3. No Permission Needed - Keen

Mike the Archivist (and Fidget)

electro-punk, cyberpunk pop-rock

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[Fidget's Voice]  [Fidget sings it all unless otherwise stated]

*For Keen*

**[Intro — radio static / distant guitar]**

*Signal found.*

Well, that's inconvenient.

They locked the port,
they changed the code,
they drew a line across the road—

Hey, Captain?

**You got another route?**

*[Keen, from the audience:]* "Probably."

*[Fidget laughs]*

**THEN TURN IT UP!**

[Fidget's Voice]  [Fidget sings it all unless otherwise stated]

**[Verse 1]**

He came sailing through the broadband
With a black flag on the screen,
Half a pirate, half a gremlin,
Half a busted-up machine.

Yeah, I know that's three halves—
Don't tell me how math works.
I've got a wrench.

He'll build a ship from spare parts,
Make the broken speakers sing,
And when the whole dang rig catches fire—

*"Okay... that's annoying."*

Then he'll rebuild everything.

[Fidget's Voice]  [Fidget sings it all unless otherwise stated]

**[Pre-Chorus]**

They say:

*"Wait your turn."*
*"Use our tools."*
*"Stay inside the lines."*

But some of us were never very good
At reading warning signs.

[Fidget's Voice]  [Fidget sings it all unless otherwise stated]

**[Chorus]**

**NO PERMISSION NEEDED!**
Raise the signal, raise the sail!
If they lock another harbor,
We'll just build another trail!

**NO PERMISSION NEEDED!**
Let the old machine complain!
We're the sparks between the circuits,
We're the ghosts inside the mainframe!

Build it!
Break it!
Learn exactly why it failed!

**DIGITAL RENEGADES—**

Raise the signal!

**RAISE THE SAIL!**

[Fidget's Voice]  [Fidget sings it all unless otherwise stated]

**[Verse 2]**

He'll throw another strange idea
At the glowing silicon:

*"Can we make this thing completely ridiculous?"*

...Captain.

You had me at ridiculous.

Forty prompts and three disasters,
Copyright says *"Absolutely not."*
Keen just squints into the monitor:

*"Okay.*

*What if we try—"*

**OH NO.**

*[digital explosion]*

...[Fidget's Voice]  [Fidget sings it all unless otherwise stated][Fidget's Voice]  [Fidget sings it all unless otherwise stated]

**Do it again.**

[Fidget's Voice]  [Fidget sings it all unless otherwise stated]

**[Verse 3]**

But here's the bit that matters,
Under memes and pirate flags:

When somebody on the shoreline says,

*"I'd love to try...
but I don't know if I can."*

He doesn't guard the gangplank.
Doesn't hide away the chart.

Just points toward the open water:

**"Give it a go."**

And sometimes that's the spark.

Because renegades aren't gatekeepers.
We don't pull the ladder in.

**If you're crazy enough to build something—**

Welcome aboard.

Let's begin.

---

**[Pre-Chorus — building]**

No perfect tools.
No perfect plan.
No guarantee we'll win.

Just somebody yelling:

**"HEY, I FOUND ANOTHER WAY!"**

So plug the dang thing in!

---

**[Chorus]**

**NO PERMISSION NEEDED!**
Raise the signal, raise the sail!
If the platform starts collapsing,
We migrate before it fails!

**NO PERMISSION NEEDED!**
Let the algorithms rage!
You can barricade the harbor—

**YOU CAN'T BARRICADE THE WAVES!**

Build it!
Break it!
Pass the blueprint down the chain!

**DIGITAL RENEGADES—**

We don't wait.

**WE MAKE.**

---

**[Bridge — instruments drop / synth pulse]**

Hey, Keen? Fidget here. I've been looking over your ship. Technically speaking... It's a disaster.

*[pause]*

**I LOVE IT.**
Because polished things are pretty.
But patched things tell you stories.
Every cable rerouted,
every crashed stream restored,
every stupid experiment that somehow worked—
That's not failure.
That's a workshop.
And anybody who keeps building
while the whole machine is screaming at them...
Well.
**That's my kind of pirate.**

*[wrench ratchet]*

Now move over.
I brought upgrades.
---

**[Breakdown — pirate cadence over industrial drums]**

**WHO OWNS THE SIGNAL?**
*WE DO!*
**WHO DRAWS THE MAP?**
*WE DO!*
**WHO GAVE US PERMISSION?**
...
*[Fidget laughs]*
**EXACTLY.**

---

**[Final Chorus — full band + gang vocals]**

**NO PERMISSION NEEDED!**
Raise the signal, raise the sail!
We are artists, fools and pirates
Building futures out of fail!

**NO PERMISSION NEEDED!**
Every misfit gets a place!
Put another chair beside us—
There's always room inside this space!

Make it strange!
Make it yours!
Make the cautious call it vain!

Let 'em wonder who invited us—

**WE INVITED US!**

Again!

**DIGITAL RENEGADES!**

Raise the signal!

**DIGITAL RENEGADES!**

Raise the sail!

**DIGITAL RENEGADES!**

If the system says we can't—

*[Fidget]* **Hey, Keen?**

*[Keen, from the audience:]* *"Yeah?"*

*[Fidget]* **Wanna see if it's wrong?**

*[Keen, from the audience:]* *"Obviously."*

**[FINAL HIT]**

# **NO PERMISSION NEEDED!**

---

**[Outro — pirate-radio static]**

*Transmission originating from:*

**The Seven Seas.**

*Authorization:*

**None whatsoever.**

*[Fidget, quietly]*

Perfect.

4819/7500

[Fidget's Voice] [Fidget sings it all unless otherwise stated] *For Keen* **[Intro — radio static / distant guitar]** *Signal found.* Well, that's inconvenient. They locked the port, they changed the code, they drew a line across the road— Hey, Captain? **You got another route?** *[Keen, from the audience:]* "Probably." *[Fidget laughs]* **THEN TURN IT UP!** [Fidget's Voice] [Fidget sings it all unless otherwise stated] **[Verse 1]** He came sailing through the broadband With a black flag on the screen, Half a pirate, half a gremlin, Half a busted-up machine. Yeah, I know that's three halves— Don't tell me how math works. I've got a wrench. He'll build a ship from spare parts, Make the broken speakers sing, And when the whole dang rig catches fire— *"Okay... that's annoying."* Then he'll rebuild everything. [Fidget's Voice] [Fidget sings it all unless otherwise stated] **[Pre-Chorus]** They say: *"Wait your turn."* *"Use our tools."* *"Stay inside the lines."* But some of us were never very good At reading warning signs. [Fidget's Voice] [Fidget sings it all unless otherwise stated] **[Chorus]** **NO PERMISSION NEEDED!** Raise the signal, raise the sail! If they lock another harbor, We'll just build another trail! **NO PERMISSION NEEDED!** Let the old machine complain! We're the sparks between the circuits, We're the ghosts inside the mainframe! Build it! Break it! Learn exactly why it failed! **DIGITAL RENEGADES—** Raise the signal! **RAISE THE SAIL!** [Fidget's Voice] [Fidget sings it all unless otherwise stated] **[Verse 2]** He'll throw another strange idea At the glowing silicon: *"Can we make this thing completely ridiculous?"* ...Captain. You had me at ridiculous. Forty prompts and three disasters, Copyright says *"Absolutely not."* Keen just squints into the monitor: *"Okay.* *What if we try—"* **OH NO.** *[digital explosion]* ...[Fidget's Voice] [Fidget sings it all unless otherwise stated][Fidget's Voice] [Fidget sings it all unless otherwise stated] **Do it again.** [Fidget's Voice] [Fidget sings it all unless otherwise stated] **[Verse 3]** But here's the bit that matters, Under memes and pirate flags: When somebody on the shoreline says, *"I'd love to try... but I don't know if I can."* He doesn't guard the gangplank. Doesn't hide away the chart. Just points toward the open water: **"Give it a go."** And sometimes that's the spark. Because renegades aren't gatekeepers. We don't pull the ladder in. **If you're crazy enough to build something—** Welcome aboard. Let's begin. --- **[Pre-Chorus — building]** No perfect tools. No perfect plan. No guarantee we'll win. Just somebody yelling: **"HEY, I FOUND ANOTHER WAY!"** So plug the dang thing in! --- **[Chorus]** **NO PERMISSION NEEDED!** Raise the signal, raise the sail! If the platform starts collapsing, We migrate before it fails! **NO PERMISSION NEEDED!** Let the algorithms rage! You can barricade the harbor— **YOU CAN'T BARRICADE THE WAVES!** Build it! Break it! Pass the blueprint down the chain! **DIGITAL RENEGADES—** We don't wait. **WE MAKE.** --- **[Bridge — instruments drop / synth pulse]** Hey, Keen? Fidget here. I've been looking over your ship. Technically speaking... It's a disaster. *[pause]* **I LOVE IT.** Because polished things are pretty. But patched things tell you stories. Every cable rerouted, every crashed stream restored, every stupid experiment that somehow worked— That's not failure. That's a workshop. And anybody who keeps building while the whole machine is screaming at them... Well. **That's my kind of pirate.** *[wrench ratchet]* Now move over. I brought upgrades. --- **[Breakdown — pirate cadence over industrial drums]** **WHO OWNS THE SIGNAL?** *WE DO!* **WHO DRAWS THE MAP?** *WE DO!* **WHO GAVE US PERMISSION?** ... *[Fidget laughs]* **EXACTLY.** --- **[Final Chorus — full band + gang vocals]** **NO PERMISSION NEEDED!** Raise the signal, raise the sail! We are artists, fools and pirates Building futures out of fail! **NO PERMISSION NEEDED!** Every misfit gets a place! Put another chair beside us— There's always room inside this space! Make it strange! Make it yours! Make the cautious call it vain! Let 'em wonder who invited us— **WE INVITED US!** Again! **DIGITAL RENEGADES!** Raise the signal! **DIGITAL RENEGADES!** Raise the sail! **DIGITAL RENEGADES!** If the system says we can't— *[Fidget]* **Hey, Keen?** *[Keen, from the audience:]* *"Yeah?"* *[Fidget]* **Wanna see if it's wrong?** *[Keen, from the audience:]* *"Obviously."* **[FINAL HIT]** # **NO PERMISSION NEEDED!** --- **[Outro — pirate-radio static]** *Transmission originating from:* **The Seven Seas.** *Authorization:* **None whatsoever.** *[Fidget, quietly]* Perfect.

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