[Intro | autotuned delivery | tuned male vocal | light reverb] The doctor will see you now. [Mocking laughter] [Verse 1 | chant hook | layered ad-libs | stereo panning echoes] White coat, black heart, clipboard in my grip Welcome to the ward, let me take you on a trip [adlib uh] I’m peering through the glass, taking notes on the Bat Analyzed your trauma, I got it down flat Arkham is my playground, the inmates are my pawns Studying your nightmare from the dusk until the dawn You think you are the shadow? [Mocking laughter] I am the design. Just another specimen I'm pulling out of line. [Pre-Chorus | Energy: Building | rising tension] Tick. Tock. The pendulum swings. I’m pulling all the strings. (Pulling all the strings) You wear a little mask to hide your fractured mind... [Chorus | syncopated drop | 808 sub bass | off-beat hi-hats | snare rolls] Hugo Strange! Rearranging your brain! (Your brain) Strapped down to the chair, going mad in the rain! I dissect the bat, I uncover the fears! I’ve been whispering madness inside of your ears! Hugo Strange! I’m the doctor of pain! [Verse 2 | spoken word | Energy: Low] Tell me, Bruce. [adlib yeah] What drives a man to dress up like a freak? Is it vengeance? Or just that you are weak? I synthesized the monster, I pushed the city's edge I'm the one who stands right behind you on the ledge (Right behind you) [Bridge | breakdown | stripped-back contrast] Breathe in... Breathe out... The therapy is starting, let go of the doubt. [adlib whoa] Look into the spiral... Give in to the fear... [Final Chorus | Energy: High | anthemic chorus | full band] Hugo Strange! Rearranging your brain! (Your brain) Strapped down to the chair, going mad in the rain! I dissect the bat, I uncover the fears! I’ve been whispering madness inside of your ears! WE ARE ALL INSANE! (Insane!) [Outro: Fade out] Session complete. [Whispers...] We will pick this up tomorrow...
