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Prussens Hysteria (Insanity mix)

[[INTRO — 16 bars - 2 x 8 step berlin school sequencers] The system smiles with iron eyes Left… right… Left… ri-ri-right… Gloria… Glo-glo-glo— Gloria… [VERSE 1 — clipped male chant / parade cadence / tight vocal stutters] P-P-Pflicht — the work is done Disziplin — the line is one Pünkt-Pünktlichkeit — the minute strikes Zu-Zu-Zuverlässigkeit — the engine bites Ord-Ord-Ordnung — every gear in place Ge-Ge-Gehorsam — no change of face Tr-Tr-Treue — banner, blood, and name Marching clean into the flame [CHORUS A — manic female chorus / brass fanfare / chopped vocal repeats] PRUSSENS HYSTERIA Pru-Pru-Prussens Hysteria left-right, left-right, wun-wun-wunderbar PRUSSENS HYSTERIA Pru-Pru-Prussens Hysteria brass goes bright, then br-br-breaks too far PRUSSENS HYSTERIA left-right, left-right, wunderbar PRUSSENS HYSTERIA brass goes bright, then breaks too far [INSTRUMENTAL — 8 bars / Berlin-school sequencer + marching snare + chopped voice samples] Pflicht… Pflicht… Pflicht… Ordnung… Ordnung… Left-right… left-right… Glo-glo-glo-glo— [VERSE 2 — harsher / more mechanical / voice breaking] Selbst-Selbstverleugnung — bite the tongue Be-Be-Bescheidenheit — no song is sung Spar-Sparsamkeit — the cupboard bare Fleiß-Fleiß-Fleiß keeps grinding through the air Ehr-Ehrlichkeit — the answer cuts Auf-Auf-Aufrichtigkeit — no doors are shut M-M-Mut — stand still while sirens scream Ge-Ge-Gerechtigkeit — law in a dream Dienst vor Selbst — the self erased Boots keep time in empty sp-sp-space [Instrumental - 16 bars] [CHORUS B — darker / male and female voices / glitching refrain] Glo-Glo-Gloria — nein, nein, nein Marching in a per-per-perfect line Hy-Hy-Hysteria — eins, zwei, drei History never learns to d-d-die Glo-Glo-Gloria — nein, nein, nein Marching in a perfect line Hy-Hy-Hysteria — eins, zwei, drei History never learns to d-d-die [BRIDGE — tempo lurch / brass glitch / shouted commands / command loop] Ord-Ord-Ordnung! Ge-Ge-Gehorsam! Tr-Tr-Treue! P-P-Pflicht! The line holds tight but the faces twitch The line holds tight but the fa-fa-faces twitch Ordnung! Gehorsam! Treue! Pflicht! The drum keeps time while the mind un-sticks The drum keeps time while the mi-mi-mind un-sticks Nein-nein-nein-nein… Eins… zwei… drei… Eins-zwei-drei-drei-drei… Nein… nein… nein… Why won’t history die? Why won’t history die? [Instrumental - 8 bars] [CHORUS A — bigger / manic / distorted brass / vocal chops] PRUSSENS HYSTERIA Pru-Pru-Prussens Hysteria left-right, left-right, wun-wun-wunderbar PRUSSENS HYSTERIA Pru-Pru-Prussens Hysteria PRUSSENS HYSTERIA left-right, left-right, wunderbar PRUSSENS HYSTERIA brass goes bright, then breaks too far [CHORUS B — final dark reprise / full collapse / overlapping voices] Glo-Glo-Gloria — nein, nein, nein Marching in a per-per-perfect line Hy-Hy-Hysteria — eins, zwei, drei History never learns to d-d-die Gloria, Gloria — nein, nein, nein Marching in a perfect line left-right, left-right, perfect line Hysteria, Hysteria — eins, zwei, drei eins, zwei, drei — eins, zwei, drei History never learns to die [Istrumental - 8 bars] [OUTRO — broken march / collapsing brass / fading chant / corrupted vocal loop] Left-right… left-right… wunderbar… Left-ri-ri-right… wun-wun-wunderbar… Gloria… Gloria… nein… nein… nein… Glo-glo-glo— nein-nein-nein— Boots on stone and brass in the wire Prussens Gloria Pru-Pru-Prussens Hysteria Left… right… Left… ri-ri-right… still marching… still mar-mar-marching… Nein.