. [Intro - Angle Grinder Screech FX, Clanking Chains, Heavy Driving Bass, Spoken Monologue] (Spoken - thick Aussie accent, raspy, laughing maniacally) "Mark Brandon Read... 'Chopper'. Never a mob boss. Never a syndicate man. Just a one-man demolition derby with a pair of shears and a loaded 38. You want a story? I'll cut me own ears off for a story!" [Verse 1 - Driving Punk-Rock Beat, Distorted Bassline, Aggressive Guitar Riffs] Pentridge H-Division, sitting in the cell, Writing out the hit list, creating his own hell. Leader of the Overcoat Gang, toe-cutter king, Robbing drug dealers for the cash they'd bring. Paid another inmate to slice off both his ears, Just to get transferred out and run from his fears. Shot Sammy the Turk outside the Boystown club, Then drank a cold Victoria Bitter in the pub. Never touched an innocent, that was his pride, Only targeted the crims on the Melbourne side. Cigarette burning down, eyes full of lead, Living inside the chaotic mind of Chopper Read. [Pre-Chorus - Screaming Electric Guitar & Metal Chain Scrapes] (Scratch: "Chopper Read... toe cutter... crazy bastard!") From the prison yard brawl to the bestseller stand, The most dangerous author in the Australian land! [Chorus - Heavy Industrial Pub-Rock Blast, Wall of Guitars, Barking Vocals] CHOPPER READ CUTS THROUGH THE UNDERWORLD MYTH! A legendary psycho that you didn't reckon with! From the Pentridge concrete to the television screen, The most vicious character the South had ever seen! Yeah, MARK BRANDON READ, NO EAR TO THE GROUND! (Scratch: "Toe cutter... Pentridge king... pure chaos...") Blowing up the streets with a heavy hollow sound! [Verse 2 - Fast Manic Delivery, Heavy Metallic Snares, Slashing Guitars] Bestselling author with a pen in his hand, Selling million copies all across the land. Telling tall tales of the bodies in the dirt, Turning all his violent history into a shirt. Was it all real, or a fantasy game? Didn't really matter when the public knew his name. Survived the stabbings, survived the lead hit, Sitting on the talk shows, making jokes of it. A monster created by the prison system wall, Watching all the syndicate bosses take the fall. [Chorus - Heavy Industrial Pub-Rock Blast, Wall of Guitars, Barking Vocals] CHOPPER READ CUTS THROUGH THE UNDERWORLD MYTH! A legendary psycho that you didn't reckon with! From the Pentridge concrete to the television screen, The most vicious character the South had ever seen! Yeah, MARK BRANDON READ, NO EAR TO THE GROUND! (Scratch: "Toe cutter... Pentridge king... pure chaos...") Blowing up the streets with a heavy hollow sound! [Bridge - Stripped Back Bass Riff, Lighter Flick Sound FX, Raspy Breathing] (Spoken - quiet, sarcastic, cold) "Never let the truth get in the way of a good story, mate. They all ended up dead or locked away forever. Me? I died of liver cancer in 2013... In my own bed." [Chorus - Heavy Industrial Pub-Rock Blast, Wall of Guitars, Barking Vocals] CHOPPER READ CUTS THROUGH THE UNDERWORLD MYTH! A legendary psycho that you didn't reckon with! From the Pentridge concrete to the television screen, The most vicious character the South had ever seen! Yeah, MARK BRANDON READ, NO EAR TO THE GROUND! (Scratch: "Toe cutter... Pentridge king... pure chaos...") Blowing up the streets with a heavy hollow sound! [Outro - Guitar Feedback, Coughing FX, Cold Laughter, Abrupt Tape-Stop Finish] (Spoken - calm, cold, deadpan) "October 9, 2013. Royal Melbourne Hospital. The show is over." (Subtle vinyl scratch, loud psychotic chuckle, sudden abrupt tape-stop finish)
