(The song opens with a driving, clean electric guitar riff that’s slightly distorted, backed by a quick, punchy drum beat and a strong bass line.) (Verse 1) (Vocal is fast, energetic, slightly smirk-y) I've been counting down the hours since the sun went down, Spilled glitter on the sidewalk all across this little town. Yeah, the leaves are turning black and the air is getting thin, Ditching all the real life, where the hell do we begin? I got a cheap plastic necklace and a borrowed velvet cape, You look like a nightmare that I'm hoping to escape With! 'Cause the rules are all dissolved when the moon hits high, Tonight, we don't care who we are, or why. (Pre-Chorus) (Guitar riff holds a ringing chord; the energy builds) And the streetlights buzz with a supernatural glow, Don't recognize your face, but it's the only place I wanna go. Forget the names you gave me, forget the locks and keys, Just grab my hand and lose it in the static through the trees! (Chorus) (Music explodes—huge, ringing power chords and fast drums) It's the Midnight Masquerade! Yeah, the city's come alive! Every secret that we're keeping, baby, won't survive! I don't know who you are underneath that painted smile, But let's be dangerous together for a little while! Pop-rock skeletons dancing in the street, This one night of wildness, can't be beat! We're ghosts in the making! Yeah, the clock just struck the two! And I'm falling for the monster that is hiding inside you! (Verse 2) (Slight drop in volume, the bass drives the rhythm) See the vampires and the villains, the nurses and the kings, All trading in their worries for the mischief that tonight brings. You whisper something reckless while the fog rolls up the curb, It’s the most honest thing I’ve ever heard, if I can trust your word. They told us we were normal, they told us we were safe, But this costume fits better than the boring life we waive. So let's walk through the graveyard and not even pretend, That this night has to stop, or this feeling has to end! (Pre-Chorus) (Building energy again) And the streetlights buzz with a supernatural glow, Don't recognize your face, but it's the only place I wanna go. Forget the names you gave me, forget the locks and keys, Just grab my hand and lose it in the static through the trees! (Chorus) (Maximum energy) It's the Midnight Masquerade! Yeah, the city's come alive! Every secret that we're keeping, baby, won't survive! I don't know who you are underneath that painted smile, But let's be dangerous together for a little while! Pop-rock skeletons dancing in the street, This one night of wildness, can't be beat! We're ghosts in the making! Yeah, the clock just struck the two! And I'm falling for the monster that is hiding inside you! (Guitar Solo) (A soaring, melodic solo that uses a slight whammy or tremolo effect to sound unstable, before returning to a simple, high-energy pop-punk melody.) (Bridge) (Music drops low, stripped back to just drums and bass; the vocal is tight and controlled) Take off the mask... (pause) No, wait! Leave it on! 'Cause the realest me is hiding 'til the morning comes along. Yeah, we're better when we're fictional, better when we lie, Just two perfect strangers underneath a wicked sky. (Chorus) (Final explosive chorus, gang vocals on the last line) It's the Midnight Masquerade! Yeah, the city's come alive! Every secret that we're keeping, baby, won't survive! I don't know who you are underneath that painted smile, But let's be dangerous together for a little while! Pop-rock skeletons dancing in the street, This one night of wildness, can't be beat! We're ghosts in the making! Yeah, the clock just struck the two! And I'm falling for the monster that is hiding inside you! (Outro) (Guitar riff repeats, fast and fading, with heavy cymbal crashes.) ...Hiding inside you! ...Midnight Masquerade! (Sharp, final band hit and silence.)
