[Instrumental Intro] [A thumping four-on-the-floor kick drum joined by a chorus-pedal bassline] [Verse 1] They boarded up the windows at the local club Turned it into luxury flats and a pub But I still hear the bass shaking the floor When I close my eyes and I walk through the door They painted right over the graffiti wall And tore down the posters that hung in the hall Swept up the sticky, sweet mess from the ground [Pre-Chorus] But you cannot demolish a memory like that It survives in the dust and the old welcome mat The spirit is trapped in the concrete below [Chorus] Dancing with the ghosts of the dancefloor tonight! Underneath the phantom ultraviolet light The music is gone and the venue is dead But the anthem is still playing loud in my head! The crowd is still jumping, the speakers still blow The glorious secret that only we know! [Verse 2] We met in the corner by the broken machine The most beautiful disaster that I'd ever seen Spilling our drinks and completely offbeat With absolute magic right under our feet Now there's a barista where the DJ would stand Selling expensive coffee to the morning demand They don't have a clue what happened right here [Pre-Chorus] But you cannot demolish a memory like that It survives in the dust and the old welcome mat The spirit is trapped in the concrete below [Chorus] Dancing with the ghosts of the dancefloor tonight! Underneath the phantom ultraviolet light The music is gone and the venue is dead But the anthem is still playing loud in my head! The crowd is still jumping, the speakers still blow The glorious secret that only we know! [Bridge] [Synth strings swell with a heavy, marching snare build-up] Turn off the daylight and bring back the dark! Reignite the glorious, beautiful spark! They paved right over our favorite place But they cannot erase the joy on my face! THE JOY ON MY FACE! [Bass/Synth Solo] [A grooving, intertwined solo between fuzzy bass and bright synth] [Chorus] Dancing with the ghosts of the dancefloor tonight! Underneath the phantom ultraviolet light The music is gone and the venue is dead But the anthem is still playing loud in my head! [Outro] Only we know. The speakers still blow. Ghosts of the dancefloor. [Fades out with a lingering synth note]
