THE KINGDOM OF GOD WILL RISE (Chopped & Screwed)
Chopped-and-screwed boom bap built around one dripping sample loop, pitched-down vocal chops, warped vinyl hiss, and lazy swing drums. Low overdriven bass, dusty kick/snare, distant bar-room reverb, and slow tape-stop transitions. Spaced-out hook with chopped echoes, thick mono ambience, and sludgy, syrupy low-end.
THE KINGDOM OF GOD WILL RISE (Chopped & Screwed)
Chopped-and-screwed boom bap built around one dripping sample loop, pitched-down vocal chops, warped vinyl hiss, and lazy swing drums. Low overdriven bass, dusty kick/snare, distant bar-room reverb, and slow tape-stop transitions. Spaced-out hook with chopped echoes, thick mono ambience, and sludgy, syrupy low-end.
Lyrics
Intro
(Sound: one dripping sample loop, chopped-and-screwed boom bap drums, low overdriven bass, warped vinyl hiss, thick mono ambience, distant bar-room reverb)
(Spoken low, pitched-down, gritty tone)
"Yeah…
Anchors down... boots to the ground.
Walkin’ the town, just spreadin’ the news.
One love... one frequency.
Just let go... let go... let go."
Hook
One love, one love, one soul—we know, we know,
ride that wave, come on, let it go.
Let it go, just let go—He’s in control,
don’t you know, don’t you know?
Just let go... yeah, we all been through it,
stories chopped up slow like a tape rewind flow.
Vulnerable as the sun sinks low,
feel that pull when you let it go.
Verse 1
Hey, it’s anchors down, boots to the ground,
yeah we in it, walkin’ the town.
On the scene, spreadin’ the news, that frequency,
one love in the loop, let it move through me.
Give it to God—you know you should [echo: you should, should],
join the wave, we been called to the hood.
Out the cave, out the frame, now we growin’ more,
back porch writin’, whole sky pourin’ in the door.
Dusty kick, snare crack, slow swing drippin’,
low-end sludgy while the sample keep trippin’.
One love, one love, one soul—it’s all we know,
the weak will inherit the kingdom so... [echo: so, so, so].
Verse 2
(Music settles into a warped, syrupy groove with pitched-down vocal chops and distant organ haze)
He came to live and show us the way,
He came to cut through the shadows of day.
Follow His footsteps and follow the path,
give Him control and rise from the ash.
Evil, sin, and every negative vibe,
gettin’ transmuted to love as it dies.
The Kingdom of God again will rise,
again will rise... [tape-stop decay]
Bridge
(Beat drops to bass + dusty kick/snare + chopped echo flashes)
(Spoken, slowed and low)
"You ever notice…
The power ain't in the grip.
It’s in the release.
Just let go... let go..."
Verse 3
Just let go... just let go.
One love, one love, one soul.
We’re sharing stories while the sun goes low,
hearin’ that echo when we let it go.
Transmuting the dark at its own demise,
look at the horizon, truth in our eyes.
The Kingdom of God again will rise,
again will rise... [echoing out with chopped scratches].
Final Hook
One love, one love, one soul—it’s all we know,
ride that wave, come on, let it go.
Let it go, just let go—He’s in control,
don’t you know, don’t you know?
Just let go... yeah, we all been through it,
stories chopped slow, let the campfire flow.
Vulnerable as the sun sinks low,
feel that pull when you let it go.
Outro
(Sound: tape hiss, fading bass, distant laughter dissolving, slow tape-stop transition)
(Viktor: rhythmic and low)
Again will rise...
One love. One soul.
The Kingdom.
(Final sample loop collapses into vinyl crackle and campfire hiss)