[intro - dj scratch with bass tease] [vinyl crackle, dj scratch transforms and flares, chopped amen break tease, rolling bass slides in] [mc vocal - distant, processed] yo... less screen... more life... yeah... less screen... more life... check it... [spoken intro - intimate, conversational] [only bass pulse + vinyl crackle, close-mic mc] yo, listen up... i'm gonna tell ya somethin' real... somethin' that's been buggin' me... for a long time now... you know what i'm talkin' 'bout... don't ya... [verse 1 - minimal breakbeat, the problem with tv, heavy rapping] [chopped amen breaks, rolling bass, piano stabs tease, confident mc vocal with west country accent, fast conversational flow] right, check it, i ain't gonna lie to ya, lads we been starin' at them screens like we're all zombies, yeah the telly's tellin' us what to think, what to buy, what to wear fillin' up our heads with their rubbish, man, it ain't fair they want us sat on the settee, passin' out, watchin' crap consumin' all their garbage, fallin' right into the trap but we ain't their puppets, nah, we ain't their bloody slaves time to wake the hell up, time to be the proper brave switch it off, lads, switch it off right now, yeah before they turn us all into a brainwashed crowd, innit you know what i'm sayin'... you feel me... [spoken - intimate, stripped] [only bass pulse + vinyl crackle] come on, man... we're better than this... we're proper people... not just viewers... you know what i mean... yeah... [first dj scratch solo - improvisational, turntable conversation] [vinyl crackle prominent, dj scratches with transforms, flares, chirps, and tears, 16 bars of pure turntable improvisation, the dj speaks through the wax, call-and-response with the bass, funky swing, west country attitude in every scratch] [dj phrase 1 - a question, sharp transform] [dj phrase 2 - an answer, smooth flare] [dj phrase 3 - the argument, rapid chirps] [dj phrase 4 - the mic drop, long sustained scratch fading] [spoken interlude - reflective] [only bass + vinyl crackle] see... that's what i'm talkin' 'bout... that's the sound of freedom... not some auto-tuned garbage... real skill... real soul... yeah... [verse 2 - fuller groove, the solution, more conversational] [full breakbeat, rhodes chords enter, brass stabs, wah-wah guitar, vocal gains warmth, more relaxed flow] so listen, what ya gotta do is pick up a book, mate open up ya mind, yeah, give your brain a break go to the theater, leave that screen behind, you know breathe some fresh air, take a walk in the park, let it flow meet up with ya mates, don't stay in the dark, innit talk to each other, face to face, yeah, minute by minute the world's out there, proper and real, man not some filtered bullshit they try to sell, innit so get off the sofa, get out the bloody door there's a whole world waitin' for ya, waitin' for more you know what i'm sayin'... yeah... that's the life... [spoken - positive, encouraging] [only rhodes + vinyl crackle] that's right... that's the life, man... proper living... not just existin'... you feel me... yeah... [spoken interlude - intimate, direct] [only bass + vinyl crackle] and i'm tellin' ya this... 'cause i care, yeah... 'cause you're my people... my community... my tribe... and i don't wanna see ya wasted... on screens... on lies... you know... [second dj scratch solo - turntable conversation with bass] [dj scratches more melodic now, call-and-response with rolling bass, 12 bars of funky conversation, vinyl crackle, the dj laughs through the turns, playful but serious, west country swagger] [dj phrase 1 - a laugh, playful chirp] [dj phrase 2 - a nod, smooth transform] [dj phrase 3 - a challenge, aggressive flare] [dj phrase 4 - acceptance, fading scratch] [spoken - hyping up] [only bass pulse + vinyl crackle] yo... yo... yo... now we're gettin' somewhere... now we're talkin'... listen to this... check it... [outro - dj scratch fade with vocal echoes] [beat strips to vinyl crackle + dj scratches trading back and forth, vocal echoes fade] [mc vocal - distant, fading] less screen... more life... less screen... more life... yeah... innit... [dj scratches continue, transforms and flares, bass pulse fades, vinyl crackle continues] [final dj scratch - a signature move, long and expressive] [vinyl crackle continues, tape stop, silence]
