. --- [Intro - Airport PA Announcement Chime, Ticking Clock FX, Pulsing 4-on-the-Floor Kick, Spoken Monologue] *(Spoken - thick UK accent, breathless & tense)* "Allison Dine. A young kindergarten teacher from New Zealand... Drawn into Terry Clark's web of money, silk, and China White. Logistics mastermind. Queen of the double-bottom suitcases." [Verse 1 - Driving Disco-Noir Bassline, Four-on-the-Floor Kick, Clean Guitar Plucks] Customs line moving at a crawling pace, Sweat on the palm, but a perfect face. Designer jacket with the leather trim, Carrying twenty kilos on a personal whim. From Auckland to Sydney, then the London flight, Living in the clouds in the middle of the night. Terry paid the bills, bought the golden ring, Turned a quiet girl into a courier king. Recruiting young women with the innocent look, Dodging every agent, writing up the book. Double-bottom luggage holding pure supply, Looking at the officer and lying in the eye. [Pre-Chorus - Swelling 70s Disco Strings & Ticking Clock Accent] *(Scratch: "Allison Dine... double-bottom bag... passport ready!")* Walking through the terminal with fortune in her hand, Every single border in a foreign land! [Chorus - Pulsing Synth-Pop Beat, Driving Bass, Disco Strings, Layered Vocals] **THE COURIER RUNS THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL NIGHT!** Flying on the edge of the syndicate light! From the glamour of the suites to the paranoia cold, Carrying the heroin and counting out the gold! Yeah, **ALLISON DINE, NO TURNING BACK NOW!** *(Scratch: "Mr. Asia's queen... border control...")* Trapped inside the game and she don't know how! [Verse 2 - Fast Paranoiac Flow, Sharp Synth Bass, Piercing Hi-Hats] Then Marty Johnstone went missing in the lake, Allison realized the massive mistake. Terry turned cold, eyes full of lead, Every friend she knew ending up dead. Whispers in the hotel, footsteps in the hall, Realized that Terry would let her take the fall. FBI, Narcotics Bureau tapping on the glass, Nineteen-seventy-nine, time running out fast. Busted in Australia, facing lifetime cell, Decided that it was time to break Terry's spell. [Chorus - Pulsing Synth-Pop Beat, Driving Bass, Disco Strings, Layered Vocals] **THE COURIER RUNS THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL NIGHT!** Flying on the edge of the syndicate light! From the glamour of the suites to the paranoia cold, Carrying the heroin and counting out the gold! Yeah, **ALLISON DINE, NO TURNING BACK NOW!** *(Scratch: "Mr. Asia's queen... border control...")* Trapped inside the game and she don't know how! [Bridge - Stripped Back Synth Bass, Ticking Clock FX, Interrogation Room Lamp Buzz] *(Spoken - quiet, trembling)* "She turned state's witness. Gave up every route, every bank account, every murder. She dismantled Mr. Asia from the inside... And then vanished under a new identity forever." [Chorus - Pulsing Synth-Pop Beat, Driving Bass, Disco Strings, Layered Vocals] **THE COURIER RUNS THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL NIGHT!** Flying on the edge of the syndicate light! From the glamour of the suites to the paranoia cold, Carrying the heroin and counting out the gold! Yeah, **ALLISON DINE, NO TURNING BACK NOW!** *(Scratch: "Mr. Asia's queen... border control...")* Trapped inside the game and she don't know how! [Outro - Synth Bass Fades, Ticking Clock Slows Down, Sudden Tape-Stop Finish] *(Spoken - calm, cold, deadpan)* "Royal Commission testimony complete. Witness protection granted. Allison Dine disappears." *(Subtle vinyl scratch, airport chime FX, sudden abrupt tape-stop finish)*
