The Seven Wonders

[Intro] [Slow, mournful New Orleans funeral march played on a solo trumpet] [A brushed snare drum rolls in, tempo starts to speed up] [Theatrical, arrogant male vocals] Put on your best black dress my darlings. School is officially in session tonight! [Explosive drop! Frantic dark cabaret punk rhythm, blaring brass, and manic piano] [Verse 1] [Fast, bouncy, syncopated rhythm, sneering vocal delivery] Down in the quarter where the swamp meets the street, There’s a beautiful coven with a lethal heartbeat! Got a girl who kills boys with a kiss in the dark, And a Hollywood starlet who’s missing a spark. Fiona’s the queen but her crown’s getting heavy, She’s trading her soul while the reaper gets ready! So step through the gates, leave your morals behind, We’re testing our magic and losing our mind! [Pre-Chorus] [Heavy tom drums, walking jazz bassline, creeping tension] Strike up the match, pour the gasoline! We’re looking for blood and a brand new queen! [Chorus] [Massive wall of sound! Soaring trumpets, heavy distorted guitars, crashing cymbals, raw emo belting] Oh, welcome to the Academy, witches and freaks! Where the voodoo is strong and the floorboard creaks! We’re raising the dead and we’re playing with fire, Building a kingdom right out of the pyre! So swallow the venom and step to the floor, We’re passing the Wonders and settling the score! [Verse 2] [Tempo pulls back slightly into a sleazy, swinging jazz-punk groove] Got a racist immortal locked up in a cage, While the Council of Witchcraft is burning with rage. The Axeman is playing a murderous tune, And Papa Legba is laughing alone in the room! From the Ninth Ward salon to the greenhouse out back, Every girl in this city is dressing in black! So cut off the head, put it right in a box, And see who survives when the devil knocks! [Pre-Chorus] [Theatrical tension building, swirling saloon piano, aggressive snare roll] Strike up the match, pour the gasoline! We’re looking for blood and a brand new queen! [Chorus] [Maximum energy, huge chaotic call-and-response backing vocals] Oh, welcome to the Academy, witches and freaks! Where the voodoo is strong and the floorboard creaks! We’re raising the dead and we’re playing with fire, Building a kingdom right out of the pyre! So swallow the venom and step to the floor, We’re passing the Wonders and settling the score! [Bridge: Descensum] [Music drops completely. A slow, creepy, creeping piano melody and a heartbeat kick drum] [Vocals are whispered, dark and urgent] Descensum... don't let the sun come up. Transmutation... watch where you land. Divination... read the blood in the cup. Resurrection... by the touch of a hand. If you get stuck in your personal hell... [Music builds back up with frantic intensity] Nobody's coming to break the spell! NOBODY'S COMING TO BREAK THE SPELL! [Instrumental Breakdown] [A chaotic, shrieking jazz trumpet dueling with a heavy, chugging post-hardcore guitar riff] [Final Chorus] [Explosive return! Key change for maximum theatrical drama, singers screaming the backing vocals over the lead] Oh, welcome to the Academy, witches and freaks! Where the voodoo is strong and the floorboard creaks! We’re raising the dead and we’re playing with fire, Building a kingdom right out of the pyre! So swallow the venom and step to the floor, We’re passing the Wonders and settling the score! [Outro] [Frantic, high-speed, heavy cabaret breakdown] Settling the score! (Burn at the stake!) We're settling the score! (For the Coven's sake!) Balenciaga, darling! [Heavy brass and guitar chord rings out together] [Absolute silence]