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The Beast That Stands Before You

[Long Intro: Ominous spoken word over doom riff] 
In the shadow of the seventh moon…
 When the goat has paid its rent…
It rises from the basement…
 To borrow sugar… and perhaps your soul… [Verse 1]
 Out of the fog on a Tuesday night, 
Cloven hooves and eyes of fright.
 Smells like brimstone, or maybe beans,
 Wearing a cape from Party City — oh what a scene! [Chorus]
 The Beast! The Beast!
 That stands before you now… 
With a roar and a burp,
And a furrowed demon brow… 
The Beast! The Beast! 
It wants your snack machine change…
 But first it’ll curse you
 With a voice that sounds strangely deranged! [Verse 2] 
In the forest of eternal gloom,
 Where wizards vape and witches Zoom,
 He shuffles forth with an evil plan,
 A parking ticket in his hand! He chants a spell from an Idiot’s Guide,
 Trips on his robe and falls inside —
 He points at you, screams “DOOM IS NIGH!” 
Then sheepishly asks, “You got Wi-Fi?” [Chorus]
 The Beast! The Beast!
 That stands before you now…
 Smells like wet dog,
 And he stole your neighbor’s plow.
 The Beast! The Beast!
 With garlic breath and a wail —
 He’s here to bring
 The End of Days… via email! [Bridge: Slow & heavy]
 He comes with fury, fangs and fluff…
 But his parking’s bad and he smells of snuff… 
He’ll feast on souls…or maybe barbecue to-go… 
And complain your Wi-Fi’s grossly slow… [Guitar Solo] [Verse 3] 
Upon his head a crown of soup,
 His minions follow in a loop.
 One carries pretzels, another beer,
 The third just keeps yelling “The beast is here!” He reads your fate from a Magic 8-Ball, 
Trips again and crashes through your wall.
 Then with a shriek, he stomps away —
 But promises he’ll text someday. [Chorus]
 The Beast! The Beast!
 That stands before you now…
 In socks and sandals,
 With a questionable eyebrow.
 The Beast! The Beast!
 From hell or maybe Des Moines —
 He’s here to collect …your Bitcoin. [Outro]
 The beast… the beast…
 Leaves behind his parking receipt…
 And a coupon for luncheon meat…
 Beware… beware… 
‘Cause you might have to join his mailing list… [Outro] [End Song] [End]