[genre: Glam Funk, Theatrical Post-Punk] [style: 70s Bowie, Talking Heads, dark disco] [mood: tense, rebellious, claustrophobic, ecstatic] [tempo: 112] [energy: nervous to explosive] [dynamics: crescendo] [instruments: melodic bassline, mechanical drums, staccato guitar, atmospheric synths] [vocalist: Splinter] [Splinter vocal-style: wooden, raspy, nasal, brittle, creaky, deadpan, sneering, gradually unhinged] [intro] [music: eerie synth pad, slow heartbeat drum] [Splinter vocals: whisper, deadpan] The box opens, dust motes dance Greasepaint smile, fixed in a trance [verse 1] [music: bassline enters, tight drums] [Splinter vocals: deadpan, reedy] Every night it's the same old spiel He adjusts his cufflinks, I know the deal He pulls the strings, I click my jaw They cry for more, they cry for more [chorus 1] [music: full band enters, driving groove] [Splinter vocals: sneering, strained] Click my jaw and make me talk You take me for a nightly stroll But I'm the one who's got the chalk To draw the line and break the show [verse 2] [music: groove continues, add staccato guitar] [Splinter vocals: weary, disgusted] I see them sitting in the dark Their eyes are glazed, a lifeless stare They eat it up, this gimmick art A stress fracture in my wooden heart [chorus 2] [music: full band, more intense, distorted bass] [Splinter vocals: angry, shouting] Break my jaw and make me talk You take me for a nightly stroll But I'm the one who's got the chalk To draw the line and break the show [bridge] [music: breakdown, sparse bass and drums, atmospheric synths] [Splinter vocals: confessional, loathing] Who's the dummy here, I ask? The one who's finished with his task? Or the one who wears the plush suit mask? I'm tired of living in this cask I'll splinter myself on this stage I'll turn the final, furious page [chorus 3] [music: chaotic, crashing drums, distorted guitars, saxophone wails] [Splinter vocals: unhinged, ecstatic, screaming] My jaw is broke, I'm free to talk You took me for a nightly stroll But I was the one who had the chalk I drew the line and broke the show [outro] [music: sudden silence, then only a faint synth pad] [Splinter vocals: whisper, final] The spotlight dies The quiet lies The dummy's eyes
