[Intro | Hook first | rhythmic handclaps | stomping beat | snarling sax riff] [adlib HA!] [adlib STEP TO IT] [Chorus | Energy: High | Performance: infectious funk groove | brass stabs] Shake the dust off your bones (shake 'em down) Leave your worries and your thrones (shake 'em down) If the rhythm is a sin (let us in) Let the carnival begin! (let us in!) Move that body, feel the heat Spilled red wine and dirty feet [adlib YEAH!] [Hook | syncopated bass lick | piano trills] D-A-N-C-E With the shadow on the wall R-H-Y-T-H-M Before the curtain has to fall! [Verse 1 | stripped back | bass and drums only | snapping fingers] [Vocal: Mocking laughter] The moon is a spotlight, the night is a stage We’re breaking the lock on the skeleton cage [Piano enters | dissonant chords] The floorboards are creaking, the whiskey is cheap But the groove is a promise that we’re gonna keep! [Pre-Chorus | Build-up | rising brass tension | snare rolls] Don't you dare... (stand still) Against your will... (stand still) [Scream] LIVE! [Chorus | Maximum energy | full cabaret band | chest-thumping funk kick] Shake the dust off your bones (shake 'em down) Leave your worries and your thrones (shake 'em down) If the rhythm is a sin (let us in) Let the carnival begin! (let us in!) Move that body, feel the heat Spilled red wine and dirty feet [Bridge | Breakdown | Slap bass solo | theatrical spoken word] "Ladies and Ghouls... The exit is barred. The band is possessed. And your feet... Well, your feet belong to the floor now." [Final Chorus | Explosive finish | stacked harmonies | manic energy] Shake the dust off your bones! Leave your worries and your thrones! Move that body! Feel the rhythm! (R-H-Y-T-H-M!) [Outro | Big finish | chaotic brass | theatrical stop] [adlib LAUGHTER] [Stop]
