. [Intro - Heavy Rain Sound FX, Distant Thunder, Slow Accordion & Rhodes Chords, Spoken Monologue] (Spoken - thick UK accent, low-pitched & reflective) "Ten years of blood on the Melbourne pavement. The kings, the generals, the hitmen, and the snitches... All sitting in concrete boxes or buried six feet under. In the end, the underworld leaves no one standing." [Verse 1 - Slow Lofi Boom-Bap Swing, Deep Plucked Double Bass, Sad Accordion] Look back at Lygon Street, the cafes stand still, The Black Prince long gone, paid the final bill. The Moran family name wiped clean off the map, Left bleeding in the park, falling for the trap. Carl thought he won it all, sitting on the throne, Died on a cold floor, beaten and alone. Tony in his cell, high walls and steel bars, No more luxury, no more fast cars. Lawyer X in hiding, shadows in the room, Trading every secret for an avenue of doom. Thirty-six bodies under autumn leaves, Only grieving mothers and the silence that grieves. [Pre-Chorus - Swelling Orchestral Strings & Dusty Turntable Scratches] (Scratch: "Underworld... no one wins... curtain falls!") From the gold chains and the silk to the graveyard soil, Nothing left behind from the decade of turmoil! [Chorus - Full Melancholic Accordion, Orchestral Strings, Heavy Boom-Bap Drums] WELCOME TO THE UNDERWORLD, THE TALE IS FULLY TOLD! Where the loyalty is bought and the brotherhood is sold! From Melbourne to the world, the story stays the same, Just another bloody chapter in a dead man's game! Yeah, THE UNDERWORLD FADES, THE DUST SETTLES DOWN! (Scratch: "Melbourne Redux... case closed... silence...") The dark rain falls over an empty town! [Verse 2 - Grime-Influenced Heavy Pocket Groove, Dark Low Brass Stabs] Purana filed the papers, closed the heavy door, Cleaned up the asphalt, wiped away the gore. No statues for the bosses, no glory in the crime, Just another inmate doing endless time. The empire broke down, piece by single piece, Leaving only stories for the Melbourne police. The street lights flicker where the blood used to run, Underneath the heat of the southern sun. The music fades out, the sirens go mute, Nothing left to gain, nothing left to shoot. [Chorus - Full Melancholic Accordion, Orchestral Strings, Heavy Boom-Bap Drums] WELCOME TO THE UNDERWORLD, THE TALE IS FULLY TOLD! Where the loyalty is bought and the brotherhood is sold! From Melbourne to the world, the story stays the same, Just another bloody chapter in a dead man's game! Yeah, THE UNDERWORLD FADES, THE DUST SETTLES DOWN! (Scratch: "Melbourne Redux... case closed... silence...") The dark rain falls over an empty town! [Bridge - Bare Accordion & Soft Piano, Rain FX FX] (Spoken - quiet, icy) "Alphonse Gangitano. Mark Moran. Jason Moran. Carl Williams. Tony Mokbel. Nicola Gobbo. An entire underworld... Erased." [Outro - Accordion Melts into Heavy Rain Sound FX, Slow Fender Rhodes Fade, Tape-Stop Finish] (Spoken - calm, cold, deadpan) "Underworld: The Melbourne Gangland War. Album complete. Turn off the recorder." (Subtle vinyl scratch, heavy rain and thunder fade out, sudden abrupt tape-stop finish)
