[New Intro – Dark, Quirky Spoken Vocals] Well, look who's here… Knocking at my door again. I thought we settled this. I thought we made a deal. But here you are… Breathing down my neck. Turning up the heat. Heh… All right then. Apply the pressure. **[Verse 1 – Offbeat Soulful Delivery]** Got a little devil on my shoulder Got a little angel on the floor Both of them are talking crazy And I can't hear myself anymore There's a ticking in the ceiling There's a knocking in my head I've been smiling at the people While the pressure turns me red **[Pre-Chorus – Rising Soulful Intensity]** Oh, the walls are getting closer And the air is getting thin Every time I try to run away The trouble pulls me in **[Chorus – Big Psychedelic Soul Hook]** Apply the pressure! Let it get under your skin Apply the pressure! Let the madness begin Oh, I can feel it getting stronger I can hear it calling out Apply the pressure! Let it all come pouring out! **[Instrumental Section 1 – Vocal Funk Break]** Pah! Pah! Doo-ba, doo-ba, dum! Uh-huh! Pressure coming down! Pah! Pah! Ba-da, ba-da, boom! Everybody make a little room! **[Verse 2 – Dark, Playful Storytelling]** I put my worries in a suitcase But they followed me back home Tried to leave them at the station Now they're calling on the phone Got a head full of questions And a pocket full of doubt I keep turning up the volume But I can't drown the feeling out **[Pre-Chorus – Gospel-Inflected Build]** Oh, the walls are getting closer And the air is getting thin Every time I try to run away The trouble pulls me in **[Chorus – Full Soulful Energy]** Apply the pressure! Let it get under your skin Apply the pressure! Let the madness begin Oh, I can feel it getting stronger I can hear it calling out Apply the pressure! Let it all come pouring out! **[Instrumental Section 2 – Extended Psychedelic Funk Break]** Dirty, distorted bass-like vocal sounds Syncopated mouth percussion Layered vocal chants: Pressure! Pressure! Push it down! Pressure! Pressure! Turn it around! Build into a sudden stop. One whispered voice: "Are you feeling it now?" [Then bring the vocal groove back with explosive rhythmic accents.] **[Bridge – Dark, Gospel-Soul Breakdown]** I could pray for a little mercy I could beg for a little peace But the more I try to hold it The more it won't release So let it shake me Let it test me Let it show me what I'm made of **[Final Chorus – Explosive, Unrestrained]** Apply the pressure! Let it get under your skin Apply the pressure! Let the madness begin Oh, I can feel it getting stronger I can hear it calling out Apply the pressure! Let it all come pouring out! **[Outro – Quirky Spoken Vocal Fade]** Well… That was interesting. Pressure up… Pressure down… Who's still standing? I'm still around.
