[Intro] [Sound: Mechanical gears grinding, hydraulic hums, static burst] [Spoken Word - Glitchy Animatronic Voice] System boot... Halloween protocol engaged. Welcome, boys and fillies, to the Midnight Stable... Where the power stays off... forever. [Verse 1 - Glitchy Colt Voice] Rust on the hinges, spark in the eye, We don't need moonlight to watch you all cry. Circuit board leaking, oil on the floor, Step right up, kiddo, and lock up the door. Plush fabric tearing, metal underneath, Show you a smile made of iron-clad teeth. [Pre-Chorus - Twisted Filly Voice] Can you hear the whirring sound? Gears are turning underground. Count down, five, four, three, two, one... The night of the animatronic has begun! [Chorus - Animatronic Hive Mind] Haunted hooves stomping on the wooden stage! Creepy mechanical ponies out of their cage! Sparks fly high in the flickering light, We own the horror of the nightmare night! Stomp, stomp, glitch, and screen flicker! Heartbeat fast, but the clock ticks quicker! [Verse 2 - Deep Demonic Stallion Voice] Wires for tendons, pneumatic pressure rise, Glow of red LED burning through the eyes. We sang for your parties back in '99, Now we play a carnival tune out of line. No off-switch found, the code went bad, Best dark circus performance you ever had! [Chorus - Animatronic Hive Mind] Haunted hooves stomping on the wooden stage! Creepy mechanical ponies out of their cage! Sparks fly high in the flickering light, We own the horror of the nightmare night! Stomp, stomp, glitch, and screen flicker! Heartbeat fast, but the clock ticks quicker! [Bridge - Dark Cabaret / Glitchy Duet] [Tempo slows, dark waltz feel] Spoken: "Is that a security guard in the front row?" Glitch: "Error 404... mercy not found." Strike up the band with a broken violin, Let the dark VamPonian carnival begin! Rotated heads spinning three-sixty round, We make no sound until we hit the ground! [Guitar Solo & Heavy Industrial Drop] [Synthesizer glitches, heavy bass drops, metallic stomps] [Guitar Solo] [Chorus - Animatronic Hive Mind] Haunted hooves stomping on the wooden stage! Creepy mechanical ponies out of their cage! Sparks fly high in the flickering light, We own the horror of the nightmare night! Stomp, stomp, glitch, and screen flicker! Heartbeat fast, but the clock ticks quicker! [Outro] [Spoken Word - Slowing mechanical breakdown] Performance complete... Power level... zero percent... Happy... Halloween... [Sound: Shutting down synth power drain, heavy thud] [Instrumental Fadeout]
