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Canción: "The Toxic Waltz"
Artista: Exodus
Álbum: Fabulous Disaster
Año: 1989

Aaah, el mosh... Uno de los bailes más controversiales, divertidos y violentos del mundo.

Muchos son los que temen entrar a un mosh pit por miedo a que algo suceda, y no son pocos los rockeros (e incluso varios músicos reconocidos) que se oponen a este tipo de prácticas. También es cierto que las cosas pueden salirse de control en ocasiones, y ocasionar heridas graves y hasta muertes. Pero nadie niega que, con un público ubicado, respetuoso, y que siga estas tácitas y simples reglas de comportamiento en un mosh pit, es la forma más divertidamente violenta (o mejor dicho, violentamente feliz, LOL) de agitar en un concierto de hardcore punk o thrash metal.

Además, con géneros tan furiosos y propensos a la catarsis generalizada, no pueden esperar que nos quedemos quietitos en nuestros lugares, ¿verdad?

En fin, además del apoyo de muchos músicos, hay miles de canciones que son especiales para moshear a full. Esta es una de ellas, a cargo de una de las mejores bandas de la mítica escena de thrash metal de la Bay Area de San Francisco, Exodus.

Vamos, levanten el culo de la silla y empiecen a romper todo!:



Lyrics:

Here's a new dance craze that's sweeping the nation,
it's called the Toxic Waltz and it's causing devastation,
you're jumping up and down like a psycho circus clown,
slamming with waltzers all the way around.

You get caught up in the whip, you're turned into a flip,
you aim for someone's head to stain the floor red,
give someone a kick to prove you're truly sick,
bounce back for some blows and blood runs out your nose.

Flailing 'round and 'round, and you're injury bound,
waltz it up! The pit is it!
You can take your chance on this rough new dance
if you dare, to dive in!
There are some that try, but they won't survive,
they don't hit, 'cause they're wimps!
And this exercise helps you brutalize,
with us! Exodus!

Everybody's doin' the Toxic Waltz,
kick your friend in the head and have a ball!
Come on and do the Toxic Waltz,
and slam your partner against the wall!
Everybody's doin' the Toxic Waltz,
good friendly violent fun in store for all!
Get up off your ass and Toxic Waltz,
if you hit the floor you can always crawl!

Used to do the monkey, but now it's not cool,
the twist and smash potato are no exception to the rule,
so don't be a dunce and dance like a runt,
just throw your elbows with good friendly violent fun.

Don't start to cry if you get a black eye,
just dive back in and give another try,
but too much action may leave you in traction,
so you better get insurance, no matter your endurance!

Flailing 'round and 'round, and you're injury bound,
waltz it up! The pit is it!
You can take your chance on this rough new dance
if you dare, to dive in!
There are some that try, but they won't survive,
they don't hit, 'cause they're wimps!
And this exercise helps you brutalize,
with us! Exodus!

Everybody's doin' the Toxic Waltz,
kick your friend in the head and have a ball!
Come on and do the Toxic Waltz,
and slam your partner against the wall!
Everybody's doin' the Toxic Waltz,
good friendly violent fun in store for all!
Get up off your ass and Toxic Waltz,
if you hit the floor you can always crawl!

Get up on your feet, don't look so obsolete
and thrash like an athlete!
Don't sit there on your ass,
don't look like you've got too much class to be harassed!
You know we guarantee, this is the key,
so rage and get the third degree!
You begin frontal assaults and star your somersaults,
and do the Toxic Waltz!
Do the Toxic Waltz!
Do the Toxic Waltz!
Do the Toxic Waltz!
Do the Toxic Waltz!

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N.F. =)