[Adult male street vocalist, hoarse shouted delivery, sloganeering and conversational, projecting hard over a distorted PA; spoken-shout on the beat, never smooth or melodic.] [Intro] (Brittle keyboard + dry click) [Hook] Don’t clean the sound Leave the grit on Battery dying But the beat goes on [Verse 1] Open-air pressure Horn speaker scream Layered pipe drums Driving the dream Wooden stool talking Hands hitting hard This is the rhythm Of the backyard [Build] Push it Push it Keep the distortion When everything fails We raise the portion [Hook] Don’t clean the sound Leave the grit on Battery dying But the beat goes on [Verse 2] Forward and restless No time to rest Shouted over the groove Putting it to the test Dry and dirty Loud and alive This neighborhood energy Keeps us alive [Second Gear] Push it harder Make the night shake Distortion rising We never break [Final Hook] Don’t clean the sound Leave the grit on Battery dying But the beat goes on Don’t clean the sound The beat goes on
