Blast Beat Evacuation Drill

[Verse 1] Okay, team. Stand by the door. Keep your lines clear. Banjo says move. One bell at muster. Two beats for the door. If the aisle is blocked, take the long way around. Winter coats on. Hats in a rush. Radio one said this. Radio two said that. [Pre-Chorus] Count the names. Count them again. I can hear boots on the packed-down snow. One steady worker keeps the list by hand. Calm voice, no hurry: “Sixteen. Seventeen.” [Chorus] One bell for the muster, two beats for the door Then the drummer found another thousand reasons on the floor One bell for the muster, two beats for the door Then the drummer found another thousand reasons on the floor (Stay with the count) (Stay with the count) [Verse 2] The aisle went sideways under tangled racks. My map was clear until the snare came back. Not louder, just faster. Not faster, just more. Every clean instruction hit the wrong corridor. “North exit, now.” “No, south hall, wait.” “Repeat that to me.” “Repeat that to me.” [Pre-Chorus] The bell still rings. The door still waits. But the drumline keeps splitting the shapes. I point, then point again. The words come apart. You watch my mouth like you’re reading a chart. [Chorus] One bell for the muster, two beats for the door Then the drummer found another thousand reasons on the floor One bell for the muster, two beats for the door Then the drummer found another thousand reasons on the floor (Stay with the count) (Stay with the count) [Bridge] Stop. All amplification. No chorus of machines. No echo in the rafters. Just coats brushing sleeves. Just breath in the cold. Just that list in the snow and one finger on the page. Count with me. One. Two. Three. Four. [Final Chorus] One bell for the muster, two beats for the door Then the drummer found another thousand reasons on the floor One bell for the muster, two beats for the door Then the drummer found another thousand reasons on the floor (One, two, three, four) (One, two, three, four) One bell for the muster, two beats for the door Then the whole room listened and the whole room counted more