[Intro – distant lone yodel, wind, slow crushing guitars]
YODEL-AY-EEE-OOOOOOO—
[Spoken – gravelly Southern voice]
Well…
Heaven answered.
The mountains answered.
And whatever’s comin’ next…
Better bring earplugs.
[Massive drum hit]
[Verse 1 – Southern metal drive]
The moon went sideways over Tennessee,
Stars started bouncing like debris,
Every pine tree bent with the beat,
Thunder started stomping its feet!
The angels leaned over the pearly gate,
The Devil looked up and yelled, “OH GREAT!”
The whole damn cosmos started to sway—
’Cause somebody hollered—
“YODEL AWAY!”
[Pre-Chorus – accelerating yodel exchange]
YODEL-AY-EEE!
YODEL-AY-OHHH!
YODEL-EE-AY-EE-AY-OOOO!
Higher!
YODEL-AY-EEE-AY!
YODEL-OOO-EE-AY!
YODEL-EE-YAH-EE-YAH-OOOOOO!
[Chorus – enormous gang vocals]
THIS IS THE LAST YODEL BEFORE THE END!
Raise your mugs and grab your friends!
STOMP THAT GROUND!
SHAKE THAT SKY!
YODEL SO HARD THE STARS ASK WHY!
YODEL-AY-EEE-OOOO!
YODEL-AY-EEE-AY!
ONE MORE ROUND BEFORE WE BLOW—
THE WHOLE DAMN UNIVERSE AWAY!
[Instrumental Break – crushing southern riff, industrial EDM pulse, rapid yodel duel]
[Yodeler One – absurdly fast]
YODEL-EE-AY-EE-AY-EE-OOOO!
YODEL-AY-EE-YAH-EE-YAH-AY!
[Yodeler Two – answering faster]
YODEL-OOO-EE-AY-EE-AY-OOOO!
YAH-EE-YAH-EE-YAH-EE-YAAAA!
[Both]
YODELAYEEYODELAYEEYODELAYEE—
OOOOOOOOOOO!!!
[BASS DROP]
[Verse 2 – faster, chaotic celebration]
Cows are dancing two-step lines,
Bears got into homemade shine,
Eagles circle overhead,
Yodeling like they lost their heads!
The Devil brought his fiddle back,
Angels formed a circle pit attack,
Grandma climbed the speaker stack—
Yelled—
“TURN THAT YODELING BASTARD UP!”
[Chorus – bigger]
THIS IS THE LAST YODEL BEFORE THE END!
HEAVEN, HELL—COME JOIN AGAIN!
SHAKE THE VALLEY!
RATTLE THE SUN!
THE FINAL MADNESS HAS BEGUN!
YODEL-AY-EEE-OOOO!
YODEL-AY-EEE-AY!
IF THE UNIVERSE SURVIVES TONIGHT—
WE DIDN’T YODEL RIGHT!
[Breakdown – slow, unbelievably heavy]
[Yodel Choir – low and rhythmic]
Yo… del…
Yo… del…
YO… DEL…
[Lead]
CAN YOU HEAR IT?!
[Choir]
YODEL-AY-EEE!
[Lead]
CAN YOU FEEL IT?!
[Choir]
YODEL-AY-OOOO!
[Lead]
THEN SOMEBODY WARN CREATION—
[Full Band]
THE FINAL SONG IS COMING!!!
[Final Build – tempo climbing]
YODEL-AY-EEE-AY-EEE-AY!
YODEL-OOO-EE-YAH-EE-YAH!
YODEL-AY-EE-AY-EE-AY-OOOO!
FASTER!
YODELAYEEYODELAYEEYODELAYEE!
LOUDER!
YODEL-AY-OOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
[Final Chorus – everything at once]
THIS IS THE LAST YODEL BEFORE THE END!
EVERY CREATURE! EVERY FRIEND!
HEAVEN ABOVE!
HELL BELOW!
EVERYBODY—
YODEL!!!
YODEL-AY-EEE!
YODEL-AY-OOOO!
YODEL-EE-YAH-EE-YAH-OOOO!
[Final Breakdown – gigantic sustained chord]
[Entire Festival – shouted]
ONE!
MORE!
SONG!
[One lone yodel echoes into silence]
Yodel…
ay…
eeeeee…
[Whispered]
Finish it.