow?" [Mechanical broom creak] [Vacuum hum] [Janitor chuckles] "That's what I thought." [Final piano chord, distant disco shimmer]
