[Intro] [ALL VOCALS - HEAVY HARMONY] TEAR THE ROOF OFF THE SUCKER! TEAR THE ROOF OFF THE MOTHER SUCKER! TEAR THE ROOF OFF THE SUCKER! TEAR THE ROOF OFF THE MOTHER SUCKER! (Powerful electro synth bass & TR-808. Deep Male: "Yeah... 1985... Dr. Funkenstein is in the lab." Silky Female: "It's heavy, it's sticky... old school mud mixed with the electric light." Male Baritone: "Performing cosmic surgery. Turn up that synth bass!" Deep Male: "GIVE UP FOR THE DOWNSTROKE! GET READY!") [Chorus 1] [ALL VOCALS - MELODIC THICK HARMONY] WE WANT THE FUNK! GIVE UP THE FUNK! WE NEED THE FUNK! WE GOTTA HAVE THE FUNK! GIVE UP FOR THE DOWNSTROKE! EVERYBODY GET ON UP! TEAR THE ROOF OFF THE SUCKER! [Verse 1] [ALL VOCALS - GROUP CHORUS STYLE] You've got a real type of thing going down, gettin' down on the one There's a whole lot of rhythm going round, covering everyone under the sun Mixing the digital heat with the analog street and it’s feeling so right We're here to take you to the bridge of light, moving in the middle of the night [MALE BARITONE SHOUT] DO IT ALL NIGHT!! [Verse 2] [ALL VOCALS - GROUP CHORUS STYLE] Ow, we're gonna tear the roof off the mother sucker, leave it all behind Tear the roof off the sucker, blow the doors and free your mind You can’t stop the motion when the ocean of the bass starts to overflow It’s a 1985 electric disco, putting on a galactic show [DEEP MALE SHOUT] TEAR THE ROOF OFF THE SUCKER RIGHT NOW! [Verse 3] [ALL VOCALS - GROUP CHORUS STYLE] I am the doctor, prescribing the bass like a medicine for your soul To every member of the human race, taking back the ultimate control Urban boogie, an electric dream, dripping with the cosmic sweat It’s the heaviest groove that you’ve heard yet, rhythm you will never forget [SILKY FEMALE SHOUT] Rhythm is rising! Check the pulse, Doctor! [Chorus 2] [ALL VOCALS - MELODIC THICK HARMONY] WE WANT THE FUNK! GIVE UP THE FUNK! GIVE UP FOR THE DOWNSTROKE! EVERYBODY GET ON UP! WE NEED THE FUNK! WE GOTTA HAVE THE FUNK! TEAR THE ROOF OFF THE SUCKER! [Verse 4] [ALL VOCALS - GROUP CHORUS STYLE] [MALE BARITONE] Sender of the rhythm, broadcasting from the stars above! [SILKY FEMALE] Receiver of the soul, filling up the world with funky love! [ALL VOCALS] FUNK UNTIL WE ROLL INTO THE NEXT ASCENSION!! [Verse 5] [ALL VOCALS - MELODIC THICK HARMONY] GIVE UP FOR THE DOWNSTROKE! EVERYBODY GET ON UP! GIVE UP FOR THE DOWNSTROKE! EVERYBODY GET ON UP! WE WANT THE FUNK! GIVE UP THE FUNK! [Bridge 1: Instrumental - 70s Analog Focus] (Electro beat fades into organic drumming. Raw Slap Bass solo. ARP Odyssey & Minimoog battle. Male: "KEEP IT RAW!" Deep Male: "DRIVE THE BUS, BOOTSY! GIVE US THE DOWNSTROKE!") [Verse 6] [ALL VOCALS - MELODIC THICK HARMONY] GIVE UP FOR THE DOWNSTROKE! EVERYBODY GET ON UP! GIVE UP FOR THE DOWNSTROKE! EVERYBODY GET ON UP! TEAR THE ROOF OFF THE SUCKER! [Bridge 2: Deep Gritty Vocal Harmony & Conversation] (Muddy multi-part harmony. Deep Male: "Is it 1975 or 1985?" Silky Female: "It's all the same in the P-Funk Zone, honey. Keep it on the one. Traveling on a bass line.") [Verse 7] [ALL VOCALS - GROUP CHORUS STYLE] You've got a real type of thing going down, gettin' down into the deep There's a whole lot of rhythm going round, waking up the world from its sleep Synthesizers screaming and the bass is popping like a lightning bolt Giving the galaxy a funky jolt, it’s a cosmic rhythm revolt [DEEP MALE SHOUT] TEAR THE ROOF OFF THE BUILDING! [Pre-Chorus 1] (Maximum 1985 energy. DX7 bells & aggressive synth bass) [ALL VOCALS] THE BUILDING IS SHAKING FROM THE POWER OF THE SOUND! [ALL VOCALS] THE ROOF IS BREAKING AND FALLING TO THE GROUND! [ALL VOCALS] THE P-FUNK SIGNAL IS FOR THE TAKING, MAKE NO MISTAKE! BLOW! BLOW IT ALL DOWN FOR THE FUNK SAKE!!! [Chorus 3] [ALL VOCALS - MELODIC THICK HARMONY] WE WANT THE FUNK! GIVE UP THE FUNK! WE NEED THE FUNK! WE GOTTA HAVE THE FUNK! GIVE UP FOR THE DOWNSTROKE! EVERYBODY GET ON UP! TEAR THE ROOF OFF THE SUCKER! [Verse 8] [FINAL AGGRESSIVE PEAK - ALL VOCALS] [MALE BARITONE] WE WANT THE FUNK, WE CRAVE THE FUNK! [SILKY FEMALE] WE NEED THE FUNK, WE BREATHE THE FUNK! [DEEP LOW-VOICE MALE] I AM THE FUNK, THE ETERNAL DR. FUNKENSTEIN! [ALL VOCALS] I HAD IT! I LOST IT! I BLOW IT BACK TO LIFE!!! TEAR THE ROOF OFF THE SUCKER! YEAH!!! [Chorus 4: Grand Finale - Melodic Harmony] WE WANT THE FUNK! GIVE UP THE FUNK! GIVE UP FOR THE DOWNSTROKE! EVERYBODY GET ON UP! WE NEED THE FUNK! WE GOTTA HAVE THE FUNK! TEAR THE ROOF OFF THE SUCKER! GIVE UP FOR THE DOWNSTROKE! EVERYBODY GET ON UP! [Outro] (Squelchy synth bass & organic slap bass. TR-808 cowbells. Dr. Funkenstein laughter & silky female whispers.) THE FUNK NEVER FORGETS! (Final massive analog-digital explosion with a deep cackle)
