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Turn It Up Till It Breaks

[Intro | shouted call, dry and close | count-in] Hey! Hey! Turn it up! Hey! Hey! We don't stop! [Verse 1 | rapid shouted chant on the beat] Pull the wire, plug it in Crack the speaker, let it spin Streetlight buzzing, chairs pushed back Whole block moving, no way back Sweat on the concrete, dust in the air Grandma up dancing out of her chair Feet on the curb and hands up high We run this corner, don't ask me why [Hook | hard shouted slogan, call-and-response | drums lock in] Turn it up till it breaks (break it!) Turn it up till it breaks (break it!) Past the red, past the line, don't stop (don't stop!) Past the red, past the line, don't stop (don't stop!) [Verse 2 | rapid shouted chant, tighter] Two speakers stacked on a plastic crate Wire taped down, running out the gate Kids on bikes doing loops in the road Bassline shaking every window we know No permit, no clock, no volume dial Sun going down but we stay a while Neighbor leans out, then he pulls up a chair Everybody in it, everybody's here [Hook | hard shouted slogan, call-and-response | drums lock in] Turn it up till it breaks (break it!) Turn it up till it breaks (break it!) Past the red, past the line, don't stop (don't stop!) Past the red, past the line, don't stop (don't stop!) [Breakdown | lone shout over the keyboard | drums drop out] Just the keys and my voice, you still there? Just the keys and my voice, hands in the air Bring it, bring it, bring it back! [Hook | full shout, everybody in | drums slam back] Turn it up till it breaks (break it!) Turn it up till it breaks (break it!) Past the red, past the line, don't stop (don't stop!) Past the red, past the line, don't stop (don't stop!) [Outro | fading street chant | groove rolls on, no resolve] Don't stop, don't stop, don't stop... Turn it up...