JAPUNK (One Ticket to Tokyo!)

Punk; youthful fierce female shouts in the user’s own recorded voice, rough harmonies and gang call-and-response; loud rehearsal-room DIY cassette demo with tape saturation, hiss, mic bleed, and feedback; crunchy garage guitars, palm-muted power chords, melodic lead guitar, driving pick bass, d-beat drums, fast snare attacks and crash-heavy fills, with a sudden stop-start breakdown; fast, relentless drive

[Intro – Spoken, airport announcement in the background]

"One ticket to Tokyo, please..."

Yeah. One way.

I'm gonna turn Japan into...

JAPUNK!

[Band kicks in]

一 , 二, 三, 四 !

[Verse 1]

Landed in Tokyo, three hours late,

Six dumb punks and a suitcase of hate.

Lost my passport, lost my shoe,

Found a vending machine selling barbecue!

The taxi driver said, "こんにちは!"

I said, "Hell yeah! Where's the nearest bar?"

He said, "すみません."

I said, "Sumo? I'M NOT THAT FAT!"

[Pre-Chorus]

Arigato! Sayonara!

Where the hell's my fucking Zara?

Google Translate's having a stroke,

I think I just ordered a tiny goat!

[Chorus – Gang vocals]

**JAPUNK! JAPUNK!**

Turn it up in Tokyo!

**JAPUNK! JAPUNK!**

Make the fucking ramen blow!

Kawaii face, distorted sound,

Punk rock rabbits running around!

**JAPUNK! JAPUNK!**

WE CAME TO BREAK THE NOISE!

[Verse 2]

Went to a ramen shop, hungry as hell,

Pointed at the menu, "THIS ONE! IT'S SWELL!"

The waiter asked, "オー飲み物?"

I said, "No, no, no! I'm here for the show!"

Ordered some sushi, thought it was free,

Paid thirty bucks for a fish staring at me.

Tried saying "美味しい," sounded like "oh, shit!"

The chef just smiled. I deserved it.

[Pre-Chorus]

はい means yes, いいえ means no,

I said "はい" and bought a fucking boat!

Bow too low, bow too high,

Now I'm apologizing to a vending machine guy!

[Chorus – Gang vocals]

**JAPUNK! JAPUNK!**

Turn it up in Tokyo!

**JAPUNK! JAPUNK!**

Make the fucking ramen blow!

Kawaii face, distorted sound,

Punk rock rabbits running around!

**JAPUNK! JAPUNK!**

WE CAME TO BREAK THE NOISE!

[Verse 3]

Took the bullet train, feeling like a star,

Missed our stop and ended up too far.

Bandmate's asleep with a cone on his head,

I bought weird socks and a shirt that said—

Something in Japanese. Looked pretty cool.

Wore it to a show like a certified fool.

Some kid took a picture, gave me a thumbs-up,

Guess my shirt says "I LOVE TOILET CUPS"!

[Bridge – Half-time, spoken]

Okay. Okay.

I've learned three things in Japan.

One: take your shoes off.

Two: don't touch the buttons.

Three...

NEVER TRUST A SHIRT YOU CAN'T READ!

[Build – Drums getting faster]

Tokyo! Osaka!

Where's my fucking passport?!

Kyoto! Karaoke!

WHO THE HELL STOLE MY BOOT?!

[Breakdown – Stop-start guitars]

すみません! (SORRY!)

ありがと! (THANKS!)

さようなら! (BYE!)

I'M NEVER LEAVING!

...Wait.

What does "変える" mean?

[Spoken, confused]

The frog?

Or going home?

FUCK IT!

[Final Chorus – Full band, gang shouts]

**JAPUNK! JAPUNK!**

Turn it up in Tokyo!

**JAPUNK! JAPUNK!**

We came to wreck the radio!

Kawaii face, safety pins,

Sorry Japan, here we come again!

**JAPUNK! JAPUNK!**

WE CAME TO BREAK THE NOISE!

**JAPUNK! JAPUNK!**

WE'RE LOUDER THAN THE BULLET TRAINS!

**JAPUNK! JAPUNK!**

JAPAN WILL NEVER BE THE SAME!

[Outro – Exhausted, spoken over feedback]

"One ticket back home, please..."

...

Wait.

I think I'm turning japanese I really think so

hahaha!
[Last chord]

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[Intro – Spoken, airport announcement in the background] "One ticket to Tokyo, please..." Yeah. One way. I'm gonna turn Japan into... JAPUNK! [Band kicks in] 一 , 二, 三, 四 ! [Verse 1] Landed in Tokyo, three hours late, Six dumb punks and a suitcase of hate. Lost my passport, lost my shoe, Found a vending machine selling barbecue! The taxi driver said, "こんにちは!" I said, "Hell yeah! Where's the nearest bar?" He said, "すみません." I said, "Sumo? I'M NOT THAT FAT!" [Pre-Chorus] Arigato! Sayonara! Where the hell's my fucking Zara? Google Translate's having a stroke, I think I just ordered a tiny goat! [Chorus – Gang vocals] **JAPUNK! JAPUNK!** Turn it up in Tokyo! **JAPUNK! JAPUNK!** Make the fucking ramen blow! Kawaii face, distorted sound, Punk rock rabbits running around! **JAPUNK! JAPUNK!** WE CAME TO BREAK THE NOISE! [Verse 2] Went to a ramen shop, hungry as hell, Pointed at the menu, "THIS ONE! IT'S SWELL!" The waiter asked, "オー飲み物?" I said, "No, no, no! I'm here for the show!" Ordered some sushi, thought it was free, Paid thirty bucks for a fish staring at me. Tried saying "美味しい," sounded like "oh, shit!" The chef just smiled. I deserved it. [Pre-Chorus] はい means yes, いいえ means no, I said "はい" and bought a fucking boat! Bow too low, bow too high, Now I'm apologizing to a vending machine guy! [Chorus – Gang vocals] **JAPUNK! JAPUNK!** Turn it up in Tokyo! **JAPUNK! JAPUNK!** Make the fucking ramen blow! Kawaii face, distorted sound, Punk rock rabbits running around! **JAPUNK! JAPUNK!** WE CAME TO BREAK THE NOISE! [Verse 3] Took the bullet train, feeling like a star, Missed our stop and ended up too far. Bandmate's asleep with a cone on his head, I bought weird socks and a shirt that said— Something in Japanese. Looked pretty cool. Wore it to a show like a certified fool. Some kid took a picture, gave me a thumbs-up, Guess my shirt says "I LOVE TOILET CUPS"! [Bridge – Half-time, spoken] Okay. Okay. I've learned three things in Japan. One: take your shoes off. Two: don't touch the buttons. Three... NEVER TRUST A SHIRT YOU CAN'T READ! [Build – Drums getting faster] Tokyo! Osaka! Where's my fucking passport?! Kyoto! Karaoke! WHO THE HELL STOLE MY BOOT?! [Breakdown – Stop-start guitars] すみません! (SORRY!) ありがと! (THANKS!) さようなら! (BYE!) I'M NEVER LEAVING! ...Wait. What does "変える" mean? [Spoken, confused] The frog? Or going home? FUCK IT! [Final Chorus – Full band, gang shouts] **JAPUNK! JAPUNK!** Turn it up in Tokyo! **JAPUNK! JAPUNK!** We came to wreck the radio! Kawaii face, safety pins, Sorry Japan, here we come again! **JAPUNK! JAPUNK!** WE CAME TO BREAK THE NOISE! **JAPUNK! JAPUNK!** WE'RE LOUDER THAN THE BULLET TRAINS! **JAPUNK! JAPUNK!** JAPAN WILL NEVER BE THE SAME! [Outro – Exhausted, spoken over feedback] "One ticket back home, please..." ... Wait. I think I'm turning japanese I really think so hahaha! [Last chord]

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