
THE MUDDY MOTHERSHIP LOCK
[INTRO] (Deep distorted Minimoog crawl and spacey analog bubbles) [Male - Spoken Low] "Welcome to the basement of the universe." [P-Funk Whistle Screams] [Female Group - Harmonic Scat] "Du-wop, Du-wop, Shoo-be-doo-wop!" [Male Lead - Sudden Shout] WIND IT UP! WIND IT UP! [All - Shout] F-U-N-K! F-U-N-K! [Female - High Scream] A-A-A-H-H-H-H-I-I-I-E-E-E! [HEAVY BEATBOX SECTION] (No music, just raw heavy human beatbox) Psh-ka-taka-Psh-ka-taka-Boom-Psh! (Beatboxer doubles the speed) [Male Lead - Shout over Beatbox] KEEP IT IN THE POCKET! [Female - Scat over Beatbox] "Skid-da-ba-dop-pow!" [VERSE 1: DEEP BARITONE SINGING] [Male Lead] The foundation is melting like butter on a grill We’re drilling through the floor with a rhythmic drill P-Funk in the left hand, Go-Go at the door The monster is breathing, hear the engine roar [All - Shout] TEAR THE ROOF OFF! [VERSE 2: RAPID CALL AND RESPONSE] [Male Lead] Where you from?! [Female Group] THE BOTTOM OF THE CRATER! [Male Lead] What you got?! [Female Group] THE P-FUNK VIBRATOR! [Male Lead] S-T-O-M-P! Say it loud! [All - Shout] S! T! O! M! P! STOMP! STOMP! [VERSE 3: SOULFUL FEMALE LEAD SINGING] [Female Lead] Chrome on the street, burning in the heat Feel the electric tension in your tired feet Building a temple out of iron and bone The Mothership is landing in the District zone [PRE-CHORUS: LOW-VOICE FEMALE HARMONY] [Female Group - Harmony] Under the heavy weight, we rise above United by the rhythm, protected by the love The voltage is climbing, the pressure is real Spinning like a diamond on a wheel of steel [CHORUS 1: MELODIC HARMONY WITH AGGRESSIVE SHOUTS] [All - Melodic Harmony] THE MUDDY MOTHERSHIP LOCK! [Male Shout] STAY IN THE POCKET! [All - Harmony] THE MUDDY MOTHERSHIP LOCK! [Female Shout] KEEP IT RAW! [All - Harmony] FROM THE SE TO THE STARS, WE OWN THE VIBE! [Male Shout] GO-GO POWER! [VERSE 4: THE HEAVY SOUL SINGING] [Male Lead] I'm a funk-operator, plugging in the line Go-Go is the engine, working overtime The horn section is screaming, cutting through the haze Lost in the rhythm for a thousand days [VERSE 5: FEMALE & MALE INTERACTION] [Female Lead] North Side! Are you ready to burn?! [Male Group] IT'S OUR TURN! IT'S OUR TURN! [Female Lead] South Side! Let the whistle blow! [All - Shout] HERE WE GO! HERE WE GO! GO-GO! [LONG INSTRUMENTAL BRIDGE: BEATBOX & SYNTH DUEL] (Drums drop out, heavy human beatbox starts) Psh-ka-taka-Psh-ka-taka-Psh! (Minimoog bass and ARP Odyssey engage in a distorted battle) [Male Lead - Shout] DO IT! DO IT! DO IT! (OB-Xa brass stabs hit hard on every beat) [VERSE 6: SOULFUL FEMALE LEAD SINGING] [Female Lead] Hear the brass calling from the top of the hill The street is a furnace but the vibe is a chill High voltage soul in a low-rent town Taking the ceiling and bringing it down [VERSE 7: SPOKEN STYLE OVER HEAVY BASS] [Male Lead - Spoken] "George Clinton says... the pocket is your fortress. No tricks, just the raw funk. D-I-S-T-R-I-C-T. C-O-S-M-I-C." [All - Shout] TELL 'EM AGAIN! [PRE-CHORUS 2: LOW-VOICE FEMALE HARMONY] [Female Group - Harmony] Under the heavy weight, we rise above United by the rhythm, protected by the love The voltage is climbing, the pressure is real Spinning like a diamond on a wheel of steel [CHORUS 2: FINAL EXTENDED CLIMAX] [All - Melodic Harmony] THE MUDDY MOTHERSHIP LOCK! [Male Shout] STAY IN THE POCKET! [All - Harmony] THE MUDDY MOTHERSHIP LOCK! [Female Shout] KEEP THE FIRE ALIVE! [All - Harmony] WORLDWIDE WE BRING THE RAW CONTROL! [Male Shout] P-FUNK! GO-GO! P-FUNK! GO-GO! [All - Shout] D-A-N-C-E! D-A-N-C-E! FREE YOUR MIND! [VERSE 8: HIGH ENERGY GROUP SINGING] [All - Melodic] Ten minutes deep and we’re just getting warm The eye of the rhythm, the heart of the storm Foundations are cracking but the groove is a rock Turning the key in the District lock [VERSE 9: RAPID FIRE BEATBOX & SHOUT EXCHANGE] (Fast beatbox rhythm) [Male Lead] HIT IT! [Female Group] GET IT! [Male Lead] FLIP IT! [Female Group] RIP IT! [All - Shout] ONE NATION UNDER A POCKET! YEAH! [VERSE 10: SOULFUL CONCLUSION] [Male Lead] For the dreamers in the basement, for the kings of the street The story is written in the sound of the beat [Female Lead] Eternal vibration in the heavy dark Leaving the planet but we left our mark [FINAL CHORUS: MAXIMUM POWER HARMONY] [All - Melodic Harmony] THE MUDDY MOTHERSHIP LOCK! [Male Shout] EVERYBODY! EVERYBODY! [All - Harmony] JUST GO-GO! JUST P-FUNK! JUST STAY! [Female Shout] LOCK THE UNIVERSE DOWN! [All - Shout] STOMP! STOMP! STOMP! STOMP! [OUTRO] (Beatbox fades with spacey analog delay) [Male Lead] "Mothership leaving the station..." [Female Lead - Scat] "Shoo-be-doo-wop... oh yeah..." [P-Funk Whistle - Fading] [Final Shout] POCKET!

