THE RITUAL (Chapter 16)
The Ritual (Chapter 16)
Music and Lyrics by: Martin Nethercutt
© 2016 Ruth McCartney Music Publishing
I felt a tap on my shoulder. ‘Hi handsome’, Julie softy whispered in my ear.
‘Thought we couldn’t let you in on The Ritual tonight without your babysitters present!’
I turned and saw Julie, Caspar and the others in line behind me.
Everyone was here, except Velvet.
‘What happened to Velvet?’ I asked but before I got an answer, Caspar leaned forward with an outstretched hand and said:
‘You’re going to need one of these, or the machines will detect you.’
I took what looked like a glowing ear piece. ‘Stick it in your ear and we all will simply blend in’. Caspar said, producing a smile. ‘It’s time for the live show, The Converison, so take a deep breath and be on guard.’
Very few had ever seen a ‘live conversion’ before. The process, how the sausage was made. How someone was being converted from human to something else. Something darker that would be sent out to space to build new colonies for ANRAC.
It was time for the Ritual…
Announcer:
‘Ladies and gentlemen, please takes your seats.
We have something for you tonight, something special.
You will witness something so rare, so unbelievably beautiful.
Tonight... you’ll see a live conversion!
DJ... Take it away...’
“Welcome to Underground City!
A place where you can enjoy all the forbidden fruits humanity has to offer.
In our world there are no boundaries, no limits and no regrets.
Are you ready?”
The Ritual
(Underground City)
The Ritual
(Underground City)
The Ritual
(Underground City)
The Ritual
(in Underground City)
1 Verse
Wake up
Make up
Mirror on the wall
(Who’s the fairest of them all)
“Unknown”
Cell phone
Ringing down the Hall
(Don’t answer that!)
One last touch up
And then you’re ready to go
(You know)
Step out into the night
Go where the lights shine bright
1 Chorus
Tonight’s
The Ritual
When we gather all as one
It’s so habitual
Underneath the midnight sun
No individuals
Just a wild pack on the run
It’s so instinctual
Gonna hunt until the morning comes
The Ritual
(Underground City)
The Ritual
(Underground City)
The Ritual
(Underground City)
The Ritual
(in Underground City)
2 Verse
There was a time when love just felt so good
(You know that feeling)
Promises were made and understood (Promises)
Now the game has changed and you know that it would
(You know)
Step out into the light
And be with us tonight
2 Chorus
Tonight’s
The Ritual
When we gather all as one
It’s so habitual
Underneath the midnight sun
No individuals
Just a wild pack on the run
It’s so instinctual
Gonna hunt until the morning comes
C-PART
Children of the night
(Hear me calling)
Children of the night
(We are falling)
Children of the night
Children of the night
Children of the night
RE-INTRO
“Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who’s the fairest of us all?”
3 Chorus
Welcome to
Underground City
Where the parties never stops
You’re right here in Underground City
Where we cherish every drop
So stay a while in Underground City
And when night turns into day
Just be with us in Underground City
And we’ll take your pain away…