[Intro — Japanese festival ambience] [wadaiko establishes driving rhythm] [shamisen plays sharp rhythmic phrases] [deep sub pulse] [hard kick] I heard a rhythm from across the water. Different place. Different sound. Still pulling us together. [Group] Wasshoi! (Let’s go!) (行くぜ！) Wasshoi! (Move together!) (一緒に行こう！) Wasshoi! (Keep it moving!) (進もう！) Wasshoi! (One rhythm!) (同じリズム！) [Verse 1] You send the rhythm, we answer the sound. You bring the beat, we shake Virginia ground. Different strings, different songs— but when that drum says move, we’re groovin’ along. [Group] Wasshoi! (Side by side!) (一緒に！) Wasshoi! (Keep it moving!) (進もう！) One rhythm! (同じリズム！) Together! (一緒に！) [Instrumental Transition] [wadaiko continues] [shamisen rhythmic run] [fiddle enters answering shamisen] [shamisen and fiddle trade phrases] [fiddle takes over the rhythmic phrase] [hard kick] [deep sub] Hey, Brazen— you hear that? [transformer scratch] Wasshoi! Wa—wa—wa—Wasshoi! Wa—wa—Wasshoi! Wass—Wass—Wasshoi! Wa—Wasshoi! Wasshoi! [chirp scratch] [beat juggle] Yeah. Guess so… [Chorus] Wasshoi! (Let’s go!) (行くぜ！) Wasshoi! (Move together!) (一緒に行こう！) Different voices, same beat underneath. Different beats, but we’re moving our feet. Wasshoi! (Keep it moving!) (進もう！) Wasshoi! (One rhythm!) (同じリズム！) You sent us the sound— we caught your track. We heard your call— now we’re sending it back. [lead switches from shamisen to fiddle] [fiddle takes melodic lead] [shamisen moves to rhythmic backing] [second fiddle joins] [dueling fiddles] [hard kick] [deep sub hit] [wadaiko drives underneath] [DJ scratches between fiddle phrases] [Verse 2 — Celebration] Turn that fiddle loose, let the whole thing rip. Boots on the floor— get into that kick. Crank that thing up, let the backbeat pound. If the neighbors weren’t invited, they can hear us now! [transformer scratch] Hear—hear—hear us now! [hard kick] [dueling fiddle run] Fire in the sky, smoke in the air. Somebody yell “Wasshoi!”— throw your hands in the air! [Group] WASSHOI! Fiddle on fire, bass down low. You brought the rhythm— now watch Virginia go! [dueling fiddles] [shamisen answers] [crab scratch] Go—go—go! [Celebration Chorus] Wasshoi! LET’S GO! Raise ’em up! LET IT ROLL! Kick drum hitting like a screen-door slam. Fiddle going crazy— somebody pass that can! [hard kick] [deep sub hit] [transformer scratch] Hands in the air, boots on the ground. You sent us the rhythm— we’re sending back SOUND! [transformer scratch] Sound—sound—sound! Wasshoi! LET’S GO! Fireworks flying, let the big drums roll. Turn that fiddle loose— let the good times roll! [dueling fiddles] [shamisen answers] [beat juggle] [hard kick] [deep sub] [Break] One step! One sound! One beat! RIGHT NOW! [transformer scratch] Right—right—right now! Turn it up! Pass it around! Virginia heard you— NOW SHAKE THE GROUND! [hard kick] [big drum hit] [fiddle run] [DJ scratch response] [Bridge] Funny thing about rhythm— you don’t need the words. When the feeling hits right, you know you’ve been heard. You sent us your rhythm, we answered your call. Different sides of the world— same groove underneath us all. [Group] Wasshoi! You sent yours. [DJ scratch response] Here’s ours. [hard kick] [deep sub] [dueling fiddles] [Final Celebration] Fireworks popping, fiddles running wild. Bass hitting hard, everybody’s smiling. Boots keep stomping, let the big drums roll. Different sides of the world— same damn party in the soul. [Male Lead] Falcon— this one’s just for you… [full instrumental dropout] [fiddles stop] [shamisen stops] [sub stops] [kick stops] [turntables stop] [wadaiko stops] [Native American drum circle] [deep Native American war drums] [large hand drums and frame drums] [slow steady heartbeat pulse] [open space between heavy strikes] [layered group drums] [lead drum calls] [group drums answer] [ceremonial dance rhythm] [interlocking drum patterns] [drum circle builds] [drums accelerate] [powerful communal drum pulse] [drums alone] [brief drum hold] [hard kick enters with drum pulse] [deep sub returns] [fiddle enters] [second fiddle answers] [dueling fiddles] [shamisen answers fiddle] [DJ turntables return] [transformer scratch] [beat juggle] [wadaiko returns underneath] [big drums and wadaiko overlap] [hard kick] [deep sub] [fiddle and shamisen trade rapid runs] [full ensemble builds] Wasshoi! LET’S GO! Wasshoi! LET IT ROLL! [transformer scratch] Wasshoi! Wa—wa—wa—Wasshoi! [transformer scratch] One rhythm! One—one—one rhythm! [hard kick] [deep sub hit] [final wadaiko hit] [big drum hit] [vinyl brake] [Group — unaccompanied] Wasshoi! [quiet spoken] Yeah. We heard you.
