[control: no-repeat, dynamic transitions, eerie child vocal, industrial nursery-horror] [genre: post-punk, industrial metal, dark nursery rhyme] [style: mechanical, sinister, cold, playful, metallic] [mood: uncanny, tense, childish, explosive] [tempo: medium-fast 4/4 mechanical stomp, around 126 bpm feel] [instruments: distorted bass, palm-muted electric guitar, metallic percussion, drum machine, heavy toms, cold synth drones, detuned music box, boiler hiss] [vocals: small child lead vocal, close-mic innocent delivery, whispered doubles, distorted adult gang backing in choruses] [compression: heavy] [length: 145] [sequence: intro, verse 1, pre-chorus, chorus, verse 2, pre-chorus, chorus, breakdown, final chorus, outro] [Intro: broken music box, boiler hiss, distant metal knocks] [Instrumentation: detuned music box, low synth drone, chain rattle] [vocalist: a rage filled child, hard] [Mood: wrong, cold] * tick * * hiss * * clank * Wake up. Heat on. Lights out. Song gone. [Verse 1: sparse post-punk bass pulse] [Instrumentation: distorted bass pulse, dry snare, thin guitar scrape] [Mood: rigid, eerie, minimal] Tin teeth. Red ring. Small mouth. No king. Black stove. White tile. Still face. Cracked smile. Tap tap. No sleep. Hot hands. Boil deep. [Pre-Chorus: pressure rising] [Instrumentation: toms build, boiler hiss, guitar scrape] [vocalist: industrial child, growling] [Mood: recognizable, tense, about to detonate] I'm a little teapot Short and stout. Here is my handle Here is my spout [Chorus: full industrial metal impact, distorted backing shouts] [Instrumentation: heavy guitars, pounding kick, metallic snare, distorted bass] [vocalist: choral combination of screaming child and dark satanic male] [Mood: absurd, violent, hook-heavy] When I get all steamed up, I scream and shout TIP ME OVER! POUR ME OUT! TIP ME OVER! POUR ME OUT! Hiss hiss. Bang bang. Drip drip. Clang clang. TIP ME OVER! POUR ME OUT! [Verse 2: colder, tighter, more post-punk] [Instrumentation: chorus bass guitar, machine clanks, tight kick/snare] [Mood: machine-like, uncanny, escalating] No spoon. No prayer. Steel breath. Hot air. Eyes shut. Lid tight. Boil black. Burn bright. Small thing. Big sound. Feet scratch. Turn round. [Pre-Chorus: more pressure] [Instrumentation: toms build harder, synth alarm, guitar chugs] [Mood: familiar, threatening, ritualistic] I'm a little teapot Short and stout. Here is my handle Here is my spout [Chorus: full industrial metal impact, sharper backing shouts] [Instrumentation: heavy guitars, pounding kick, metallic snare, distorted bass, siren synth] [Mood: aggressive, ridiculous,] When I get all steamed up I scream and shout TIP ME OVER! POUR ME OUT! TIP ME OVER! POUR ME OUT! Hiss hiss. Bang bang. Drip drip. Clang clang. TIP ME OVER! POUR ME OUT! [Breakdown: stripped industrial stomp, whispered vocal] [Instrumentation: kick muted, chain drag, sub drone, detuned music box] [Vocalist: close-mic] [Mood: ritual, quiet, dangerous] Too hot. Too bright. No tea. No night. One drip. Two sparks. Three knocks. Four marks. * silence * * CLANG * [Final Chorus: climactic industrial metal, lead against huge machine rhythm] [Instrumentation: full guitars, industrial percussion, distorted bass, music box doubled by synth] [Vocalist: gang backing, whispered doubles] [Mood: explosive, comic-horror, triumphant] When I get all steamed up I scream and shout TIP ME OVER! POUR ME OUT! TIP ME OVER! POUR ME OUT! Hiss hiss. Bang bang. Drip drip. Clang clang. TIP ME OVER! POUR ME OUT! Small thing. Big sound. Tip me. Down. [Outro: steam release, music box decay] [Instrumentation: detuned music box, fading boiler hiss, distant chain rattle] [Vocalist: hum, whispered final phrase] [Mood: eerie, unresolved] Hiss hiss. Bang bang. I’m still hot. * steam release * [end: abrupt mechanical stop]
