[Intro – Chief Vinnegar DooShay | raspy, deep, charismatic baritone | funk | spoken toast over slap bass] "ALRIGHT, NIGHT SHIFT. CANS UP." "QUAFE FOR THE KIDS. QUAFE FOR EVERYBODY." "TONIGHT WE DRINK TO SCIENCE." "TONIGHT WE DRINK TO E S S." [Verse One – Chief Vinnegar DooShay | raspy, deep, charismatic baritone | funk | swaggering funk, sung and spoken] Morale on the Night Shift, never seen it this high, Tripwire matches the map, nobody's askin' why, Bookmarks land on the hole like they're s'posed to do, Fleet goes where I point it, and it gets there too. "FOUR WEEKS OF SESSIONS. I SAID IT WOULD WORK." "SOME OF YOU LAUGHED. SOME OF YOU WERE JERKS." "BUT LOOK AT US NOW, ALL SMILES ON THE GRID." "PUT IT IN THE REPORT: THE E S S DID IT." [Chorus – Raven | female vocalist | smooth smoky melodic hook | Spanish-English edge | sharp cadence | bright gospel-funk lift, stacked crowd harmonies] Quafe up, cans up, Here's to E S S tonight, It finally worked. To E S S! [Vex | low backing vocals and hype ad-libs] (E S S!) [DJ Toast – Echo | calm intelligent female spoken-sung voice | Japanese-English sound/cadence | precise technical delivery | slight vocal echo | dry station-PA delivery over radio static] "Toast number two." "To the Tripwire. It is accurate." [Scratch] "Toast number three." "To the comms. They are quiet." [Scratch] "Toast number four." "To Muh. Who has nothing to file." [Crowd cheers] [Verse Two – Kilo | male lead MC | confident rhythmic grime flow | street-smart bounce | internal rhymes | playful, rapid, grinning] Chief's takin' credit with a can in each hand, We just nod along like it all went to plan, Muh shut the folder, put the stamp on the lid, Corp roster's one line shorter, didn't hear what he did. No second FC tryin' to steer the fleet blind, No riddles in the bookmarks, no lost warps left behind, Raven says "hold" and the whole fleet holds, Best E S S result that the Chief's ever sold. [Vex | low backing vocals and hype ad-libs] (Sold!) [Chorus – Raven | female vocalist | smooth smoky melodic hook | Spanish-English edge | sharp cadence | bright gospel-funk lift, stacked crowd harmonies] Quafe up, cans up, Here's to E S S tonight, It finally worked. To E S S! [Vex | low backing vocals and hype ad-libs] (E S S!) [Bridge – Chief Vinnegar DooShay | raspy, deep, charismatic baritone | funk | spoken, building, horns rising] "I WANNA THANK THE SISTERS." "I WANNA THANK THE ORPHANS." "I WANNA THANK MY SESSIONS. THEY WERE VERY EXPENSIVE." "AND I WANNA THANK... NOBODY ELSE. NOBODY. AT ALL." "WHY IS EVERYBODY LOOKING AT THE DOOR?" [Key Change] [Final Chorus – Raven | female vocalist | smooth smoky melodic hook | Spanish-English edge | sharp cadence | key change, horns blazing, full crowd] Quafe up, cans up, Here's to E S S tonight, It finally worked. To E S S! [Vex | low backing vocals and hype ad-libs] (E S S!) To E S S! [Outro – Chief Vinnegar DooShay | raspy, deep, charismatic baritone | funk | spoken, one last clink] "BEST MONEY THIS DEPARTMENT EVER SPENT." [Clink] "MOSTLY MINE."
