Baila en el Asfalto by Roy Thigpen

[Continuation]

[Instrumental Break: Percussion Only]
[Dry congas and timbales, distant guitar scrapes, rising crowd noise]

[False Drop]
Stop!
Hold!
Wait for the floor to shake!

[Drop: 4/4]
BAILA! BAILA! Hit the ground!
Turn that silence into sound!
BAILA! BAILA! Push it wide!
No one standing on the side!

[Instrumental Break: 6/8]
[Rolling toms, triplet bass, piano montuno, guitar stabs]

[Rap: 6/8]
Six little sparks in a circle of heat
Three steps forward, then land on the beat
Hands in the air, let the whole room sway
We came for the fire and we came to stay

[Drop: 6/8]
Fuego, fuego, keep it alive!
Round that rhythm, let it drive!
Fuego, fuego, break the chain!
Bring that thunder back again!

[Instrumental Break: 3/4]
[Sparse piano, bowed guitar, conga accents on the final beat]

[Chant: 3/4]
Uno, dos, tres!
Turn it around!
Uno, dos, tres!
Shake up the ground!

[Instrumental Break: Meter Collision]
[Three-beat piano figures collide with four-beat punk guitar; sudden full-band stops]

[Rap Re-entry: 4/4]
We changed the count but we kept the flame
Every new corner still knows the name
Cut the low end, let the handclaps ring
Then drop that weight like a wrecking thing

[Build]
No bass!
No drums!
Just breath and a count!
One—two—three—four!

[Drop: Full Band]
BAILA! Mueve tus caderas, no te quedes quieto!
BAILA! Feel the bass drop, yeah, it's comin' direct-o!
BAILA! Let the rhythm take control, lose your mind!
BAILA! Leave your inhibitions, leave 'em all behind!

[Instrumental Break: Extended Guitar Solo]
[Distorted melodic solo over salsa piano, alternating 4/4 and 6/8, drum fills into every drop]

[Call and Response]
[Female Choir]
¿Quién trae la candela?
[Male MC]
¡Nosotros!
[Female Choir]
¿Quién rompe la pista?
[Male MC]
¡Nosotros!
[All]
Baila, baila, que no termina!

[Drop: 3/4 to 4/4]
Three beats spin, four beats slam!
Shake the walls and raise your hands!
Six beats roll, then four ignite!
Baila through the final night!

[Instrumental Break: Last Breakdown]
[Percussion fades to one conga, guitar feedback hangs, piano strikes three dramatic chords]

[Final Drop]
BAILA! BAILA! UH!
HASTA LA MUERTE!
BAILA! BAILA! NO SE ACABA!
Fuego! Fuego! More vida!

[Outro: Long Instrumental Fade]
[4/4 guitar riff cycles against 6/8 congas and 3/4 piano; chants gradually recede]
BAILA! BAILA! BAILA!
Adios! POW!

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[Continuation] [Instrumental Break: Percussion Only] [Dry congas and timbales, distant guitar scrapes, rising crowd noise] [False Drop] Stop! Hold! Wait for the floor to shake! [Drop: 4/4] BAILA! BAILA! Hit the ground! Turn that silence into sound! BAILA! BAILA! Push it wide! No one standing on the side! [Instrumental Break: 6/8] [Rolling toms, triplet bass, piano montuno, guitar stabs] [Rap: 6/8] Six little sparks in a circle of heat Three steps forward, then land on the beat Hands in the air, let the whole room sway We came for the fire and we came to stay [Drop: 6/8] Fuego, fuego, keep it alive! Round that rhythm, let it drive! Fuego, fuego, break the chain! Bring that thunder back again! [Instrumental Break: 3/4] [Sparse piano, bowed guitar, conga accents on the final beat] [Chant: 3/4] Uno, dos, tres! Turn it around! Uno, dos, tres! Shake up the ground! [Instrumental Break: Meter Collision] [Three-beat piano figures collide with four-beat punk guitar; sudden full-band stops] [Rap Re-entry: 4/4] We changed the count but we kept the flame Every new corner still knows the name Cut the low end, let the handclaps ring Then drop that weight like a wrecking thing [Build] No bass! No drums! Just breath and a count! One—two—three—four! [Drop: Full Band] BAILA! Mueve tus caderas, no te quedes quieto! BAILA! Feel the bass drop, yeah, it's comin' direct-o! BAILA! Let the rhythm take control, lose your mind! BAILA! Leave your inhibitions, leave 'em all behind! [Instrumental Break: Extended Guitar Solo] [Distorted melodic solo over salsa piano, alternating 4/4 and 6/8, drum fills into every drop] [Call and Response] [Female Choir] ¿Quién trae la candela? [Male MC] ¡Nosotros! [Female Choir] ¿Quién rompe la pista? [Male MC] ¡Nosotros! [All] Baila, baila, que no termina! [Drop: 3/4 to 4/4] Three beats spin, four beats slam! Shake the walls and raise your hands! Six beats roll, then four ignite! Baila through the final night! [Instrumental Break: Last Breakdown] [Percussion fades to one conga, guitar feedback hangs, piano strikes three dramatic chords] [Final Drop] BAILA! BAILA! UH! HASTA LA MUERTE! BAILA! BAILA! NO SE ACABA! Fuego! Fuego! More vida! [Outro: Long Instrumental Fade] [4/4 guitar riff cycles against 6/8 congas and 3/4 piano; chants gradually recede] BAILA! BAILA! BAILA! Adios! POW!

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