
Lock Is Law
[Intro] [Deep walking upright bass, crisp finger snaps on the off-beat] (Lock is law? We'll see about that.) [Verse 1] [Smooth, sultry rhythm kicks in] You sit so heavy in the cold gray wall. You think your iron is gonna make me fall. You got your tumblers and your rigid code. A heavy roadblock on an easy road. (So tough) I hear you whispering you are the gate. That I should turn around and accept my fate. [Pre-Chorus] [Bassline gets complex, tight snare rim-clicks] I slide my tools across the polished steel. I want to show you how a break-in feels. [Chorus] [Neo-soul groove opens up, bright brass stabs] You say the lock is law! (Watch me break it) I see the fundamental flaw! (Watch me take it) You think you're holding all the secrets inside. But I'm the ghost upon the midnight ride! A little twist, a little click and pull. I leave your heavy little vault completely empty and dull! (Lock is law, lock is law) [Verse 2] [Deep bass pocket, minimal instrumentation] You claim your judgment is forever cast. But honey, nothing in this city lasts. You guard the treasure for the desperate few. But I was born to slip right under you. (Right through) You puff your chest and play the warden's part. I pick the rhythm of your heavy heart. [Pre-Chorus] [Bassline gets complex, tight snare rim-clicks] I slide my tools across the polished steel. I want to show you how a break-in feels. [Chorus] [Neo-soul groove opens up, bright brass stabs] You say the lock is law! (Watch me break it) I see the fundamental flaw! (Watch me take it) You think you're holding all the secrets inside. But I'm the ghost upon the midnight ride! A little twist, a little click and pull. I leave your heavy little vault completely empty and dull! (Lock is law, lock is law) [Bridge] [Syncopated drum break, sultry saxophone lick weaving through the beat] No stone and steel can keep me out the room. I bypass all the designated doom. Your sacred trust is just a piece of brass. I leave my shadow on the looking glass. (I'm already gone) [Chorus] [Maximum swagger, full band pushing the groove] You say the lock is law! (Watch me break it) I see the fundamental flaw! (Watch me take it) You think you're holding all the secrets inside. But I'm the ghost upon the midnight ride! A little twist, a little click and pull. I leave your heavy little vault completely empty and dull! (Lock is law, lock is law) [Outro] [Smooth saxophone fading out over the bassline] Keep your key. I made my own. [A satisfying mechanical click, followed by the sound of a heavy vault door swinging open] [Silence]


