Hot Mess Revolution

[Intro – bass slap + distant siren] [Verse 1 – fast punk tempo, bass popping hard] Can’t fight the city with clean hands Chasing ghosts just to make a stand Pocket full of gas cans, lighter in my teeth Ready to torch this concrete grief They ask if I’m okay – I smile real wide “Yeah man, totally fine” (While I’m planning homicide on the skyline) [Pre-Chorus – tempo cuts in half, chill funk groove] Pardon the interruption But this whole system’s corrupted Sorry I can’t shut up I just really wanna watch it burn up [Chorus – full punk blast, gang shout] Anxious and distracted – baby I’m a hot mess Panic from the sadness – baby I’m a hot mess Come on, come on, light the match with me I’m a hot mess in minor key [Verse 2 – back to punk speed] You call me your favorite boy Your pride and fucking joy Keep saying it louder while the world’s on fire Every word feels like barbed wire I’m so sad, I’m so annoyed Let’s blow the speakers and destroy [Bridge – total drop-out: just bass and whispered vocal] You tell me I’m your favorite boy… (Yeah? Then why’s everything destroyed?) [Final Chorus – fastest yet, bass solo under chaos] Anxious and distracted – baby I’m a hot mess Panic from the sadness – baby I’m a hot mess Anxious and distracted – baby I’m a hot mess Set the whole damn city alight And call it progress [Outro – everything cuts to single bass note ringing out] Hot mess… hot mess… Come on.