[Intro] [Tense, filtered drum beat and a deep 808 pulse] [A single, sharp violin note hangs in the air] [Subtle African percussion (djembe) enters] [Low, pulsing funk bassline starts a simple, repetitive pattern] [Verse 1] [Male Lead - deep, controlled, raspy baritone] See the system, how it set Promises dem mek, and break, and yet... Dem sit down high pon gilded seat While the righteous suffer in the street Every word a lie, every deal a trick The foundation rotten to the brick [Pre-Chorus] [Rhythm guitar enters with a sharp, muted skank] [Drums become tighter, hi-hats get busier] [Female BVs enter with a low, soulful hum] (Mmmmm-hmmm) [Male Lead - intensity rising] But the pressure building, can't hold it down A judgment coming for this town... [Chorus] [Full instrumentation kicks in - drums are punchy, bass is heavy] [Violin hook enters - memorable, urgent, and melodic] [Male Lead - powerful, anthemic] Fire pon Rome! Let the structure burn! [Female BVs - sharp, powerful response] (Burn down!) [Male Lead] For every lesson dem refuse to learn! [Female BVs - in harmony] (Time to learn!) [Male Lead] Fire pon Rome! From the root to the crown! [Female BVs] (Tear it down!) [Male Lead] We ago chant down Babylon town! [Verse 2] [Groove locks in, bouncy and driving] [Male Lead - rhythmic, confident] Dem sell the future, buy the past Build a pretty prison made to last Poison the water, steal the grain Just to polish up dem golden chain But the youths dem rising, eyes open wide Nowhere to run now, nowhere to hide [Pre-Chorus] [Percussion becomes more complex, funk bass adds a fill] [Female BVs - more prominent soulful "woahs"] (Woah-oh-oh) [Male Lead - voice gaining grit] Feel the earth shaking under your feet? That's the sound of justice on the beat! [Chorus] [More energy and passion than before] [Violin hook is layered with a harmony line] [Male Lead - powerful, anthemic] Fire pon Rome! Let the structure burn! [Female BVs - sharp, powerful response] (Burn down!) [Male Lead] For every lesson dem refuse to learn! [Female BVs - in harmony] (Time to learn!) [Male Lead] Fire pon Rome! From the root to the crown! [Female BVs] (Tear it down!) [Male Lead] We ago chant down Babylon town! [Bridge] [Music drops to just 808, djembe, and a pulsing bass note] [Male Lead - chanting, spiritual, almost spoken] For the ancestors... for the coming days... We clear the path from this wicked maze. No more bowing, no more scraping low... [Female BVs - ethereal, layered harmonies, like a spiritual choir] (A new day coming, watch the seed now grow...) [Male Lead - builds back to full voice] Watch the seed now GROW! [Chorus] [Maximum intensity - explosive entry] [Drums are huge, bass is distorted slightly with power] [Male lead ad-libs with passion] FI-YAH! Fire pon Rome! Let the structure burn! [Female BVs - shouting with soul] (BURN DOWN!) [Male Lead] For every lesson dem refuse fi learn! [Female BVs - powerful harmony] (TIME TO LEARN!) [Male Lead] Fire pon Rome! From the root to the crown! [Female BVs] (TEAR IT DOWN!) [Male Lead] We ago chant down Babylon town! [Outro] [Music rides out on the instrumental groove] [Violin hook repeats, trading phrases with guitar skank] [Male Lead - chants, fading out with echo] Fire... Chant it down... Fire... Burn... [Female BVs - repeating "Tear it down" softly] (Tear it down... tear it down...) [Beat and bassline continue for two bars then hard stop with a final violin note]
