[INTRO — HUGE RUBBERY SLAP BASS RIFF STARTS ALONE. DRY KICK AND HANDCLAPS ENTER. WAH GUITAR PLAYS A CHEEKY THREE-NOTE HOOK. THAI-STYLE GUITAR ANSWERS. 16 BARS OF BOUNCY INSTRUMENTAL FUNK.] [MALE — DEEP, LAZY, SPOKEN] People keep saying I own the world. Now, now... That's a terrible misunderstanding. [PAUSE] I merely manage it. [HUGE FUNK DRUM FILL — BRASS STAB] [VERSE 1 — DEEP MALE BARITONE, SMOKY, RHYTHMIC TALK-SINGING] Got a little office on the forty-ninth floor, Got a little influence behind every door. Don't need a crown, don't need a throne, Got a thousand little companies calling me home. I don't make the laws, I just know who does, Have a little lunch, make a little fuss. Shake a few hands, pour a little wine, Funny how their interests always line up with mine. [WAH GUITAR ANSWER — SHORT FUNKY RIFF] [MALE — DEADPAN] Pure coincidence, naturally. [PRE-CHORUS — MALE, BOUNCY RHYTHMIC CHANT] Shake that hand! Sign that deal! Tell the public How to feel! [DRUMS STOP — ONE BASS PLUCK] [MALE — WHISPER] Nothing to see here. [CHORUS — MASSIVE BOUNCY KICKS, STUTTERED MALE GANG VOCALS, FUNKY BRASS HITS] I DON'T OWN! I DON'T OWN! I DON'T OWN THE WORLD! [MALE — STUTTERED RHYTHMIC HOOK] I JUST M-M-M-MANAGE IT! [HUGE KICK — BRASS STAB] M-M-M-MANAGE IT! [MALE GANG CHANT] BUY! BUY! SELL! SELL! EVERYTHING'S GOING REMARKABLY WELL! [MALE — DRY SPOKEN] For me. [INSTRUMENTAL — 32 BARS. FILTHY SLAP BASS, SYNCOPATED WAH GUITAR, THAI PENTATONIC LEAD, BONGO DRUMS, TIGHT KICK, HANDCLAPS AND BRASS STABS. PLAYFUL CALL-AND-RESPONSE RIFFS.] [VERSE 2 — MALE, LAZY SARCASTIC FUNK RAP] Got a little meeting with the powers that be, They've got a few questions, I've got a few fees. Call it consultation, call it advice, Call it whatever makes the paperwork nice. They talk about freedom, they talk about choice, I just help the important people find their voice. Don't need elections, don't need a debate, Just a little invitation to a dinner at eight. [MALE — SPOKEN] Networking, darling. It's called networking. [PRE-CHORUS — MALE, PLAYFUL] Pass that bill! Raise that tax! Smile for cameras! Scratch my back! [CHORUS — STUTTERED MALE VOCALS, MASSIVE KICK] I DON'T OWN! I DON'T OWN! I DON'T OWN THE WORLD! I JUST M-M-M-MANAGE IT! M-M-M-MANAGE IT! [MALE GANG CHANT] BUY! BUY! SELL! SELL! EVERYTHING'S GOING REMARKABLY WELL! [MALE — DEADPAN] For me. [EXTENDED INSTRUMENTAL — 48 BARS. STRIP TO SLAP BASS AND BONGOS. ADD DRY KICK, FINGER CLICKS AND ONE HYPNOTIC THAI GUITAR RIFF. GRADUALLY BUILD WITH WAH GUITAR, PHASER, DUSTY ORGAN AND PUNCHY BRASS. EXPLODE INTO MASSIVE BOUNCY FUNK GROOVE. NO VOCALS.] [VERSE 3 — MALE, AMUSED, HALF-SPOKEN] They say money doesn't buy you love, But it gets you a seat with the ones above. A little donation, a little champagne, A little conversation on a private plane. They say the system's fair and square, Everybody gets a little share. Some get crumbs, some get cake, Some get the bakery, for goodness' sake. [MALE — SPOKEN] And the bloody wheat farm. [SHORT GUITAR LAUGH — BRASS STAB] [BRIDGE — BASS AND HANDCLAPS ONLY. DEEP MALE CALL AND RESPONSE.] [MALE] Who owns the building? [MALE GANG] NOT ME! [MALE] Who owns the shares? [MALE GANG] NOT ME! [MALE] Who manages the money? [MALE GANG] THAT'S ME! [MALE — SPOKEN] See? Completely different. [BEAT CUT — ONE SECOND SILENCE] [MALE — WHISPER] Read the fine print. [FINAL CHORUS — HUGE KICKS, SLAP BASS, STUTTERED GANG CHANTS, BRASS HITS] I DON'T OWN! I DON'T OWN! I DON'T OWN THE WORLD! I JUST M-M-M-MANAGE IT! M-M-M-MANAGE IT! [MALE GANG] BUY! BUY! SELL! SELL! EVERYTHING'S GOING REMARKABLY WELL! [MALE — RHYTHMIC CHANT] A LITTLE INFLUENCE! A LITTLE CONTROL! A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING! IS GOOD FOR THE SOUL! [EXTENDED OUTRO — 48 BARS. HUGE RUBBERY BASS GROOVE. THAI GUITAR AND WAH GUITAR TRADE FUNKY HOOKS. BONGOS, HANDCLAPS, BRASS STABS, PHASER AND DUB ECHOES. BASS AND DRUMS NEVER STOP. GROOVE BECOMES INCREASINGLY PLAYFUL.] [MALE — LAZY SPOKEN OVER MUSIC] Remember, folks... Money can't buy happiness. [PAUSE] But it can buy the company... That sells it. [FINAL MASSIVE BASS SLIDE — BRASS HIT — HARD STOP.]
