He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
Pipe down, pipe down, pipe down, pipe down, pipe down
We're here tonight for a very special offering
An offering of our spirits this evening in unison (in unison)
But first a word of instruction
Hello, hello
Please leave all your belongings at the door
You can sit or stand, we can take a vote
And just tiptoe to the center of the circle
While we unveil the ropes
Still a little room left to hang your clothes
Some of us are new here, we'll take it slow
Ready, set, go
I lock hands with yours
We dive into the floor (drop, drop)
When we reach the core
Then we stomp some more (drop, drop)
I lock hands with yours
And then we dive down into the floor
Seven thousand miles 'til we reach the core (drop, drop)
And then we circle back and we stomp some more (drop)
Got it?
It's just like that
You promise all your life, then you turn your back (drop, drop)
You glide across the space, and diagonal past
Then you kick, and you jump, and you arch your back (drop, drop)
You move your hips and your arms like a cat
Spin three times, and you're back where you're at (drop, drop)
Starting to catch what any of this is about?
No? Well, work it out
Out of body from morning to night
Dancefloor packed and I'm feeling alright (drop, drop)
Out of body from morning to night
Dancefloor packed and I'm feeling alright
Out of body from morning to night
Dancefloor packed and I'm feeling alright (drop, drop)
Out of body from morning to night
Dancefloor packed and I'm feeling alright (drop, drop)
Okay
Slide like a lizard, walk like a crab
Eyes dilated, dark to the grass (drop, drop)
Then when you find you're invisible
You melt into a puzzle
Keep it flowing like the rivers do (drop, drop)
You gotta pay attention to the motion of the fish
Stay within the school or you're surely gonna miss (drop, drop)
And if you lose your way, it's a cold black abyss
Don't take the chance, not worth the risk
Out of body from morning to night
Dancefloor packed and I'm feeling alright (drop, drop)
Out of body from morning to night
Dancefloor packed and I'm feeling alright
Out of body from morning to night
Dancefloor packed and I'm feeling alright (drop, drop)
Out of body from morning to night
Dancefloor packed and I'm feeling alright (drop, drop)
Who knows?
There's always stains on what's real and true?
Tonight is a special, special occasion
And all that's left for us to do, is move
Ooh, ahh, ahh
Where am I going? (Drop, drop)
What am I doing? (Drop)
I, I'm alive (drop, drop, drop, drop)
Alive (drop, drop)
I cannot fly (drop)
(Drop, drop)
(Drop, drop)
I'm, I'm so alive (drop, drop, drop)
(Everybody)
(Drop, drop)
(Drop, drop, everybody)
I'm so, I'm so high (drop)
(Everybody)
Everybody says I'm busted and blue
I feel better when I don't need that
Everybody got the balls to fight with that
(There's no thing, thing, thing)
Everybody says that I'm off
Feelin' out of body, I'm drinkin' it up, but uh
Can I tell you what the dream's about tonight?
Dancefloor packed and I'm feeling alright (yeah)
We're here tonight for a very special offering
An offering of our spirits this evening in unison (in unison)
But first a word of instruction
Hello, hello
Please leave all your belongings at the door
You can sit or stand, we can take a vote
And just tiptoe to the center of the circle
While we unveil the ropes
Still a little room left to hang your clothes
Some of us are new here, we'll take it slow
Ready, set, go
I lock hands with yours
We dive into the floor (drop, drop)
When we reach the core
Then we stomp some more (drop, drop)
I lock hands with yours
And then we dive down into the floor
Seven thousand miles 'til we reach the core (drop, drop)
And then we circle back and we stomp some more (drop)
Got it?
It's just like that
You promise all your life, then you turn your back (drop, drop)
You glide across the space, and diagonal past
Then you kick, and you jump, and you arch your back (drop, drop)
You move your hips and your arms like a cat
Spin three times, and you're back where you're at (drop, drop)
Starting to catch what any of this is about?
No? Well, work it out
Out of body from morning to night
Dancefloor packed and I'm feeling alright (drop, drop)
Out of body from morning to night
Dancefloor packed and I'm feeling alright
Out of body from morning to night
Dancefloor packed and I'm feeling alright (drop, drop)
Out of body from morning to night
Dancefloor packed and I'm feeling alright (drop, drop)
Okay
Slide like a lizard, walk like a crab
Eyes dilated, dark to the grass (drop, drop)
Then when you find you're invisible
You melt into a puzzle
Keep it flowing like the rivers do (drop, drop)
You gotta pay attention to the motion of the fish
Stay within the school or you're surely gonna miss (drop, drop)
And if you lose your way, it's a cold black abyss
Don't take the chance, not worth the risk
Out of body from morning to night
Dancefloor packed and I'm feeling alright (drop, drop)
Out of body from morning to night
Dancefloor packed and I'm feeling alright
Out of body from morning to night
Dancefloor packed and I'm feeling alright (drop, drop)
Out of body from morning to night
Dancefloor packed and I'm feeling alright (drop, drop)
Who knows?
There's always stains on what's real and true?
Tonight is a special, special occasion
And all that's left for us to do, is move
Ooh, ahh, ahh
Where am I going? (Drop, drop)
What am I doing? (Drop)
I, I'm alive (drop, drop, drop, drop)
Alive (drop, drop)
I cannot fly (drop)
(Drop, drop)
(Drop, drop)
I'm, I'm so alive (drop, drop, drop)
(Everybody)
(Drop, drop)
(Drop, drop, everybody)
I'm so, I'm so high (drop)
(Everybody)
Everybody says I'm busted and blue
I feel better when I don't need that
Everybody got the balls to fight with that
(There's no thing, thing, thing)
Everybody says that I'm off
Feelin' out of body, I'm drinkin' it up, but uh
Can I tell you what the dream's about tonight?
Dancefloor packed and I'm feeling alright (yeah)
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@Rainphase does it fit the theme?