[Intro: soft music box, rain on the window, distant frogs] [Soft spoken vocal] Okay. Get comfy. Blanket up. No, higher. There. Once upon a time… There was a little frog. [Pause] See? Normal story. [Verse 1: gentle clean vocal] Little frog lived by the water Underneath a willow tree Had a tiny little mushroom And some very good iced tea Every evening when the moon rose He would sit beside the shore Listening to all the fireflies Counting stars from one to four He was happy He was peaceful Nothing scary anywhere [Whisper] Then he heard something breathing From beneath his rocking chair. [Music abruptly darkens] Wait. No. That’s fine. Probably wind. [Pre-Chorus: low guitars creeping in] Then the cattails started whispering Then the pond went still as stone Then somebody scratched a message On the underside of his home [Spoken] It said… [Low growl] DON’T LET IT KNOW YOU’RE AWAKE. [Chorus: huge melodic deathcore] Goodnight, little gremlin Close your eyes real tight Ignore the thing outside the window Everything is probably fine Don’t look beneath the blanket Don’t ask what made that sound It can’t hurt you if you’re sleeping— UNLESS IT’S ALREADY IN THE HOUSE [Verse 2: bouncy deathcore groove] So the frog grabbed his little lantern And he waddled through the reeds Past the flowers growing backwards Past the trees with too many knees Found a cabin in the wetland With a candle burning green And a woman at the doorway Who had absolutely— [Pause] …too many teeth. [Spoken] Okay. That part might be my fault. Anyway— She said, “Come inside, little froggy There is nothing here to fear.” Then the walls began to breathe— [High scream] AND THE FUCKING DOOR DISAPPEARED [Pre-Chorus 2] One little croak Two little eyes Three little shadows Four little lies Five little footsteps Six getting near Seven— [Whisper] Oh. We’re skipping seven. [Chorus] Goodnight, little gremlin Close your eyes real tight Ignore the thing outside the window Everything is probably fine Don’t look beneath the blanket Don’t ask what made that sound It can’t hurt you if you’re sleeping— UNLESS IT’S ALREADY IN THE HOUSE [Bridge: music box returns] [Soft spoken vocal] Okay, okay. You’re right. This was supposed to be relaxing. Let me fix it. The frog escaped. He went home. He got into bed. He had a snack. Nothing followed him. [Long pause] Probably. [Quiet knocking sound] …Ignore that. [Breakdown: crushing half-time] ONCE UPON A TIME There was a frog. HE MADE ONE MISTAKE He left the bog. HE OPENED ONE DOOR He shouldn’t have tried. [Deep guttural] AND NOW THE THING KNOWS WHERE HE LIVES AT NIGHT [Massive breakdown] CHECK THE WINDOW CHECK THE HALL CHECK THE SHADOW ON THE WALL LOCK THE DOOR KILL THE LIGHT TUCK YOUR LITTLE FEET IN TIGHT [Silence] [Whisper] Because everybody knows… [Deep inhale] MONSTERS LOVE EXPOSED ANKLES [Second breakdown: absurdly heavy] RIBBIT [Impact] RUN [Impact] RIBBIT [Impact] RUN THE BEDTIME STORY’S GONE TO SHIT [Final Chorus: huge cleans, gang vocals underneath] Goodnight, little gremlin Everything will be okay The monster sank beneath the water And the curse dissolved away The frog got home by morning And the sun came shining through See? [Soft laugh] I told you it had a happy ending. [Deep guttural] THE MONSTER ONLY ATE THE OTHER TWO [Outro: music box, frogs, quiet laughter] [Soft spoken vocal] What? You said you wanted a bedtime story. [Pause] …You want another one? [Single frog croak]
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