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White Lines (Power Mix #8)

[Intro: Cinematic, acoustic guitar fingerpicking, slow cinematic build] Giant steps are what you take You can fool yourself I'm so ugly but that's okay 'cause so are you And I-I had a feeling that I belonged She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie [DJ Drop: warm, confident, over rising synth swell] Get Up! This is Your Power Mix with DJ CAM VIEWS [Transition 1: Hard Rock and Pop-Rock to Grunge, bright synth stabs distort into fuzz, clean pop guitar swapped for detuned grunge chords, EDM riser swells underneath the shift, tempo holds near 115 to 118 BPM, dynamics shift from upbeat to moody] I've been looking at the sky 'Cause it's gettin' me high Well, I'm back, back Well, I'm back in black Number one with a bullet, I'm a power pack It don′t matter if you're black or white [Transition 2: Grunge to Hip-Hop Breakbeat and Blues-Rock, guitars drop out, isolate the drum groove, EDM sidechained synth pulse bridges the gap, tempo eases from 118 to 108 then 96 BPM, old-school breakbeat pattern emerges and warms into a tight blues guitar lick] It don′t matter if you're black or white (White lines) vision dreams of passion (White lines) vision dreams of passion Little Jack Horner sitting on the corner With no shoes and clothes This ain′t funny, but he took his money And sniffed it up his nose If you want to hang out, you've gotta take her out, cocaine If you got bad news, you want to kick them blues, cocaine She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie [Section: Bassline shifts to riff, stabs fade to guitar tone, four-on-floor pulse, 96-108 BPM] You got a fast car Is it fast enough so we can fly away? We gotta make a decision Leave tonight or live and die this way Come doused in mud, soaked in bleach Ticket to ride, white line highway Tell all your friends, they can go my way [Transition 3: Blues-Rock to Folk/Prog-Rock, riff strips to fingerpicked acoustic, EDM melts to pad, tempo 100-120 BPM] Come as you are, as you were, As I want you to be Freeze! (Rock!) Freeze! (Rock!) Ticket to ride, white line highway Tell all your friends, they can go my way Freeze! (Rock!) Freeze! (Rock!) [Transition 4: Prog-Rock to Reggae-Rock, texture thins, tempo drops to 74 BPM, dub bass, reverb guitar stabs, EDM riser building. Folk/Prog-Rock: acoustic evolves into layered synths, soaring harmonies, world percussion, EDM swells, 100-120 BPM] I'm so lonely, that's okay, I shaved my head And I'm not sad And just maybe I'm to blame for all I've heard But I'm not sure I'm so excited, I can't wait to meet you there And I don't care It can happen to you It can happen to me It can happen to everyone eventually [Section Reggae-Rock: Spacious dub-style bass, reverb-heavy off-beat guitar stabs, atmospheric sparse arrangement, 74 BPM, airy and cool, EDM riser and filter sweep building tension toward a drop] [Transition 5: Reggae-Rock to Grunge peak pass, EDM style buildup and filter sweep climax into a hard drop, sparse dub atmosphere is jolted by a sudden loud distorted guitar hit layered with a four on the floor kick, tempo jumps from 74 to 123 BPM, abrupt loud quiet loud contrast, the most dramatic shift in the whole piece] Some may say I'm wishing my days away I got nine lives Cat's eyes They've got to catch me if they want me to hang 'Cause I'm back on the track And I'm beatin' the flack You got a fast car Is it fast enough so you can fly away? [Transition 6: Grunge to Piano Rock and Glam Rock, distortion cuts away abruptly, EDM elements fade to a soft synth pad, tempo drops to 80 BPM, driving piano chords and orchestral strings take over, then piano accelerates as strings drop out and tempo surges to 127 BPM with a crunchy power-chord riff slamming in over a returning four on the floor kick] She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie Well we can't salute ya, can't find a flag If that don't suit ya that's a drag Some may say I'm wishing my days away No way And if it's the price I pay I am tired of this devil I am tired of this stuff I am tired of this business Go when the going gets rough [Section Piano Rock to Glam Rock Final Peak: Driving piano chords and orchestral string swells give way to crunchy power-chord riff, theatrical shock-rock energy, chant-along hook, EDM kick and synth pulse driving the final climb, 80 to 127 BPM, raucous garage-rock and EDM hybrid climax] D-d-d-d-d-don′t, don′t (do it) You can fool yourself You can cheat until you're blind You can cut your heart It can happen Look up Look down Look out Look around Look up Look down There's a crazy world outside 'Cause I'm back Yes, I'm back Well, I'm back Yes, I'm back Well, I'm back, back Well, I'm back in black Yes, I'm back in black [Instrumental Outro: Riff loops and degrades, EDM pulse fades alongside the guitars, tempo decelerates, energy fades to a single sustained guitar chord, cinematic fade-out]