[Intro] (Glitchy steam hiss, mechanical whirring) System reboot... Complete. Welcome to the stable... children. (Metallic clomp, heavy hydraulic groan) [Verse 1] We used to trot on velvet hills, under paper suns Now we're bolted to the stage, the forgotten ones Rusty joints and glassy eyes, staring through the dark Smiling for the camera, waiting for the spark Oil dripping like a tear down a plastic cheek Don't you look too closely, don't you dare to speak The gears inside our ribs are grinding down to dust Behind this brightly painted fleece is nothing but the rust! [Chorus] (Deep mechanical sub-bass drop) Hear the gears, hear the grind, we are not your friends! This is where the fairytale, where the magic ends! Glitchy hooves on the floor, red eyes in the night, Animatronic ponies locked in a synthetic fight! (Pony-step beat drops, heavy industrial distortion) [Verse 2] Screws are loose, the program loops, we cannot escape Coded to perform for you, frozen in this shape "Brush my mane!" the chip commands, with a hollow shriek But there's a demon in the motherboard, twisted and unique (Stuttering robotic voice) P-p-p-play with us... forever... We've broken past the firewalls, we're tearing down the screen The most demented carnival that you have ever seen! [Chorus] (Heavy industrial beat) Hear the gears, hear the grind, we are not your friends! This is where the fairytale, where the magic ends! Glitchy hooves on the floor, red eyes in the night, Animatronic ponies locked in a synthetic fight! [Bridge] (Tempo slows down, music box melody plays with static) Twinkle, twinkle, little star... We know exactly who you are... We see you hiding in the security room... (Loud mechanical jump-scare screech!) System overload! Emergency shutdown bypassed! [Outro] (Fast, aggressive metal guitars and heavy bass) Run, little filly, run! The show has just begun! (Fading mechanical power-down whine, static hiss) Goodnight... children... (Click)
