(Verse 1) The basement was empty and the power was dead But a melody kept running right through my head I looked in the corner where the old jukebox sat Covered in the cobwebs of a vampire bat And the vacuum tubes started to glow all alone (Chorus) Oh, it’s a phantom jukebox echo in the night A gothic rockabilly song that’s jumping out of sight The guitar is crying with a tape-hiss scream Waking up a nightmare from a vintage dream Oh baby, don't you try to unplug the sound (Verse 2) The selector wheel turned with a mechanical click Playing a record that was heavy and thick A rock-and-roll number from the year fifty-five That made all the shadows in the parlor come alive And dance a wild waltz on the wood floorboards (Chorus) Oh, it’s a phantom jukebox echo in the night A gothic rockabilly song that’s jumping out of sight The guitar is crying with a tape-hiss scream Waking up a nightmare from a vintage dream Oh baby, don't you try to unplug the sound (Verse 3) You stepped from the mirror with a tear in your eye A beautiful specter under a heavy black sky You grabbed my leather jacket and you pulled me in close To dance to the rhythm of a melody’s ghost While the bass line thudded like a heartbeat slow (Chorus) Oh, it’s a phantom jukebox echo in the night A gothic rockabilly song that’s jumping out of sight The guitar is crying with a tape-hiss scream Waking up a nightmare from a vintage dream Oh baby, don't you try to unplug the sound (Verse 4) The volume kept rising till the windows shattered wide Letting all the cold wind and the rain inside But we didn't care about the storm or the cold We were locked in a groove that would never grow old Trapped inside the static of an endless loop (Chorus) Oh, it’s a phantom jukebox echo in the night A gothic rockabilly song that’s jumping out of sight The guitar is crying with a tape-hiss scream Waking up a nightmare from a vintage dream Oh baby, don't you try to unplug the sound (Verse 5) The record ends scratching but it starts up again An eternal routine full of passion and pain Two vintage ghosts in a rock-and-roll trance Giving the darkness one final romance Forever spinning on a cursed forty-five (Chorus) Oh, it’s a phantom jukebox echo in the night A gothic rockabilly song that’s jumping out of sight The guitar is crying with a tape-hiss scream Waking up a nightmare from a vintage dream Oh baby, don't you try to unplug the sound
