# THE LOOK ### Radio Apocalypse **[Intro — Debate Moderator]** We’re moving on to immigration— **[Trump]** Wait, wait, wait— You gotta hear this. People are saying— **[Band stops.]** **[Trump]** They’re eating the dogs. They’re eating the cats. They’re eating the pets of the people that live there. **[Silence.]** **[Harris — tiny vocal]** …Oh. **[Bass enters.]** ### [Verse 1 — Harris] I had statistics, I had notes, I had paragraphs inside my throat. I had arguments ready to deploy— Then you said something that destroyed the need for words. **[Trump, distant]** THE PETS! **[Harris]** There it is again. ### [Chorus] **Look at the look. Look at the look.** Sometimes you don't need a history book. No speech, no chart, no clever retort— Just one little glance from across the court. **You said WHAT?** On national TV? **Cats and dogs?** Seriously? I had a whole rebuttal ready to go— But sometimes a face says everything you need to know. ### [Verse 2 — Trump / Harris Call & Response] **[Trump]** People told me! **[Harris]** Mm-hmm. **[Trump]** Everybody knows! **[Harris]** Who? **[Trump]** I saw it on television! **[Harris]** There we go. **[Trump]** Dogs! **[Harris]** Uh-huh. **[Trump]** Cats! **[Harris]** Okay. **[Trump]** PETS! **[Harris]** And America just made that face. ### [Instrumental — THE LOOK] **[Bass: BUM… BUM-BUM.]** **[Muted trumpet:]** *Wah… wahhh.* **[Female choir whispers:]** Did he say that? Did he say that? Did he really just say that? ### [Bridge — Harris] There comes a moment in every conversation when explanation has left the station. You could chase the claim, you could wrestle the sound, you could bring ten experts and turn it around. Or— you can tilt your head. Raise one brow. Close your mouth. And let the moment explain itself. ### [Break] **[Trump]** They’re eating— **[EVERYTHING STOPS.]** **[Harris]** Sir. **[Beat.]** **[Harris]** We heard you. ### [FINAL CHORUS — Full Funk Choir] **LOOK AT THE LOOK!** Somebody freeze that frame! **LOOK AT THE LOOK!** History knows that face! When language runs straight off the track, sometimes you don't even have to answer back. **You said WHAT?** On national TV? **Cats and dogs?** Seriously? No dissertation, no grand tableau— Sometimes a face says everything you need to know. ### [Outro — Radio Apocalypse] One microphone. Two candidates. Millions watching. And for one strange second— the entire debate became a reaction shot. **[Harris]** …Oh. **[Bass hit.]** This is **Radio Apocalypse.**
