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 I'm gonna thrill you tonight 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 the creature creepin' up Behind You're out of time '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 I'm gonna thrill you tonight Killer, thriller Darkness falls across the land The midnight hour is close at hand Creatures crawl in search of blood To terrorize y'awl's neighborhood 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 'Cause this is thriller 'Cause this is thriller 'Cause this is thriller 'Cause this is thriller Killer thriller (Thriller tonight) I'm gonna thrill you tonight I'm gonna thrill you tonight I'm gonna thrill you tonight 'Cause this is thriller