ACT II: The Strain | NØVANE - No Mercy Round (노 머시 라운드)

[Brass stabs and 808 slides: keep them dry and short, landing on the first beat of each phrase so the verses feel like a series of hits. Drum fills: cut them off mid-bar in the verses and the bridge, so the song keeps interrupting itself like a fight. Beat switch: drop everything but sub and ELIO’s voice, then slam back into the full 150 BPM for the final chorus. Rap battle bridge: keep RYUEN and KAEL panned slightly left and right, with a half-beat of silence between exchanges. Shouts: stack all four, with a crowd-style layer behind them, and record “NEXT! ROUND!” as one hard unison hit.] [Intro, KAEL, spoken, over a single bell and crowd noise] Gloves up. Nobody leaves. [Verse 1, RYUEN, fast, raspy] 첫 종이 울려, 난 이미 앞에 서 있어 Chin down, eyes up, 숨은 아직 길어 Everybody wants a round, nobody wants the rest You call it a fight, I call it a test 한 방에 안 끝나, 난 그게 좋아 Take your best shot, then take it again Count me out? You’ll need a longer count I don’t fall down, I just reset [Pre-Chorus, JUNO, quick melodic taunt] Is that all you’ve got? 그게 다야? 한 번 더 Is that all you’ve got? Come on, 한 번 더 [Chorus, ELIO lead, all four on the shouts] Next round, 한 번 더 Nobody taps out 쓰러져도 다시 일어나 No mercy round (shout) NEXT! ROUND! Next round, 한 번 더 Nobody taps out 끝날 때까지 안 끝나 No mercy round (shout) NEXT! ROUND! [Verse 2, KAEL, low, heavy, every line a hit] Bell rings, I don’t blink Bruise is just a receipt for what I think 잃은 건 없어, 배운 것만 많아 Every knockdown’s just a longer step You talk about the champ, I eat the champ’s pace Stay on your feet, or stay in my place 내 라운드는 12까지 그다음은 내가 정해 [Pre-Chorus, JUNO] Is that all you’ve got? 그게 다야? 한 번 더 Is that all you’ve got? Come on, 한 번 더 [Chorus, ELIO lead, all four on the shouts] Next round, 한 번 더 Nobody taps out 쓰러져도 다시 일어나 No mercy round (shout) NEXT! ROUND! Next round, 한 번 더 Nobody taps out 끝날 때까지 안 끝나 No mercy round (shout) NEXT! ROUND! [Beat Switch, half-time heavy trap, ELIO takes over, everything drops out but the sub] ELIO: 쓰러졌다고? 아직이야 ELIO: 숨이 남아 있는 한, 난 계속 가 ELIO: Heartbeat’s still the loudest thing in the room ELIO: 내가 눌려도, 내가 먼저 일어나 [Rap Battle Bridge, RYUEN and KAEL, face to face, drum fills cutting mid-bar] RYUEN: You say you’re ready, 증명해 봐 KAEL: Prove it RYUEN: 내 앞에 서서 말해 봐 KAEL: Say it to my face RYUEN: 눈은 안 피해 KAEL: Neither do I RYUEN: Last one standing KAEL: Last one standing ALL: 끝까지 간다. [Final Chorus, snap back to full 150, JUNO ad-libs over everything, full group shout] Next round, 한 번 더 Nobody taps out 쓰러져도 다시 일어나 No mercy round (shout) NEXT! ROUND! Next round, 한 번 더 Nobody taps out 끝날 때까지 안 끝나 No mercy round (shout) NEXT! ROUND! NEXT! ROUND! [Outro, KAEL, spoken, one last bell] Still standing. Round’s not over.