Make it Obey

[Intro — four bars: volcanic rumble, low-brass blast, guitar feedback] [Gang Shout] Wake the mountain! [Nyra — calm, commanding] Not until I say. [Verse 1 — restrained groove] Pressure rolls beneath the basalt floor Red light knocks at every iron door Smoke climbs high, but my sight stays clear One loose spark could erase the frontier I plant both feet where the fault lines sway Turn to the furnace and calmly say— [Pre-Chorus — drums building] Easy now, hold the line Power needs a target, fire needs a guide [Chorus — full band and brass] Make it obey, make it obey I hold the blaze and choose where it breaks Make it obey, make it obey My hand on the mouth of the quake Let the horns roar, let the black clouds sway The flame is mine—make it obey [Post-Chorus] [Gang Shout] Make it obey! [Nyra] Not a spark out of place. [Verse 2 — heavier guitars] Magma pounds like a war drum below Hot wind rises; I answer it slow Fury begs me to open the gate I give it aim; I measure its weight Stone turns glass when I narrow the stream What could destroy now builds at my will [Pre-Chorus — rising brass] Count the signs, hold the line A ruler of fire never strikes blind [Chorus — full band] Make it obey, make it obey I hold the blaze and choose where it breaks Make it obey, make it obey My hand on the mouth of the quake Let the horns roar, let the black clouds sway The flame is mine—make it obey [Four-Bar Instrumental — twin guitars and cimbasso in unison] [Breakdown — half-time drums and stone percussion] [Nyra] Hold it. Shape it. Send it. Bring it back. Stone drums cracking, brass attack Every ember waits in place Calm at the center of the blaze— [Final Chorus — highest vocal intensity] Make it obey, make it obey Burn when I call, go still when I say Make it obey, make it obey I hold the blaze and choose where it breaks Let the horns roar, let the whole earth sway The flame is mine—make it obey [Gang Shout] MAKE IT OBEY! [Nyra — suddenly calm] Enough. [Immediate hard stop]