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Slapping Pigs

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[Intro] [SFX: skateboard rolling across concrete, wheels grinding, distant police sirens] [Shouted baritone, hard Northern English accent, drunken swagger] Oi… watch the fucking board… [Verse 1] [Shouted, raw, jagged delivery] Tail slap on the pigs’ car, metal screams in the dark Sparks kiss the badge while the sirens bark Rail grind sarcastic on the tops of the park walls Laughing as the paint chips and the authority falls Board kicks up dust, boots on the cracked tarmac We own the night and we ain’t giving it back [Chorus] [Catchy shouted hook, highly repetitive, art-punk chaos] Tail slap the pigs! Tail slap the pigs! Tail slap the pigs! [SFX: funny pig squealing] Rail grind the law — we own the night! [Verse 2] [Shouted, darker humor, erratic energy] Cops in the rearview, blue lights spinning slow I kickflip the pavement just to watch ’em go Park wall tops feel like cathedral rails Sarcastic grind while the city fails Detuned bass growls under my feet Northern accent spits what the streets repeat [Verse 3] [Shouted, bouncy and defiant] Warehouse floor’s our concrete stage Erratic toms and a drunken rage Tail slap the blue lights, watch ’em scatter Rail grind the rules till the walls shatter Skateboard slap echoes off the bricks This is our fun and it hits like a kick [Chorus] [Catchy shouted hook, highly repetitive, art-punk chaos] Tail slap the pigs! Tail slap the pigs! Tail slap the pigs! [SFX: funny pig squealing] Rail grind the law — we own the night! [Bridge] [Half-spoken to full shout, drunken swagger, washed-out reverb, tape saturation, art-punk chaos] [SFX: skateboard rolling closer, hard tail slap, distant sirens rising] You want order? We brought chaos with wheels… You want quiet? We brought the basement squeals… Rail grind the rules, Tail slap the pigs, Laugh while the walls chip… [SFX: harder tail slap, sirens swell then cut] Blue lights flicker, badges shake, Park walls crack for the fun we make, Northern grit and a skater’s grin, This whole city’s about to give in… [SFX: final sharp skateboard slap] [Final Chorus] [Full shouted chaos, even more repetitive and anthemic] Tail slap the pigs! Tail slap the pigs! Tail slap the pigs! [SFX: funny pig squealing] Rail grind the law — we own the night! Tail slap the pigs! Tail slap the pigs! Tail slap the pigs! [SFX: funny pig squealing] We own the night… we own the night! [Outro] [SFX: skateboard rolling away into the distance, final hard tail slap, fading police sirens, last soft pig squeal] [Shouted, almost laughing] Oi… next wall’s higher…