got a choice for you
hardline red or the boys in blue
cut toys in two
suck the snakebite, get the poison through
and we're phasing out
ain't no phase what we rage about
we should stage a count
cuz the numbers ain't right; these are strange amounts

everybody everybody wanna know how how i make it sound like this
everybody move when the bass just twist
everybody stop when the beat persist (it's magic)
everybody everybody wanna know how how i make it sound like this
everybody move when the bass just twist
everybody stop when the beat persist (it's magic)

this is outer space
organized, nothing out of place
nightlife is a crowded waste
i'm a drum track crying and a pouting bass
nothin right or wrong
manilow the way i write the songs
up late til the light is gone
flashlight battery staying mighty strong

everybody everybody wanna know how how i make it sound like that
walls move forward and the floor move back
people just stop and the room goes flat (it's magic)
everybody everybody wanna know how how i make it sound like that
walls move forward and the floor move back
people just stop and the room goes flat (it's magic)

buy in; one stack to play
scrape for a dollar, throw that away
and i godzilla, i'm a monster, hey
i'm a dark grey cloud on your awesome day
and i make it rain or hail
everybody trying to get inside my brain'll fail
shocked like you grazed the rail
and this is no short story, this an major tale
paid by the word
yeah it's still me, same guy you heard
and i'ma blow up like a firebird
phoenix got you feeling like its high alert
rise from the ash
swoop into your game, kid, stumble fast
look into my eyes -- it's dumb to ask
it's the future, loopin back from the past

keeping it real went way wrong
i'm a fraud when i play strong
to the folks with their hearts on their sleeves
and the tears in your eyes, motherfuckers, this is their song
and i'm a man with doubts
who i am, who i was, what i'm all about
gave hardcore a solid bout
but to my sad-brain people, yeah, i'm callin' out

everybody everybody wanna know how how i make it sound like this
everybody move when the bass just twist
everybody stop when the beat persist (it's magic)
everybody everybody wanna know how how i make it sound like this
everybody move when the bass just twist
everybody stop when the beat persist (it's magic)

my old shit's well-done but i'd rather get rare
here i am, pretense stripped bare
keep it honest, just play fair
persona's played out like that old grey mare
i'ma reinvent myself
from a lone wolf to leanin' on my friends for help
ease up, extend the belt
for the sake of my music and my mental health
everybody everybody wanna know how how i make it sound like this
everybody move when the bass just twist
everybody stop when the beat persist (it's magic)
everybody everybody wanna know how how i make it sound like this
everybody move when the bass just twist
everybody stop when the beat persist (it's magic)

this is outer space
organized, nothing out of place
nightlife is a crowded waste
i'm a drum track crying and a pouting bass
nothin right or wrong
manilow the way i write the songs
up late til the light is gone
flashlight battery staying mighty strong

everybody everybody wanna know how how i make it sound like that
walls move forward and the floor move back
people just stop and the room goes flat (it's magic)
everybody everybody wanna know how how i make it sound like that
walls move forward and the floor move back
people just stop and the room goes flat (it's magic)

buy in; one stack to play
scrape for a dollar, throw that away
and i godzilla, i'm a monster, hey
i'm a dark grey cloud on your awesome day
and i make it rain or hail
everybody trying to get inside my brain'll fail
shocked like you grazed the rail
and this is no short story, this an major tale
paid by the word
yeah it's still me, same guy you heard
and i'ma blow up like a firebird
phoenix got you feeling like its high alert
rise from the ash
swoop into your game, kid, stumble fast
look into my eyes -- it's dumb to ask
it's the future, loopin back from the past