[Intro: dry orchestral stabs, irregular accents, no swing yet] The old chords crack... the dancers stamp... [Verse 1: Stravinsky side — jagged, ritual] Spring is a riot in the bones, Polyrhythm cuts the air like stone, The ballet burns, the crowd erupts, Tonality dies in the stomping dust... [Chorus: sudden swing — Ellington brass, walking bass] Take the A Train to the modern night, Where the beat is cool and the harmony bites, From sacrificial dance to Harlem lights, The century fractures — and swings! [Verse 2: Gershwin bridge — bluesy piano + orchestra] Clarinet glides over the break, Blue notes smile while the old rules shake, Machine-age rhythm, city-born grace, Two worlds collide in the same shared space... [Bridge: pure percussion + muted brass, tension] [Final Chorus: full hybrid — Stravinsky accents inside the swing] Take the A Train to the modern night... (ends on a hard orchestral stinger + last jazz chord)
