By R. Temperton
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 It's close to midnight
 And something evil's lurking in the dark
 Under the moonlight
 You see a sight that almost stops your heart
 You try to scream
 But terror takes the sound before you make it
 You start to freeze
 As horror looks you right between the eyes
 You're paralyzed

 'Cause this is thriller
 Thriller night
 And no one's gonna save you
 From the beast about to strike
 You know it's thriller
 Thriller night
 You're fighting for your life
 Inside a killer
 Thriller tonight, yeah

 You hear the door slam
 And realize there's nowhere left to run
 You feel the cold hand
 And wonder if you'll ever see the sun
 You close your eyes
 And hope that this is just imagination
 Girl, but all the while
 You hear a creature creepin' up behind
 You're out of time

 'Cause this is thriller
 Thriller night
 There ain't no second chance
 Against the thing with the forty eyes, girl
 (Thriller)
 (Thriller night)
 You're fighting for your life
 Inside a killer
 Thriller tonight

 Night creatures call
 And the dead start to walk in their masquerade
 There's no escaping the jaws of the alien this time
 (They're open wide)
 This is the end of your life

 They're out to get you
 There's demons closing in on every side
 They will possess you
 Unless you change that number on your dial
 Now is the time
 For you and I to cuddle close together, yeah
 All through the night
 I'll save you from the terror on the screen
 I'll make you see

 That this is thriller
 Thriller night
 'Cause I can thrill you more
 Than any ghost would ever dare try
 (Thriller)
 (Thriller night)
 So let me hold you tight
 And share a
 (killer, diller, chiller)
 (Thriller here tonight)

 'Cause this is thriller
 Thriller night
 Girl, I can thrill you more
 Than any ghost would ever dare try
 (Thriller)
 (Thriller night)
 So let me hold you tight
 And share a
 (killer, thriller)

 I'm gonna thrill you tonight

 [Rap]
 Darkness falls across the land
 The midnight hour is close at hand
 Creatures crawl in search of blood
 To terrorize y'awl's neighbourhood
 And whosoever shall be found
 Without the soul for getting down
 Must stand and face the hounds of hell
 And rot inside a corpse's shell

 I'm gonna thrill you tonight
 (Thriller, thriller)
 I'm gonna thrill you tonight
 (Thriller night, thriller))
 I'm gonna thrill you tonight
 Ooh, babe, I'm gonna thrill you tonight
 Thriller night, babe

 [Rap]
 The foolest stench is in the air
 The funk of forty thousand years
 And grizzly ghouls from every tomb
 Are closing in to seal your doom
 And though you fight to stay alive
 Your body starts to shiver
 For no mere mortal can resist
 The evil of the thriller