[Intro – whispered, mocking] “Step closer to the water… She’s waiting.” [Verse 1 – rap-like, fast, breathless] Your mane drips black, your smile drips blood, Every heartbeat drowns like a river in flood. I ride your back, I grip your skin, Every breath I lose drags me deeper in. You’re a curse in the waves, a flame in the tide, Every death in your teeth is a lover inside. [Pre-Chorus – hoarse, hypnotic, rising] Chains on your neck, I want them on mine, Tie me down, babe, and I’ll call it divine. [Chorus – shouted, crowd chants] DANCE WITH THE KELPIE! (HEY!) BREAK ME, SHAKE ME, MAKE ME BLEED! (HEY!) DANCE WITH THE KELPIE! (HEY!) LOVE ME LIKE THE RIVER NEEDS! (HEY!) [Verse 2 – rap-like, more taunting] They told me don’t drink, they told me don’t ride, But I kissed your mouth and I drowned in your pride. Every scream is a song, every bone is a drum, You drag me below and I beg for more. You’re a demon in the stream, a queen in the black, And I’ll never crawl home, I won’t crawl back! [Pre-Chorus – harsher, rising again] Chains on your neck, I want them on mine, Drag me deeper, babe, I’ll call it divine. [Chorus – shouted louder] DANCE WITH THE KELPIE! (HEY!) BREAK ME, SHAKE ME, MAKE ME BLEED! (HEY!) DANCE WITH THE KELPIE! (HEY!) LOVE ME LIKE THE RIVER NEEDS! (HEY!) [Bridge – chaotic, distorted, screamed] (Spoken, manic laugh) “Take me down, babe… choke me slow…” [Guitar solo – wild, feedback-heavy, groove riffs] [Vocals – screamed over noise] Ride me harder, tear my chest, I’m alive in your jaws, I’m alive in your death! Every drop, every scream, every violent kiss, Drown me forever in your abyss! [Final Chorus – shouted to breaking point, with crowd jumping] DANCE WITH THE KELPIE! (HEY!) BREAK ME, SHAKE ME, MAKE ME BLEED! (HEY!) DANCE WITH THE KELPIE! (HEY!) LOVE ME LIKE THE RIVER NEEDS! (HEY!) [Outro – raspy laugh fading like water bubbles] “…one last dance.”


