[Brackets are instructions only, never sung] [Voices: FEMALE lead, MALE court chant on parenthesis lines only] [Dark phonk, dubstep, and house, BPM 155, half-time feel BPM 78 on drops, snare on beat 3, theatrical and playful menace] [Intro] [Heartbeat kick, wind sweeps, eclipse swell rising, whispered close vocal] Red moon rising, black roses wake Every dream in Equestria is mine to take [Verse 1 - FEMALE] [Regal low chest voice, drifting 808 slides, distorted cowbell on every fourth beat, rolling hi-hat triplets] Tiara was too tiny so I swapped it out for thorns Black wings spread wide where the midnight storm is born Alicorn in shadow with a horn like a spear Red eyes glowing and the whole sky knows I'm here Not a princess, sweetheart, I'm the nightmare in the dark Crescent cutie mark with two roses, that's my bark Friendship is magic, that's a nice little rule Fear is magic too, and I went to that school [Pre-Chorus - FEMALE] [Whispers, snare roll rising, white-noise sweep, low-pass filter closing] Sleep tight, sleep tight, hear the low drum Moon on the rise and the night has come Close your eyes, take it slow I'm already there, in the dream below [Chorus - FEMALE] [Tape stop, silence, bass slams back in with three point one second vault reverb, four-on-the-floor kick, offbeat open hats, soaring belt, court chant on echo lines] Power commands the night, the night says bow Beauty conquers hearts, and I'm winning now Wings like a storm and a horn that gleams Equestria trembles in its darkest dreams The moon is not my limit, it's my throne Every dream in the dark is mine to own (Blackrose!) (Moon!) [Dark Drop 1] [No vocals, four bars, gated reverb snare, mid-bass wobble at 1/8-note LFO, 40Hz sub swell, organ stabs, saw lead] [Verse 2 - FEMALE] [Regal low chest voice, glass bell arpeggios under the bar, cowbell on every fourth beat] Shadow magic folding up the sky like a sheet Reality bends when I step to the beat Dreams are my garden, nightmares are the seeds I water them nightly, that's all that it needs Moonlight in my mane like a rolling black sea Every sleeping pony hears the song of me You hit snooze on the alarm, I hit play on the dread Three in the morning, I'm the voice in your head [Pre-Chorus - FEMALE] [Whispers, snare roll doubled, riser higher, filter closing faster] Sleep tight, sleep tight, hear the loud drum Eclipse overhead and the night has come Open your eyes, nothing's slow Every dream you had is mine, you know [Chorus - FEMALE] [Tape stop, silence, heavier bass slam with vault reverb, four-on-the-floor kick, open hats, soaring belt, court chant on echo lines] Power commands the night, the night says bow Beauty conquers hearts, and I'm winning now Wings like a storm and a horn that gleams Equestria trembles in its darkest dreams The moon is not my limit, it's my throne Every dream in the dark is mine to own (Blackrose!) (Moon!) [Dark Drop 2] [No vocals, eight bars, wobble wider at 1/16-note LFO, dark choir pads swell under the saw lead, organ stabs doubled] [Verse 3 - FEMALE] [Regal low chest voice, 808 slides, cowbell on every fourth beat, faster hi-hat triplets] Floating castle, waterfalls pouring into the cloud Thorn vine fences, and the black roses are proud Eternal ruler, yes, I never retire Night shift forever, and I never tire Guards in the towers with their red lanterns lit Equestria fears the dark and learned to respect it Some call it terror, I just call it flair Fear is a perfume that I like to wear [Bridge - FEMALE] [Drums drop out, one low organ chord, slower dry vocal, wind sweeps] Under the crown there's a quiet that hums I tuck in the stars when the night-time comes Every nightmare's a lesson, every fear a door Walk through the dark and you're braver than before Blackrose Moon, that's the name on the air Hold on to the night, I'll be right there [Pre-Chorus - FEMALE] [Snare roll at full speed, riser at full height, one beat of silence at the end] Sleep tight, sleep tight, hear the last drum Every star bows low and the night has come Raise your eyes, take it slow The moon is mine, and now you know [Final Chorus - FEMALE] [Tape stop, silence, full-weight bass slam with vault reverb, four-on-the-floor kick, open hats, soaring belt, court chant on echo lines] Power commands the night, the night says bow Beauty conquers hearts, and I'm winning now Not forgotten, not undone, the night is still my own Every nightmare bows to the thorn-wrapped throne The moon is not my limit, it's my throne Every dream in the dark is mine to own (Blackrose!) (Moon!) [Dark Drop 3] [No vocals, sixteen bars, heaviest wobble, choir pads at full volume, snare tripled, full sub swell, saw lead and organ stabs] [Outro] [Heartbeat fades, wind sweeps, eclipse dims] Red moon rising, black roses wake Every dream in Equestria is mine to take [One dry hit, then silence, no reverb tail, no fade]
