Verse 1 – Low strings + hi-hat shimmer] Whispers on the wind, shadows start to crawl Branches twist like fingers reaching from the wall Voices in the dark, calling out your name Step into the forest, you’ll never be the same [Chorus – Brass stabs + choir chants] Don’t go in the woods tonight! The spirits are waiting, there’s no escape in sight Don’t go in the woods tonight! The rhythm will trap you ‘til the morning light [Verse 2 – Wah guitar, bongos + violins building] Lanterns flicker low, paths are cold and deep Every step you take wakes the dead from sleep Roots will hold you fast, shadows pull you near Dance upon the ashes of a thousand years [Chorus – Strings + horn section answering lines] Don’t go in the woods tonight! The spirits are waiting, there’s no escape in sight Don’t go in the woods tonight! The rhythm will trap you ‘til the morning light [Bridge – Timpani rolls + pipe organ stabs] Listen close, the forest cries Every tree conceals its lies One more step, you’ll disappear Lost forever in the fear [Instrumental Break – Disco toms + string runs, saxophone solo] [Verse 3 – Full band with choir backing “ahh-ahh”] Villagers beware, hear the phantom’s song Once you start to dance, you’ll be dancing long Every soul that’s lost, every ghost that stayed Still moving in the shadows where the music’s played [Final Chorus – Anthemic, layered vocals + full orchestra] Don’t go in the woods tonight! The spirits are waiting, there’s no escape in sight Don’t go in the woods tonight! The rhythm will trap you ‘til the morning light [Outro – Choir echo + organ fade] Don’t go… don’t go… In the woods… tonight…
