[Intro] (Dale!) Bajo pesado... Roll di drums dem out... One seventy-four... Escucha! [Verse 1 | on top of the beat, rapid bilingual cadence, crisp staccato] Midnight train pulling out of Brixton yard Bass bin rattle and di security on guard Sipping dark rum while di weather biting cold Ticket in mi hand and a story to unfold Step into di basement, hear di dembow swing Cut across di snare when di brass start to ring Pasa la botella, let di pressure unload Heavy inna chest mek di soundbox explode [Pre-Chorus | half-time dembow groove, rising synth sweep] Siente la corriente moving through the floor Mandem inna corner screaming out for more Hold tight di speaker, let di sub drop low When di kick hit hard, ready for di blow [Chorus | explosive amen drop, melodic chant, open sustained vowels] (Dale!) Pull up di sub, dale rewind! Bassline a move, locking yuh spine! (Wheel it!) Pull up di sub, dale rewind! Bajo pesado, crossing di line! [Verse 2 | triplet flow, behind the beat, heavy half-time bounce] Three in the morning in a Hackney room Smoke in di air with a heavy wooden boom She got di waistline moving in time Dembow a chop with a one-seven-four line Guaguancó spirit inside of a rave None of dem sound bwoy know how to behave Touch up di fader, wheel up di plate Running up di tempo till di wooden doors shake [Pre-Chorus | half-time dembow groove, rising synth sweep] Siente la corriente moving through the floor Mandem inna corner screaming out for more Hold tight di speaker, let di sub drop low When di kick hit hard, ready for di blow [Chorus | full impact roller, dual vocal layers] (Dale!) Pull up di sub, dale rewind! Bassline a move, locking yuh spine! (Wheel it!) Pull up di sub, dale rewind! Bajo pesado, crossing di line! [Bridge | stripped percussion, syncopated dembow rimshots, dub delay throws] Listen to di space between di snare and di kick Riddim pure and heavy, make di whole circle stick De Kingston a San Juan, straight to the UK Roll it out proper, make di big sound play [Final Chorus | maximum energy amen roller, vocal ad-libs, heavy sub] (Dale!) Pull up di sub, dale rewind! Bassline a move, locking yuh spine! (Wheel it!) Pull up di sub, dale rewind! Bajo pesado, crossing di line! (Rewind di sound!) [Outro | fading breaks, echoing vocal chops, tape delay tail] Bajo pesado... One-seven-four dembow... Dale... Lock di fader... Done.
