[Intro] (Gentle, rolling dual acoustic guitar fingerpicking starts in a bright 3/4 waltz rhythm) (Warm nylon-string acoustic bass guitar walks softly underneath) [Verse 1] (Vocal: Warm, earnest male lead vocal storytelling delivery, very intimate and cheerful) (Music stays entirely acoustic, light and pleasant) Cthulhu, the great one, crawled up from the slime, To swallow the screaming souls of men before the end of time. Little Billy met him on the blackened shore, And offered up his family to open wide the door. [Chorus] (Three-part folk blend harmonies open wide, rich, sweet, and comforting) (Acoustic guitars play a brighter, strummed folk-pop pattern) Oh, Cthulhu the great one lived down by the sea, Bleeding out the minds of men in land of R'lyeh. Together they would wander through the rotting town, Watching all the weeping children slowly, deeply drown! [Verse 2] (Vocal drops back to solo male lead, female vocals humming soft backing chords) (Acoustic fingerpicking grows delicate and sweet) With eyes like rotting jelly and claws of oily black, He tore the sanity from youth and never gave it back. The stars are turning sideways, the sky begins to weep, As great Cthulhu drags the world into eternal sleep. [Chorus] (Full three-part harmonies return with cheerful, nostalgic energy) Oh, Cthulhu the great one lived down by the sea, Bleeding out the minds of men in land of R'lyeh. Together they would wander through the rotting town, Watching all the weeping children slowly, deeply drown! [Instrumental Interlude] (Bright, pleasant acoustic guitar duet playing a whistling, cheerful folk melody) (Soft bass guitar follows the bouncy waltz rhythm) [Bridge] (Tempo slows slightly, guitars play soft arpeggios, vocals drop to a warm whisper) The madness is so beautiful, the terror is so sweet, We lay our severed bleeding hearts right at his slimy feet. Your breathing starts to wither, your blood begins to freeze, While Billy sings a lullaby upon the cosmic breeze. [Final Chorus] (Maximum vocal harmony volume, bright, uplifting, and cheerful) Oh, Cthulhu the great one lived down by the sea, Bleeding out the minds of men in land of R'lyeh. Together they would wander through the rotting town, Watching all the weeping children slowly, deeply drown! [Outro] (Acoustic guitars slow down to a gentle, final strummed chord) (Male and female vocals sustain a sweet, fading unison note) Into the endless dark... (Single acoustic guitar note rings out and softly fades away)
