[Verse 1: Big-beat male MC, wired, over crunchy breakbeat drums] Halloween, the boardwalk, five bucks to pose beside the stars Waxworks on the corner, every shutter down but ours Me and cousin Reggie with the candy in our coat Reggie fixin' up his collar, I'm already rockin' like a boat Man inside a bowtie with a camera on a stand Got a voice like maple syrup and a cold and clammy hand "Step on up, my gentlemen, it's quicker than a wink Only rule inside my studio, you don't move and you don't blink" [Pre-Hook: Big-beat male MC, wiggle in the breakbeat] Wiggle in my knee and a fidget in my hand Never stood still in my life and I ain't startin' for this man [Hook: Big-beat male MC, full band, fuzz bass squelching] Whole life they been tellin' me to hold still Sit up in your seat, quit your fidget, you're makin' everybody ill Thank the Lord I never listened, never stopped, I never will 'Cause the ones who held still are still standin' there still [Verse 2: Big-beat male MC, wilder, squelching fuzz bass] Reggie goes first, he's a natural, he poses like a king Arm around the boxer like they both just won the ring Bowtie says, "Hold it," Reggie freezes like a pro Flash goes pop and Reggie's grin goes stiff and kinda slow And I'm laughin', "Reg, come on, man," but he doesn't even blink There's a shine across his forehead and his cheeks are glossy pink And the room smells like a candle and the boxer's eyes are wet And the bowtie turns to me and says, "Your turn. We're not done yet" [Hook: Big-beat male MC, full band, fuzz bass squelching] Whole life they been tellin' me to hold still Sit up in your seat, quit your fidget, you're makin' everybody ill Thank the Lord I never listened, never stopped, I never will 'Cause the ones who held still are still standin' there still [Interlude: Big-beat male MC, wax crack, a cold cracking crunch under every line] Flash! I'm duckin'. Flash! I'm scratchin'. Flash! I'm spinnin' round Flash! I'm tyin' both my shoes and doin' jumpin' jacks on the ground Every picture comes out blurry, every picture just a smear And the bowtie's gettin' angry 'cause he cannot get me clear [Verse 3: Big-beat male MC, breathless, breakbeat crashing] I'm out the fire door with the candy fallin' out my coat Runnin' down the boardwalk with a holler in my throat Cops go in at midnight and there's every figure in its place Every star and every boxer, and a new one with a face Reggie, by the boxer, with his arm around the waist Grinnin' like a pro, a little shiny, painted right in place Mama always said to me, "You never sit," and I never will I'm the only man in town who's thankful he can't hold still [Final Hook: Big-beat male MC, full band, everything crashing] Whole life they been tellin' me to hold still Sit up in your seat, quit your fidget, you're makin' everybody ill Thank the Lord I never listened, never stopped, I never will 'Cause the ones who held still are still standin' there still [End]
