Sal del Fuego [The Tumbao Breakdown Challenge]

[INTRO – Congas, bass tumbao, cowbell. Sparse guitar harmonics. Spoken with swagger. Crowd responses panned wide.] Hey... ¿Lo sientes? (Hey!) (Hey!) No vine a correr... No vine a esconderme... [Aggressive inhale] Vamo'... [RIFF DROPS – Heavy syncopated groove metal riff. Percussion remains active.] [VERSE 1] They said don't touch it Don't get too close Keep your head down Keep your mouth closed I watched them turn At the first sign of smoke Hands on their hearts While they swallowed the joke No saint No savior No master plan Just two feet moving Through the heat again [Pre-Chorus – Bass becomes more melodic, percussion busier.] The walls got hotter The air got thin But every step said— "Keep walking in" [CHORUS – Huge gang vocals, half-sung half-shouted.] Sal del fuego! I came out breathing! Sal del fuego! Still got a pulse in me! Hands black Face red Heart kicking through the debris Come Out of the Fire! You don't decide what survives in me! [POST-CHORUS – Salsa vocal adlibs over chugging riff.] Ay-yi-yi-yi! Eh-oh! Eh-oh! Que siga! Que siga! [VERSE 2 – More syncopated, almost spoken rhythmically.] Everybody loves a winner Nobody loves the burn Everybody wants the lesson Nobody wants the turn I learned more From one bad year Than all those voices Buzzing in my ear The smoke cleared out The fear stayed back And I found my name In the middle of the black [PRE-BREAK – Percussion takes lead. Bass tumbao exposed.] No me rompió... No me dobló... No me dejó atrás... [SALSA GROOVE SECTION – Full percussion feature, distorted guitars remain. Call-and-response.] [Lead:] ¿Qué pasó? [Gang:] ¡Salí del fuego! [Lead:] ¿Qué pasó? [Gang:] ¡Salí del fuego! [Lead:] ¿Y ahora qué? [Gang:] ¡Sigo de pie! [Lead:] ¿Y ahora qué? [Gang:] ¡Sigo de pie! [Non-lexical vocal stack] Ay ay ay ay! Oh-oh-oh-oh! Ay ay ay ay! Eh! [BUILD – Timbales fills, bass climbing, guitars re-enter.] One more spark One more flame Throw it all on me! [BREAKDOWN – Heaviest section. Downtuned groove. Congas continue underneath.] SAL! DEL! FUEGO! [Pause] SAL! DEL! FUEGO! I walked in alone! [Chugs] SAL! DEL! FUEGO! I came out stronger! [Gang chant] Más fuerte! Más fuerte! Más fuerte! [FINAL CHORUS – Full energy. Harmonized gang vocals.] Sal del fuego! I came out breathing! Sal del fuego! Still got a pulse in me! Hands black Face red Heart kicking through the debris Come Out of the Fire! You don't decide what survives in me! [OUTRO JAM – Salsa groove returns. Bass and percussion dominate. Layered vocal improvisations.] Sal del fuego... (Ay ay ay...) Sal del fuego... (Oye!) Sal del fuego... (Sigo de pie...) Sal del fuego... Eh-oh... Eh-oh... Eh-oh... [Final band hit with percussion continuing for one extra measure.] [End]