[genre: industrial gospel-stomp] [mood: compulsive, triumphant, exhausted] [dynamics: steady build to manic peak, abrupt drop] [instruments: scrap metal percussion, distorted 808s, marching snares, boot stomps] [Clank vocal-style: brassy, cracked, percussive, staccato] [style: call-and-response, work-song] [tempo: 95 bpm] [theme: tyranny of self-imposed rhythm] [intro: call to line] [music: stick clicks only, dry, no reverb] [Clank vocals: deadpanned, commanding] Line up, line up, click is calling Sticks up, sticks up, night is falling [verse 1: drill] [music: lazy drumline groove, bass drum enters line 3] [Clank vocals: percussive, staccato] Tap the rack, make it snap, keep the attack lean Check the lock, check the lock, keep the line clean Boot meets yard, boot meets yard, make the sound true Roll it through, roll it through, what we gotta prove [pre-chorus: phantom search] [music: near silence, phantom clicks FX] [Clank vocals: hushed, tense] Find the click, find the click, phantom in the air Lock it up, lock it up, pretend it's there Stomp and clap, stomp and clap, make it real somehow [chorus: collective chant] [music: full drumline, group shouts] [Clank vocals: belting, stadium-sized] We the tap, we the clap, we the heavy roll We the line that never sags, we the lock and load We the tap in the collarbone, we the phantom king We the muscle, we the knock, we the everything we the everything now we the everything now [verse 2: fracture] [music: snare added, slightly off-time] [Clank vocals: accusatory, sneering] Someone's late, someone's late, muddy in the mix Stick is cracked, stick is cracked, ragged in the sticks Boot is scuffed, boot is scuffed, tap is off the mark Hear the lag, hear the lag, phantom in the dark [bridge: exhaustion] [music: distorted 808s, tempo slows] [Clank vocals: weary, fibrillating] Tap roll click sole, clap push phantom bush Roll is in the ankle now, roll is in the sole Tap roll click throat, clap push phantom broke Lock is in the knee now, lock is in the throat Tap roll click king, clap push phantom all We the everything, we the everything, we the everything now we the everything now we the everything now [climactic chorus: manic peak] [music: all instruments, crowd noise] [Clank vocals: unhinged, ecstatic] We the tap, we the clap, we the heavy slog We the line that never stops, we the phantom dog We the locked, we the clock, we the everything now We the muscle, we the knock, we the only facts [outro: submission] [music: stomp continues a cappella, fade] [Clank vocals: raw, gasping] Click is king, click is king, click is king now Line is locked, line is locked, line is locked how We the everything, we the everything, we the everything
