Neon Medusa

2020 The Midnight song (First single and track three from Horror Show)
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"Neon Medusa"
Single by The Midnight
from the EP Horror Show
Released
  • October 16, 2020 (2020-10-16)
  • March 3, 2021 (2021-03-03) (Single)
Length
  • 5:05
  • 4:13 (Single edit)
LabelCounter Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Tim McEwan
  • Essenger
Horror Show track listing
The Midnight singles chronology
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Prom Night

(2020)
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Neon Medusa

(2021)
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Nothing Beats Like A Heart

(2022)

Neon Medusa[1][2] is a song by The Midnight. It is the third track from their EP Horror Show.

The song was written by band members Tim McEwan and Tyler Lyle and produced by McEwan and Essenger. It has a running time of five minutes and five seconds and is in the key of C minor. The guitar solo on Neon Medusa was performed by Maddie Rice.[3]

On March 3, 2021, the song was issued as a single to accompany the pending release of Horror Show to new music platforms.[4] The single includes a new version of the song titled Neon Medusa (edit), which is shorter than the original and removes part of the ending.

Lyrics

Don't fall in love with the man on stage
I'll be on in a minute
I'm just sharpening my blade
Don't fall for his flattering tune
He'll promise you the world until you drink that perfume
It's a highway
Highway to the dark
And a neon medusa's got your heart
Sweet canyon lullabies
Don't look straight into its eyes
It's a highway
Highway to the dark

There's only two ways to make it in this town
One is to be brilliant
The other is to drown
But don't take both drugs all in one go
You can't reach the heavens passed out on the floor
It's a highway
Highway to the dark
And a neon medusa's got your heart
Sweet canyon lullabies
Don't look straight into its eyes
It's a highway
Highway to the dark

If your mama could see you now
If your mama could see you now
Topless and upside down
The room spinning around
If your mama could see you now
With the party lines coming out
Are you lost and are you found?
Are there too many mirrors in this house?

Don't fall in love with the man on stage
I'll be on in a minute
Then I'll sweep you away
Don't fall for the monsters in this maze
But I could love you forever if you'd meet my gaze

Official versions

Neon Medusa

from Horror Show

Neon Medusa (Instrumental)

from Horror Show (The Instrumentals)

Neon Medusa (Edit)

from Horror Show

References