[Verse 1: Greek hip-hop male MC, heavy slow drums, deep sub bass, low Greek rap flow] Piraeus, back street, two blocks from the docks Kafeneio on the corner where the old man never talks Corner table, little coffee, worry beads in his hand Flick, flick, flick, and the whole street understands Slow click, you're good, go and live your day Quick click, somethin's wrong, fix it, ela, right away And if the beads go quiet you don't wait to hear the rest You pack a bag, you kiss your mother, take the night boat to the west Every day I walk in loud and slap my hand down on the bar Yia sou, Stavros, how's the beads, how's the weather, how's the car [Pre-Hook: Greek hip-hop male MC, the guitar loop tightening] He don't look up, he just turns one bead Click, and I can feel it in my knees [Hook: Greek hip-hop male MC, full beat, low chanted Greek hip-hop hook] Every click's a sentence and the whole block reads You don't fear the old man, re, you fear the worry beads Slow means you're livin' and quick means pay And quiet means the night boat leavin' at the end of the day [Verse 2: Greek hip-hop male MC, tense minor-key guitar loop, low Greek rap flow] Saw it with Kostas when he shorted the fish stall Beads went quick for a week and Kostas paid it all Saw it with Nikos when he talked to the wrong man Beads went quiet on a Tuesday, Nikos works in Milan And me, I'm gettin' louder 'cause I think I'm made of steel Want the corner and the table and the beads and the deal [Hook: Greek hip-hop male MC, full beat, low chanted Greek hip-hop hook] Every click's a sentence and the whole block reads You don't fear the old man, re, you fear the worry beads Slow means you're livin' and quick means pay And quiet means the night boat leavin' at the end of the day [Bridge: Greek hip-hop male MC, half-time drums, the guitar loop hanging on one chord] Then a Thursday, half past four, the ferry horn blows long I walk in loud as always and I know that somethin's wrong His hand is on the table and the beads are lyin' still Every man in the kafeneio stands up slow and pays his bill [Verse 3: Greek hip-hop male MC, bead clicks, a dry bead-click pattern ticks between the snares and tightens the groove] Empty room, just him and me and a fly against the glass Every nerve says run, re, but I'm stayin' where I'm sat I lean across the counter, pour myself another round Sit back down in front of him and never make a sound And he laughs, a big laugh, like a shutter in a gale Slides the beads across the table, warm, and taps them on the rail Says ela, kid, you're the first one ever stayed Now I'm sittin' in the corner and the whole block is afraid [Final Hook: Greek hip-hop male MC, full beat, dry clicking on top, low chanted Greek hip-hop hook] Every click's a sentence and the whole block reads You don't fear the old man, re, you fear the worry beads Slow means you're livin' and quick means pay And quiet means the night boat leavin' at the end of the day [End]
