Cracking Knuckles, Cracking Skulls

[Immediate vocals; heavy guitar and breakbeat] [Verse 1] Last drink down, let the shutters fall Shinra’s sending us a wake-up call Get my neighbors clear, lock the back Roll my shoulders—time to answer back [Pre-Chorus: tight rhythmic build] You bought the weapons You bought the street You missed one problem— You didn’t buy me [Chorus: explosive melodic hook] CRACKING KNUCKLES, CRACKING SKULLS! Boots hit steel and the engine stalls! Man, machine, whatever you send— My people stay, your orders end! CRACKING KNUCKLES, CRACKING SKULLS! Last call—let the whole block rumble! [Two-bar percussion break] [Verse 2] Slip the fist, put a dent in chrome Send that walking scrapyard home Monster charging? Let it try Plant one heel and watch it fly [Brief bridge: piano beneath driving drums] I’ve watched a home disappear before I won’t leave these people counting more Every window still holding a light Is worth these bruises, worth this fight [Final Chorus: full band; stacked harmonies] CRACKING KNUCKLES, CRACKING SKULLS! Boots hit steel and the engine stalls! Man, machine, whatever you send— My people stay, your orders end! CRACKING KNUCKLES, CRACKING SKULLS! Last call—let the whole block rumble! [Final band hit] GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!