[Intro] [Footsteps approach, stop; faint laugh] [Exposed slightly detuned music box: four-note motif] [Robotic Vocoder] You are right on time. The ballroom is alive. [Verse 1] Black velvet, silver knives Empty faces come alive Crystal chandeliers descend Tonight the night will never end [Pre-Chorus] The little melody Knows your name Step inside You’re part of the game [Chorus] Welcome to the haunted ballroom Dress in black and steal the moon Where the shadows learn to dance And the dead don’t need romance Welcome to the haunted ballroom Hear the music seal your doom One more step beneath the lights We’ll be dancing past daylight [Instrumental] [Four-note music-box motif fused with pumping synth hook] [Verse 2] Porcelain smiles, hollow eyes Footsteps echo, no goodbyes Every note unlocks a door There’s a little room for one more [Pre-Chorus] The little melody Knows your name Step inside You’re part of the game [Chorus] Welcome to the haunted ballroom Dress in black and steal the moon Where the shadows learn to dance And the dead don’t need romance [Bridge] [Music box alone] Don’t stop dancing. It knows you’re here. [Final Chorus] Welcome to the haunted ballroom Hear the music seal your doom One last dance beneath the lights D.Giamma owns the night [Outro] [Music-box motif returns, resolves on one final eerie note]
