Song Title: It’s an Illusion, Baby [Intro – surf-punk guitar with heavy spring reverb, rapid tremolo picking, dry snare clicks, no swing] (count-in with stick clicks) [Verse 1 – 4/4, fast surf-punk drive, angular single-note guitar lines] Stuck in city traffic crawling down the road changing to the fastest lane, just wanna get home Cut across, I'm flying, yeah I beat the pack There's that same damn car again. how about that! [Pre-Chorus – 4/4, stop-start hits, bass climbing nervously] Think you're getting somewhere? [Chorus – 7/8, jagged surf-punk riff, sneered spoken-shout delivery] It's an illusion, baby! You ain't going nowhere! It's an illusion, baby! Wake up, nobodies going anywhere It's just an illusion, baby! [Verse 2 – 4/4, tighter and more frantic, guitar commenting between lines] Left lane, right lane, middle doesn't matter Everybody racing while the world just gets madder That guy who cut me off is stuck in park again Jockey for position, when does the madness end. [Pre-Chorus – 4/4, barked, abrupt cutoff] Think you beat the system? [Chorus – 7/8, louder, more accusatory, no melodic resolution] It's an illusion, baby! You ain't going nowhere! It's an illusion, baby! Wake up, nobodies going anywhere It's just an illusion, baby! [Bridge – 4/4, stripped, bass + snare, militaristic] Red lights Brake lights Everyone's a sucker All think they're winners Bumper to bumper! [Guitar solo – surf-punk hysteria: tremolo picking, sharp bends, dissonant runs] [Horn solo – OPTIONAL, very short, mocking, then cut] [Build – drums accelerate, guitar climbs chromatically] GO! GO! GO! NO! NO! NO! [Final Chorus – 7/8, maximum Dead Kennedys sneer, confrontational delivery] It's an illusion, baby! You ain't going nowhere! It's an illusion, baby! Wake up, nobodies going anywhere It's just an illusion, baby! [Outro – 7/8 continues, shouted, sudden hard stop or feedback squeal] Illusion! (BABY!) Illusion! (BABY!) Illusion! NOWHERE!
