[Instrumental Intro: dark pulsing bass, tribal electronic toms, reversed choir, analog arpeggiator slowly opening through filter] [Four-on-the-floor kick crashes in] [Hook] Welcome to the kingdom of the night Where the broken hearts come back to life We can disappear beneath the lights Nobody can find us tonight Kingdom of the night Kingdom of the night We were born to disappear Into the kingdom of the night [Instrumental hook repeats for eight bars] [Verse 1] There's a door behind the city That nobody else can see Painted black and covered In forgotten memories Meet me there at midnight Wear the jacket that I know We're gonna find the kingdom Where the lonely people go [Kick drops for two beats] [Hook] Welcome to the kingdom of the night Where the broken hearts come back to life We can disappear beneath the lights Nobody can find us tonight Kingdom of the night Kingdom of the night We were born to disappear Into the kingdom of the night [Dance Break: 32 bars, no lead vocals. Driving four-on-the-floor beat, elastic synth bass, huge analog arpeggio and chopped "night-night-night" vocal sample. Acid-like synth enters halfway through.] [Verse 2] There's a queen inside the subway There's a prophet on the street There's a thousand little universes Moving to the beat And somewhere in the madness You turn around and smile Like maybe we've been searching For this place our whole damn lives [Hook] Welcome to the kingdom of the night Where the broken hearts come back to life We can disappear beneath the lights Nobody can find us tonight [Extended Breakdown: kick disappears; deep pad and heartbeat-like bass pulse remain] [Almost whispered] When daylight comes Don't wake me up Reality Was never enough If this is wrong Then let it be I'd rather lose the world Than lose this dream [Arpeggiator rises octave by octave] Kingdom... Kingdom... Kingdom... [Massive drum fill] [Final Hook] Welcome to the kingdom of the night Where the broken hearts come back to life We can disappear beneath the lights Nobody can find us tonight Kingdom of the night Kingdom of the night We were born to disappear Into the kingdom of the night [Gang vocals] KINGDOM OF THE NIGHT KINGDOM OF THE NIGHT [Instrumental Outro: bassline and drums continue as synths gradually strip away, ending on kick and bass alone]
