[genre: Industrial Swamp-Rock] [mood: Gritty, Cynical, Aggressive] [dynamics: Staccato, Driving, Heavy] [instruments: Fuzz Bass, Trash Percussion, Distorted Guitar] [Rook vocal-style: Sneering, Gravelly, Spoken-word] [style: Deconstructive Blues] [tempo: Mid-tempo Stomp] [theme: The Economics of Anxiety] [intro] [music: heavy distorted bass riff loops with metallic clanking percussion] [fx: striking a match] [verse 1] [music: bass heavy, minimal guitar] [Rook vocals: low, raspy, deadpanned] You check the bolt inside the lock You count the fold inside the bill You waiting for the heavy knock But the wooden door is standing still [pre-chorus] [music: tension builds, guitar feedback swells] [Rook vocals: strained, rising intensity] The ledger is open on the table You read the myth and buy the fable [chorus] [music: explosive drop, full band, crashing cymbals] [Rook vocals: shouting, biting, aggressive] Keep the cash inside your pocket You pay the juice to a man made of straw Rip the plug right out the socket There ain't no judge and there ain't no law [verse 2] [music: return to bass groove, jagged guitar stabs] [Rook vocals: sneering, rhythmic] He flips the coin to land on side You cover spread for the game in your head Nowhere to run and nowhere to hide You fund a war that is already dead [pre-chorus] [music: tension builds, snare roll] [Rook vocals: strained, urgent] The ledger is open on the table You read the myth and buy the fable [chorus] [music: explosive drop, full heavy groove] [Rook vocals: barking, fierce] Keep the cash inside your pocket You pay the juice to a man made of straw Rip the plug right out the socket There ain't no judge and there ain't no law [bridge] [music: rhythm drops out, bass pulses, atmospheric noise] [Rook vocals: whisper-growl, intimate] The envelope is empty now The street is quiet and the block is clear You wipe the sweat from off your brow There is nothing left to keep you here The boss was never on the beat Just a wrapper blowing in the street [outro] [music: heavy stomp returns, fading out with feedback] [Rook vocals: dismissive, walking away] Keep the change Walk away Keep the change
