[Intro: Distant alarms. Heavy boots stomping in rhythm. A girl giggles into the microphone.] Awwww, are you chasing me? That's so cute! [Beat kicks in.] [Verse 1] Red lights, white walls, everybody looks so pretty, Little guards running round like they're running the whole city. I give you one slap, then I'm gone round the bend, You catch up to me? Oh, let's do it again! You swing, I duck, you miss, I laugh, You look so serious, sweetheart, relax! I'm not gonna stay for a one-on-one fight, I've got better things to do tonight. [Spoken, teasing.] "You're kinda hot when you're angry." [Beat slams harder.] [Pre-Chorus] Oh, you wanna catch me? Baby, get in line. I've got twenty little friends And they're all doing fine. See that banner? See that red? That's the signal, darling— "GET UP! MOVE YOUR LEGS!" [Chorus: Stomping drums, distorted bass, gang vocals.] IF I FALL, WE ALL RISE! IF I RUN, OPEN YOUR EYES! Raise that banner, let it fly, Watch our little army multiply! Hit and run, run and hit, You can't catch me, get over it! One big riot, one big scene, Prettiest disaster you've ever seen! [Gang vocals.] "WHO'S WITH ME?" [Shouts from a crowd.] "WE ARE!" [Verse 2] I don't need to beat you, I just need to leave, Got a whole lot of tricks up my little sleeve. You chase me down, I slip away, Then my friends come running and ruin your day. Red in my vision, red in the light, Everybody's glowing like a valentine. Can't tell if the world's on fire again, But you look so good, so I'll count to ten. One for the guard, two for the door, Three for the boy that I knocked to the floor. Four for the girl with the stun in her hand, Five for the banner—now watch us expand! [Giggles.] "Sorry, sweetheart! You're just not my type." [Pause.] "Actually, maybe you are." [Beat drops.] [Chorus: Louder, with a crowd chanting behind her.] IF I FALL, WE ALL RISE! IF I RUN, OPEN YOUR EYES! Raise that banner, let it fly, Watch our little army multiply! Hit and run, run and hit, You can't catch me, get over it! One big riot, one big scene, Prettiest disaster you've ever seen! [Bridge: Beat cuts to stomping feet and distant shouting.] You see red? Baby, so do I. You see monsters? So do I. You see a hundred patients running down the hall? [Soft laugh.] "I see a party." [The banner unfurls. A massive bass drop.] [Final Verse: Fast, bratty delivery.] Banner up, heads up, everybody move! If you're standing with me, you've got nothing to prove. Slowdown? Gone! We're back on our feet! You can try to stop us, but you can't stop the beat! I push, you stumble, I wave goodbye, Blow you a kiss as I run on by. I'm a little nightmare in a pretty red haze, And I could do this all of my days. [Final Chorus: Full riot-anthem production, crowd vocals.] IF I FALL, WE ALL RISE! IF I RUN, OPEN YOUR EYES! RAISE THAT BANNER, LET IT FLY! WE'RE NOT DONE, SO DON'T ASK WHY! Hit and run, run and hit, You can't catch me, get over it! One big riot, one big scene, BOW DOWN TO YOUR RIOT QUEEN! [Music abruptly cuts.] [Soft footsteps approach.] "Hey, darlin'?" [Giggle.] "Still think I'm cute?" [An alarm blares. The crowd erupts.] [End.]
