[Intro - spoken word, eerie piano, distant carnival atmosphere, slow upright bass, building paranoia] [Spoken word] Now isn't that funny... You show up yesterday... Jimmy disappears today... And I'm supposed to believe... that's a coincidence? HA!! Not likely. [Verse 1 - dark cabaret, theatrical vocals, piano driven, upright bass, sarcastic confidence, investigative tone] You came bearing warnings Saying danger's on the way Funny how the wolves arrive The very next damn day Then a fisherman comes smiling Telling stories by the stream And somehow Jimmy vanishes Right in the middle of the scene You keep saying "let's go home now" Keep insisting we should leave Sounds a lot like someone nervous Someone hoping we don't see [Pre-Chorus - tension building, orchestral strings, tribal toms, whispered backing vocals, growing suspicion] Everybody says I'm crazy Everybody says stand down But I can hear the gears turning And I know what's going down [Chorus - explosive heavy metal, distorted guitars, double kick drums, aggressive vocals, manic accusations] BANDIT! I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE! Bandit smile Bandit eyes Bandit standing in disguise BANDIT! DON'T PLAY DUMB WITH ME! Everybody's buying it But you're not fooling me! [Verse 2 - return to dark cabaret, jazzy piano, theatrical sneering vocals, unstable confidence] Then Anga starts defending you Mephala joins the game Everybody starts agreeing Like they all rehearsed the same Now the fisherman is crying Saying he's an innocent man That's exactly what I'd expect From a member of your clan And the way you kept on watching Every little thing I said Trying to steer the conversation Like a voice inside my head [Pre-Chorus - dramatic orchestration, rising choir, increasing paranoia] Everybody says you're harmless Everybody says you're kind Funny how they all got answers Funny how they changed their minds [Chorus - heavier metal assault, layered gang vocals shouting "BANDIT!", chaotic energy] BANDIT! I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE! Bandit boots Bandit lies Bandit hiding in plain sight BANDIT! I SEE THE WHOLE DAMN PLAN! Everybody thinks I'm wrong But I know exactly who I am! [Bridge - spoken word breakdown, eerie piano, circus music box, voices in the background, psychological collapse] [Spoken, increasingly manic and unstable] Wait... Wait... No... No, I get it now... You're not the leader... You're the messenger. The fisherman was the messenger. The fisherman worked for somebody. Somebody bigger. Somebody richer. Meph...??? Oh no... OH NO... [Breakdown - crushing metal breakdown, screamed vocals, frantic drums, complete psychotic break] Meph took the money! Anga knows the route! Tazar is Favian! Hack sold us out! The river's acting funny! The horse won't meet my eyes! Jimmy's fucking the bandits! EVERYBODY LIES! [Final Chorus - theatrical metal climax, choir, gang vocals, relentless guitars, complete paranoia] BANDITS! THEY'RE EVERYWHERE! In the trees! In the river! In the goddamn atmosphere! BANDITS! THEY'RE IN MY HEAD! Maybe everybody's bandits... Maybe I'm the only one left! [Outro - distorted music box, breathing, whispered voices, fading piano] [Heavy breathing] ... You hear that? ... That's exactly what a bandit would say.
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