Song (Overture)
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Though it was thought of as having Romanian Gypsy origins, a song was actually accidentally brought through the Cardiff Rift by an unnamed species. It became infamous on Earth for making everyone who sang it commit suicide.
When a club singer sang the song on the night of 7 August 1941, "sleepers" of the unnamed species awoke and began attacking everyone in sight. After leading them into the Torchwood Hub, Jack Harkness' singing of the song — which was, according to the Commodore pitch-perfect — made the aliens explode through sonic power, leaving nothing but pools of blood.
Its lyrics included:
