[Intro — instrumental, no vocals] [Dry pizzicato viola establishes a repetitive four-beat waltz] [Cello joins with a dark, syncopated pizzicato pattern] [Bowed viola enters with an elegant, slightly medieval melody] [Vintage electric piano, faint room ambience] [Female backing voices, precise and emotionless, gradually emerging] One, two, three, four... One, two, three, four... [Verse 1 — smoky female alto, restrained and sardonic] [Lightly bowed strings, alternating with dry pizzicato] [Keep the vocal intimate and clearly in front] Ballroom lights, two empty suits spin Left foot, right, they both wear the same grin Hand on your back, but the grip feels cold Step on your toes, then blame the floor [Short instrumental response — cello pizzicato answers the vocal] [Viola plays a graceful phrase with one subtly dissonant note] [Verse 2 — same detached vocal, slightly more theatrical] [Vintage electric piano joins quietly] [Cello pizzicato becomes heavier; viola maintains the elegant waltz] Red dress, blue tie, same old waltz Twirl you once, then pass the faults Smile for the flash, promise the moon Dip you low while the band plays "soon" [Pre-Chorus — rhythmic, clipped vocal phrasing] [Female backing voices enter, counting rhythmically] [Strings become more mechanical, building tension] Hands up, sway left, sway right, same old beat Smile wide, eyes tight, sell the same deceit [Brief instrumental stumble — viola and cello momentarily disagree] [The rhythm snaps back into place] [Chorus — insistent, theatrical, darkly playful] [Smoky alto lead remains clear above the arrangement] [Female backing voices count in strict time] [Heavy pizzicato cello, increasingly insistent bowed viola] One, two, three, four, Put your job upon the floor! One, two, three, four, You have got to vote! Choice is hard, the choice ain't right 'Cause you don't like either side Doom is knocking at the door Idiocracy once more! [Backing vocals, almost cheerfully whispered] One, two, three, four... One, two, three, four... [Instrumental intermission — the ballroom becomes uncanny] [No lead vocal] [Original waltz motif repeats while the arrangement gradually mutates] [Viola plays increasingly elaborate, almost medieval variations] [Cello answers with grotesque, heavy pizzicato] [Vintage electric piano sounds distant and slightly detuned] [Female backing voices exchange the count, overlapping subtly] [Brief rhythmic dislocation, then a sudden complete stop] [Silence] [One female voice, dry and isolated] One... [Single cello pizzicato note] Two... [Short silence] Three... [Full ensemble abruptly resumes the original waltz] [Verse 3 — return to the original restrained vocal character] [The dance sounds familiar again, but the harmony is subtly darker] [Keep the arrangement sparse beneath the lead] Partner switch, same tired song Promise change but the beat stays wrong Glitter shoes scuffing the same old ground Clap on cue, never turn around [Brief instrumental build] [Female backing voices begin counting before the lead returns] [Viola and cello become increasingly insistent] [Final Chorus — more intense, but never bombastic] [Smoky alto remains controlled and sardonic] [Backing voices grow more prominent] [The waltz feels increasingly mechanical and inescapable] One, two, three, four, Put your job upon the floor! One, two, three, four, You have got to vote! Choice is hard, the choice ain't right 'Cause you don't like either side Doom is knocking at the door Idiocracy once more! [Outro — voices only, precise and emotionless] One, two, three, four... One, two, three, four... [The voices stop] [Viola plays the opening motif alone] [One final, heavy cello pizzicato note] [Silence]
