Polar Stoke - The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether - Part III

[start] [Intro: Floor toms pulse, one-note bass enters, crowd noise fades in] [Instrumental only] [Verse] Keys rattle Doors sweat Rules rot Names forget Badges backwards Smiles too wide Everyone’s calm Everyone lies [Chant – Low, Building] The lunatics have taken over the asylum (The lunatics have taken over the asylum) [Verse] Tables turn Chairs align Order shouts “Everything’s fine” If it’s loud It’s allowed If it’s quiet Shut it down [distonic out of tune and key chaotic guitar solo, like the guitarist is demented, extended and shifting tone and speed throughout, chanting then joins] [Chant – Louder, Call and Response] The lunatics have taken over the asylum (The lunatics have taken over the asylum) The lunatics have taken over the asylum (Say it again, say it again) [Breakdown: Drums go tribal, bass relentless, guitars scrape rhythmically] [Spoken overlap, multiple voices] This is normal This is order This is freedom This is law [Chant – Full Crowd, Aggressive] The lunatics have taken over the asylum (The lunatics have taken over the asylum) The lunatics have taken over the asylum (Who’s in charge? Who’s in charge?) The lunatics have taken over the asylum (The lunatics have taken over the asylum) The lunatics have taken over the asylum (We are! We are!) [Bridge: Instruments drop to bass and floor tom only] [Instrumental tension: bass pounds like a heartbeat] [Final Chant – Unhinged, Repetitive, guitar screaming in the background] The lunatics have taken over the asylum (The lunatics have taken over the asylum) The lunatics have taken over the asylum (The lunatics have taken over the asylum) The lunatics have taken over the asylum (The lunatics have taken over the asylum) (The lunatics have taken over the asylum) [Outro: Instruments cut suddenly, last chant echoed by crowd] The lunatics have taken over the asylum [end]