🎃 "The Dead Don't Do Disco" — #PoetVerse | #HalloweenDanceParty

🎃 "The Dead Don't Do Disco" — Poet (The Contralto Seraph) | #HalloweenDanceParty (Gothic Disco-Funk · Dark Synthpop · Monster Rock · Electro-Swing Accents) [Tempo: 122 BPM Key: F Minor Mood: Spooky · mischievous · theatrical · funky · infectious] [Vocal: Female contralto, velvet-dark and playfully commanding, with whispered openings, rhythmic spoken verses, melodic hooks, sly ad-libs, and a huge singalong chorus.] 🎼 Lyrics [Intro - Whispered / Eerie Organ] Midnight... The candles are burning. The graveyard is stirring. And somebody forgot to tell the dead... the party's over. [Spoken, amused] Well, darling... turn up the bass. [Beat Drops] [Verse 1 - Funky, Playful] There's a Jack-o'-lantern grinning by the gate, A black cat's DJ and he's running late. A ghost in gold chains says, "Make some room!" While a witch on a broomstick sweeps across the room. The vampire's sharp, got velvet shoes, The werewolf's howling to the rhythm and blues. A zombie in the corner's got a brand-new stance, And the skeleton's rattling like he invented dance! [Pre-Chorus - Rising] The fog rolls in, the lights burn red, Somebody's dancing with a half-detached head! The clock strikes twelve, the floorboards rock... [Spoken] Who let the monsters near the speaker box? [Chorus - Huge Singalong] The dead don't do disco! Oh, yes, they do! They shake their bones Till the whole room moves! The dead don't do disco! That's what they say! But the graveyard's jumping Till the break of day! Left foot, right foot, rattle that bone! Nobody's going to the grave alone! Hands in the air, let your dark side show! Hey! Hey! Hey! LET THE DEAD PEOPLE GO! [Post-Chorus - Gang Vocals] Rattle! Rattle! Shake that frame! Rise up, baby! Forget your name! Rattle! Rattle! Here we go! The dead don't do disco! Oh, yes, they do! [Verse 2 - Bass-Driven] At the haunted house, there's a creaking door, Cobwebs hanging from the chandelier. A vampire's flirting with a witch in black, While a one-eyed monster throws his back out dancing. The cauldron's bubbling, the potion's green, The strangest little party that the moon's ever seen. A bat flies by with a candy cane, And the skeleton's doing the worm again! [Pre-Chorus - Call and Response] Who brought the monsters? WE DID! Who woke the dead? WE DID! Who stole the moonlight? WE DID! Who broke the floor? WE DID! [Chorus - Full Dance Beat] The dead don't do disco! Oh, yes, they do! They shake their bones Till the whole room moves! The dead don't do disco! That's what they say! But the graveyard's jumping Till the break of day! Left foot, right foot, rattle that bone! Nobody's going to the grave alone! Hands in the air, let your dark side show! Hey! Hey! Hey! LET THE DEAD PEOPLE GO! [Bridge - Beat Drops / Spoken Contralto] Now, listen closely. The living have worries. The dead have style. The living count hours. The dead dance awhile. The living fear endings... [Whispered] We simply change costumes. [Beat Slams Back] And darling... death has terrible taste in shoes! [Dance Break - Instrumental] [Gang Vocals] Boo! Boo! Shake it loose! Boo! Boo! No excuse! Boo! Boo! Touch the sky! If your bones don't rattle, You ain't dead inside! [Final Chorus - Maximum Energy] The dead don't do disco! Oh, yes, they do! They shake their bones Till the whole room moves! The dead don't do disco! That's what they say! But the graveyard's jumping Till the break of day! Left foot, right foot, rattle that bone! Raise your glass to the great unknown! One more spin before we go below! Hey! Hey! Hey! LET THE DEAD PEOPLE GO! [Outro - Beat Cuts / Whispered] The sun is rising. The ghosts are leaving. The vampire's sleeping. The werewolf's wheezing. And the skeleton? [Pause] He's still dancing. [Final Bass Hit] Somebody bury that groove! [End]