[INTRO] Yo I wanna riddim With you Tonight "-bel in the-", "-your move-move-movement is-", "re-re-revolution of-", "-the bo-bo-body won't-" Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Drop the bass!!!! [HOOK 1] I wanna riddim with you Tonight What's up Wanna riddim? I just wanna riddim with you Tonight The-the-the rhy-rhy-rhythm is the rebel! (Yeah! Feel it!) The rhythm is the rebel! (In your chest!) I wanna riddim with u Drop the bass!!!!! [VERSE / TRANSMISSION] "A transmission from the resistance—" "All stations, be aware. Subjects are armed... with boom boxes." "Experience the pulse of tomorrow, tonight!" Please be with me I will be by your side With riddim near me [Sample chop] "Authorities are concerned about—" [Cut] "—the growing movement of—" [Glitch] "—unauthorized dancing in public spaces." Be with me Riddim with me all night long Until the nighttime [PRE-CHORUS BUILD] They can't stop it (stop it) They can't block it (block it) The rhythm's in the air (in the air) The rebel's everywhere (everywhere) I wanna riddim with you Tonight Riddim is fun Riddim goes like this!!!! Drop the bass!!!!!! [CHORUS – CROSSFADE] The-the-the rhy-rhy-rhythm is the rebel! (Turn it louder!) The rhythm is the rebel! (From the streets!) I just wanna riddim with u Tonight The-the-the rhy-rhy-rhythm is the rebel! (Yeah, the sound of freedom!) The rhythm is the rebel! (Make 'em move!) Riddim with me all night long Until the nighttime [BREAKDOWN] "What... is... the rhythm?" The rebel? Where is the rebel? Is the rebel... the rhythm? It's the bass in your bones It's the beat when you're alone It's the movement of the crowd The silence that gets loud Yo Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na "The-rhythm-the-rhythm-the-rhythm-is-" [VERSE 2 / ANNOUNCEMENT] [Radio static] "This is not a test—" "Attention shoppers: Aisle five is now... a dance floor." I wanna riddim with you Drop the bass!!!! "New study shows: Rhythm causes... independent thought." "The-the-the-authorities have lost con-con-control of—" [Cut] "—the frequency—" [Glitch] "—citizens are mo-mo-moving without per-per-permission—" [BRIDGE – CHOPPED + BUILD] "In the beginning—" [Cut] "—there was the beat—" [Glitch] "—and the beat was—" [Stutter] "—the-the-the rebel—" [Cut] "—and the rebel was—" [Build] "—ALIVE!" I will Be by your side With riddim near me It's the kick drum revolution It's the snare of the solution It's the hi-hat liberation It's the bass drop celebration Drop the bass!!!!!! [FINAL CHORUS – MASH] The-the-the rhy-rhy-rhythm is the rebel! (One more time!) The rhythm is the rebel! (For the dancers!) I wanna riddim with you Tonight The-the-the rhy-rhy-rhythm is the rebel! (This is our floor!) The rhythm is the rebel! (And this is our beat!) Riddim with me all night long Until the nighttime [Call and response] "Can you hear it?" (YEAH!) "Can you feel it?" (YEAH!) "Will you move it?" (YEAH!) "Are you the rebel?" (YEAH!) Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na The-the-the rhy-rhy-rhythm is the rebel! (One last time!) The rhythm is the rebel! (Don't forget it!) I just wanna riddim with u Tonight [OUTRO] The rhythm is the... The rhy-thm is the... I wanna riddim with you... The rhy... is the... Drop the bass— "Signal lost—" [Static] "—or transmitted?"


