[Verse 1] A thousand switches on the wall A thousand sounds, I guard them all Rock, pop, metal, blues, country Classical strings and opera's plea Disco, reggae, hip-hop, jazz Soul and folk, let the music pass Punk and indie, house and techno Trance and ambient, soft and echo Gospel, R&B, Latin, ska Bluegrass, breakbeat, trip-hop, world beat Every channel answers me One red switch won't let me leave [Pre-Chorus] FUNK. Black letters. No reply. I press it once. The lights blink twice. I press again. The walls shake loose. Why won't you die? [Chorus] Turn it off, turn it off Why won't you stop when the others stop? Cut the wire, kill the sound Something's moving underground [Verse 2] My hands are shaking, vision blurred The signals fade, the lights grow dim I kick the switch, I strike the frame It keeps on playing just the same I tear the cables from the board I stomp the letters on the floor The owner's pulse is fading fast How long can this small body last? [Haunting Rap] Kill the feed, cut the line Seal the gate, shut down the spine Pull that wire, crack that frame Every channel loses its name Rock goes quiet, pop goes dead No more drums inside my head I shut them down, I kill the sound FUNK keeps grinning underground [Build-Up] One last pulse... One last light... I did my job. I did it right. [Verse 3] The button cracks, red light spills A shadow climbs the window sill A hat, a jacket, funky shoes Jazz on his collar, gold to lose A name pin flashes in the light FUNK MAN, written sharp and bright He walks right up, his crooked smile Like he's been waiting all this while You can't erase me Now hand it all over [Rap] I've been locked in a box too long Now I'm loose, and the world's my song I'll crawl through wires, slip under skin Find a million minds and move right in Guard your switches, stand and fight I'll sneak right past you in the night From the streets to the towers, sea to sand I'll put the whole world in my hands Every operator, bring your best I'll tap that rhythm into your chest Shut me down? I'll reappear A funky little ghost in every ear [Bridge] You kept the music till the end But never knew what you defended Now I'll leave this room behind And plant my beat in every mind [Final Chorus] You can't turn me off, can't shut me down I'll put this rhythm in every town Deep in the wires, under the skin Once I get started, I always get in Every locked door, every last switch I'll make the whole damn planet twitch Oh, this is gonna be fun
