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Make The Circuit Sweat

MAKE THE CIRCUIT SWEAT [INTRO — filtered vocoder, slowly widening] Power… on… Lights… low… Bass… up… Here we go… [ROBOT HARMONY — stacked] Ooooh—ahhh— Ooooh—ahhh— [BEAT DROPS] [VERSE 1 — funky vocoder lead] Got that bass down on the floor Kick it once, then give me more One-two step into the sound Turn that funky business ’round Got that rhythm running loose Shake the screws and blow the fuse Turn the dial and lock it in Let the whole machine begin [PRE-CHORUS — voices stacking each line] Move it left (Move it left) Move it right (Move it right) Feed the groove (All night) Make that circuit come alive— [CHORUS — MASSIVE stacked vocoder harmonies] MAKE—THE—CIRCUIT—SWEAT (Ooooh, make it sweat!) We ain’t even started yet (No-no-no, not yet!) Electric body, analog soul Bass line taking full control MAKE—THE—CIRCUIT—SWEAT (Sweat—sweat—sweat!) Push that rhythm to the red (Red—red—RED!) All together, lose control Funk inside the protocol! [POST-CHORUS — robotic call & response] GET DOWN (Get-get-get down) LOCK IN (Lock-lock-lock in) TURN UP (Turn-turn-turn up) DO IT AGAIN [FUNK BREAK — bass + guitar + claps] (Vocoder ad-libs bouncing L/R) Work it… Work it… Work-work-work it… [VERSE 2 — alternating low/high electronic voices] LOW: Chrome reflection, laser eyes HIGH: Frequency is on the rise LOW: Kick drum hitting underneath HIGH: Synthesizer showing teeth BOTH: No resistance, no delay Let the rhythm have its way Human heartbeat, coded sound Shake the whole damn system down! [PRE-CHORUS — increasingly layered] Move it left (Left-left-left) Move it right (Right-right-right) Feed the groove (Feed it!) Keep that circuit hot tonight— [CHORUS — BIGGER] MAKE—THE—CIRCUIT—SWEAT (Ooooh, make it sweat!) We ain’t even started yet (No-no-no, not yet!) Electric body, analog soul Bass line taking full control MAKE—THE—CIRCUIT—SWEAT (Sweat—sweat—sweat!) Push that rhythm to the red (RED!) All together, lose control FUNK INSIDE THE PROTOCOL! [BREAKDOWN — drums disappear, huge vocoder choir] Ahhhhhhhhhhh— (stacked 8-part electronic harmony) LOW ROBOT: Body… MID ROBOT: Body… HIGH ROBOT: Body… FULL CHOIR: BODY TO THE BEAT! [BASS DROP] [ALL VOICES — rhythmic] One for the bass Two for the drum Three for the people WHO CAME TO GET FUNKY! One for the wire Two for the heat Three-four-five— DROP THAT BEAT! [FINAL CHORUS — enormous vocoder wall] MAKE—THE—CIRCUIT—SWEAT (MAKE IT! MAKE IT!) We ain’t even started yet (Ooooh-woah-ohhh!) Electric body, analog soul Bass line taking full control MAKE—THE—CIRCUIT—SWEAT (Sweat—sweat—sweat—SWEAT!) Push that rhythm to the red All together, lose control FUNK INSIDE THE PROTOCOL! [OUTRO — groove continues, voices gradually glitch away] Funk… Inside… The pro-to-col… (Protocol… protocol… protocol…) LOW VOCODER: Circuit complete. [HARD STOP]