Reverse Klezmer

[Intro] Reverse klezmer is broke, let the bassline smoke Echo on the decks, yeah, we bend that note Two boards lit, see the faders all glow From the desert to the sky, feel the whole earth blow [Verse 1] Kick drum stompin’ like boots in the sand Laser lights cuttin’ through the heat in the stands Metal strings growl while the subs go deep Half an orchestra about to shake you out your sleep Clarinet twistin’ on a Middle Eastern line But we flipped that scale, now it’s techno time Echo’s Klezmer in a mirror made of chrome Ancient little ghost in a brand-new home Hi-hats rattle like a snake in the dust Crowd so loud that the rails might bust Two DJs talk with their hands in the air Four decks burnin’ while they tag-team there [Pre-Chorus] I hear the old world call in the reverb haze Tiny little echo in the synth we raise We broke that pattern, let the new beat bloom Spinnin’ out the past in a smoke-filled room [Chorus] Reverse klezmer is broke, but the groove still sings We turned the clarinet cry into neon rings From the alleys and the taverns to the mainstage glow We let the old song flip in a technicolor flow Reverse klezmer is broke, see the crowd ignite Metal riffs and strings in the desert night Echo’s Klezmer on the floor where the shadows grow Turn the history around, let the bass drum blow [Verse 2] Echo on the mic with a vinyl heart Splice those roots, tear ’em all apart Drop ’em on a grid with a 4/4 spine Let the drum roll crash like a warning sign Clarinet bends like a question mark Violins shimmer in the ultraviolet dark Brass fanfares over sub-bass thunder Half-orchestra pulling the sky asunder We used to dance to a crooked tune On cobblestone streets under crooked moons Now it’s LED halos and a festival sea But the soul of that melody is still in me [Pre-Chorus] I hear the old world call in the reverb haze Tiny little echo in the synth we raise We broke that pattern, let the new beat bloom Spinnin’ out the past in a smoke-filled room [Chorus] Reverse klezmer is broke, but the groove still sings We turned the clarinet cry into neon rings From the alleys and the taverns to the mainstage glow We let the old song flip in a technicolor flow Reverse klezmer is broke, see the crowd ignite Metal riffs and strings in the desert night Echo’s Klezmer on the floor where the shadows grow Turn the history around, let the bass drum blow [Bridge] Two DJs, one signal in the copper wire Crossfades hiss like a secret choir One rides filters, one rides flame Tap tempo time on a runaway train Cellos drone low like an engine hum Trumpets flare bright when the drops all come Guitars like lightning, cymbals like glass We stitch old ghosts in the kick drum’s blast There’s a shadow of a clarinet laugh in the lead Twisted through the scale of a different creed We don’t erase where the roots once grew We flip that script ‘til it all feels new [Breakdown] Reverse, reverse, let the night unspool We break that klezmer rule, make a brand-new school Echo, echo, in the echo chamber glow Drop it down to nothing, then we let it all go [Chorus] Reverse klezmer is broke, but the groove still sings We turned the clarinet cry into neon rings From the alleys and the taverns to the mainstage glow We let the old song flip in a technicolor flow Reverse klezmer is broke, see the crowd ignite Metal riffs and strings in the desert night Echo’s Klezmer on the floor where the shadows grow Turn the history around, let the bass drum blow [Outro] Reverse klezmer is broke, that’s the word we’ve spoken Old tune bent, but the heart ain’t broken Echo rides out on a final refrain Little trace of the past in a brand-new vein