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Dance with me

The Haunted Fairy
Dark tribal electronic dance / ritualistic alt-pop, hypnotic and primal rather than polished, Deep sub-bass, heavy tribal drums, hand percussion, stomps, claps, distorted low-end and sparse dark synth drones create a physical, infectious groove, Around 105–115 BPM, minor key, with syncopated percussion tightly locked to the lyric cadence and vocal rhythm, Start sparse and intimate—breath, whispers, close-mic vocal—then build layer by layer into a trance-like dancefloor pulse, Female lead vocal: sultry, raw, controlled and slightly feral, with whispered doubles, breathy textures and call-and-response layers representing the Shadow, Chorus should feel like an incantation: repetitive, simple and addictive, Final section dissolves into layered vocals and percussion, blurring “me” and “you” into one hypnotic, ambiguous ritual
V6

[INTRO — WHISPERED / BREATH] You said, “Let me choose.” I said, “No.” Funny. [VERSE 1] I pulled the strings, You pulled them too I ran from you, You ran me through Every road I wouldn't take Every choice I thought I'd make Every door I slammed shut— You were there. [PRE-CHORUS — BUILD] I called you fear I called you shame I gave you every name but mine I thought I was fighting you. I was keeping time. [CHORUS — HYPNOTIC] Dance with me Dance with me Dancing with the dark You and me Skin to skin Dancing with my shadow Round and round Down and down Till I don't know where you start Dance with me Dance with me Dancing with the dark [VERSE 2 — MORE PRIMAL] You know the ugly You know the raw The things I hide The things I claw The rage The want The fear The need All the parts I wouldn't feed You knew my rhythm Before I did. [BREAKDOWN — BARE / SPOKEN] I thought you made me. I thought I had to keep you from choosing for me. But every step away was still your step. Every fight was still your dance. So— come here. [CHORUS — BIGGER / TRIBAL] Dance with me Dance with me Dancing with the dark You and me Skin to skin Dancing with my shadow No more running No more war No more keeping score Dance with me Dance with me Till I don't know who is who anymore [OUTRO — HYPNOTIC / DISSOLVING] You were never behind me. You were underneath me. You were every step. Every step. Every— step. [WHISPERED / OVERLAPPING] Dance with me... Dance with me... Dancing with the dark... ...with the dark... ...with me...