Title: What Do You Know About Skapunk? [Intro: Fast palm-muted guitar building up, explosive double-time drum fill, then a massive driving brass section kicks in] (One, two, three, four!) [Verse 1: Fast-paced energetic delivery, walking bassline, aggressive but melodic] You've got a lot of opinions for someone standing in the back You think this whole entire scene is just a novelty act You see the checkerboard patterns and you laugh it off as a trend But you don't know a single thing about the messages we send It’s not just a trumpet playing over a generic rock beat It is the blood and the sweat and the absolute heart of the street! [Pre-Chorus: Bouncy ska upstrokes, walking bassline, punchy rhythm] So go ahead and write us off, we never played for the fame We’re too busy having fun to ever care about your game You can keep your slow tempos and your radio play! We’re gonna keep on skanking till our hair turns grey! [Chorus: Explosive double-time skatepunk drums, heavy guitar distortion, anthemic horn melody, huge gang vocals] So what do you know about skapunk?! (About skapunk!) It’s a family built in the underground! (The underground!) What do you know about skapunk?! (About skapunk!) When the brass and the distortion are the only sound! It’s the fastest beat with the brightest light! And we’re gonna keep playing it all through the night! (Whoa-oh-oh! Let's go!) [Instrumental: Frantic interplay between a shredding punk guitar and a wailing saxophone, fast ska rhythm] [Verse 2: Rapid-fire vocal delivery, bass and hi-hat only for the first two lines, very punchy] You complain about the tempo like it’s moving way too fast You say this kind of music wasn't ever built to last But look around the crowded room at every single smiling face We’ve got a thousand crazy kids completely tearing up the place It is a positive aggression that you’ll never understand Unless you drop your heavy ego and you listen to the band! [Pre-Chorus: Bouncy ska upstrokes, walking bassline, punchy rhythm] So go ahead and write us off, we never played for the fame We’re too busy having fun to ever care about your game You can keep your slow tempos and your radio play! We’re gonna keep on skanking till our hair turns grey! [Chorus: Explosive double-time skatepunk drums, heavy guitar distortion, anthemic horn melody, huge gang vocals] So what do you know about skapunk?! (About skapunk!) It’s a family built in the underground! (The underground!) What do you know about skapunk?! (About skapunk!) When the brass and the distortion are the only sound! It’s the fastest beat with the brightest light! And we’re gonna keep playing it all through the night! (Whoa-oh-oh! Pick it up!) [Bridge: Drastic tempo drop, heavy half-time punk rhythm, slow and aggressive rim clicks] It’s more than just a genre, it’s a place to belong... For every single outcast who is singing along... They tried to kill the movement but the movement is alive... As long as we are breathing it is going to survive! (Snare drum roll building up furiously!) I said as long as we are breathing it is going to survive! (One, two, one two three jump!) [Solo: High-speed melodic skatepunk guitar solo, immediately followed by an explosive trumpet solo] [Chorus: Maximum energy, all instruments dialed to eleven, super catchy and anthemic gang vocals] So what do you know about skapunk?! (About skapunk!) It’s a family built in the underground! (The underground!) What do you know about skapunk?! (About skapunk!) When the brass and the distortion are the only sound! It’s the fastest beat with the brightest light! And we’re gonna keep playing it all through the night! (One more time!) [Outro: Massive horn stabs playing the main hook, rapid-fire snare rolls, abrupt stop on a single loud chord] The underground! The only sound! We're still around! (Hey!) [End]
