[Intro - sparse swung drums, haunting keys, distant ghostly voices] [Whisper - distant] Moon Pocket… [Low voice] Don’t wake anybody. [Verse 1] There’s a light in the graveyard Where no light ought to be And a low-down rhythm Coming up through the trees There’s a man in a black suit With the dirt on his shoes Got a bone-white grin And nothing left to lose [Pre-Chorus] Step… drag… lean to the side Something dead just came alive [Chorus] Let the living sleep The dead dance tonight One foot in the shadow One foot in the light Let the old bones roll Let the lost souls slide Nobody leaves when the dead dance tonight [Post-Chorus - ghostly responses] Dance… (dance) Slide… (slide) Dead don’t sleep when the moon gets high [Verse 2] There’s a woman by the headstone In a blood-red dress Moving like a secret That the dirt couldn’t keep And the whole ground’s breathing To a crooked little beat Every grave got a rhythm Every rhythm got feet [Pre-Chorus] Step… drag… lean to the side Something dead just came alive [Chorus] Let the living sleep The dead dance tonight One foot in the shadow One foot in the light Let the old bones roll Let the lost souls slide Nobody leaves when the dead dance tonight [Breakdown - bass and swung percussion] [Whisper] I should’ve turned around. [Low voice] I didn’t. [Bridge] They made a little room At the end of the line Cold hand reached out And it slipped into mine I heard somebody laughing From the other side Then the dirt started moving… And I stepped inside [Final Chorus - full groove, ghost choir] Let the living sleep The dead dance tonight One foot in the shadow One foot in the light Let the old bones roll Let the lost souls slide I came here living… I’m leaving tonight. [Outro - groove decays, haunting keys remain] [Whisper] Don’t wake anybody. [Distant ghostly voice] Moon Pocket… [Final low voice] The dead dance tonight.
