BREAK THE WHEEL [Intro] [Mechanical kick pulse, distorted DJ scratches, four-note chromatic guitar riff; fast lead lick cuts through] My father learned it from his father. I learned it from the street. You hit me. I hit back. And nothing ever changed. [Full-band impact] BREAK THE FUCKING WHEEL! [Verse 1] [Driving crossover riff; aggressive rhythmic hardcore bark] Another fist, another face Another debt that can't be paid Another name carved in the wall Another generation takes the fall You call it honor, call it pride Keep that poison locked inside Somebody bleeds, somebody pays Same old hatred, different day [Pre-Chorus] [Industrial snare pattern; guitar and DJ trade sharp accents] Eye for an eye! Blood for blood! How many bodies Will ever be enough? [Chorus] [Massive two-step groove; gang-shouted hook] BREAK THE WHEEL! BREAK THE CHAIN! I WON'T PASS ALONG THE PAIN! BREAK THE WHEEL! LET IT DIE! YOUR HATE DOESN'T GET MY LIFE! You can strike! You can scream! BUT YOU DON'T GET TO TURN ME INTO WHAT YOU ARE! [Post-Chorus] [Four bars of DJ scratches against the recurring guitar hook; sharp dissonant guitar bend leads into verse] [Verse 2] [Machine-precise industrial thrash; fast kick bursts; tight bass] I know the taste of bitter rage I know the walls inside that cage I've worn that anger like a crown Watched it drag the people down They sold me vengeance dressed as strength Told me hate would keep me safe But every time I struck them back I forged another fucking link [Pre-Chorus] [Staccato guitar strikes; rising snare tension] Eye for an eye! Blood for blood! A thousand years And still not enough! [Chorus] [Full-band groove; gang shouts; DJ scratches between lines] BREAK THE WHEEL! BREAK THE CHAIN! I WON'T PASS ALONG THE PAIN! BREAK THE WHEEL! LET IT DIE! YOUR HATE DOESN'T GET MY LIFE! You can strike! You can scream! BUT YOU DON'T GET TO TURN ME INTO WHAT YOU ARE! [Instrumental Solo] [Eight bars; running alternate-picked guitar solo climbs above the main riff, with fast chromatic runs, piercing bends, and dissonant high notes; DJ answers each guitar phrase with violent scratch cuts; both lock into the four-note hook] [Bridge] [Machine rhythm stops; dry spoken voice over isolated bass pulse] They told me Forgiveness was weakness. They told me Mercy was surrender. [Brief silence] But look around. All these broken people Calling their wounds a victory. [Reversed vinyl cut] Who's really free? [Breakdown] [Crushing half-time beatdown; sharp unison guitar impacts; DJ scratches between hits] YOUR FATHER'S HATE! YOUR MOTHER'S PAIN! YOUR BROTHER'S BLOOD! THE SAME OLD CHAIN! [Full-band stop] SOMEBODY! HAS TO! BREAK IT! [One massive guitar impact] LET IT END WITH ME! [Four bars of syncopated beatdown; mechanical kick and snare, jagged guitar hook, rapid DJ cuts] [Final Chorus] [Driving crossover-thrash groove returns; low gang shouts] BREAK THE WHEEL! BREAK THE CHAIN! I WON'T PASS ALONG THE PAIN! BREAK THE WHEEL! LET IT DIE! YOUR HATE DOESN'T GET MY LIFE! You can strike! You can scream! BUT YOU DON'T GET TO TURN ME INTO WHAT YOU ARE! [Outro] [All instruments cut except grinding bass and mechanical pulse] I remember every wound. I remember every name. [Short silence] But it ends here. [Final guitar and DJ unison] WITH ME! [One enormous full-band hit; short feedback decay] [Instrumental Solo] [Eight bars; running alternate-picked guitar solo climbs above the main riff, with fast chromatic runs, piercing bends, and dissonant high notes; DJ answers each guitar phrase with violent scratch cuts; both lock into the four-note hook] [Bridge] [Machine rhythm stops; dry spoken voice over isolated bass pulse] They told me Forgiveness was weakness. They told me Mercy was surrender. [Brief silence] But look around. All these broken people Calling their wounds a victory. [Reversed vinyl cut] Who's really free? [Breakdown] [Crushing half-time beatdown; sharp unison guitar impacts; DJ scratches between hits] YOUR FATHER'S HATE! YOUR MOTHER'S PAIN! YOUR BROTHER'S BLOOD! THE SAME OLD CHAIN! [Full-band stop] SOMEBODY! HAS TO! BREAK IT! [One massive guitar impact] LET IT END WITH ME! [Four bars of syncopated beatdown; mechanical kick and snare, jagged guitar hook, rapid DJ cuts] [Final Chorus] [Driving crossover-thrash groove returns; low gang shouts] BREAK THE WHEEL! BREAK THE CHAIN! I WON'T PASS ALONG THE PAIN! BREAK THE WHEEL! LET IT DIE! YOUR HATE DOESN'T GET MY LIFE! You can strike! You can scream! BUT YOU DON'T GET TO TURN ME INTO WHAT YOU ARE! [Outro] [All instruments cut except grinding bass and mechanical pulse] I remember every wound. I remember every name. [Short silence] But it ends here. [Final guitar and DJ unison] WITH ME! [One enormous full-band hit; short feedback decay]
