Receipts in the Mud
[Style: Crossover Thrash, Funk Metal, Punk Rock, Technical Shred, Vibe: Urgent, angry, defiant, chaotic, Similar to a supergroup of Rage Against-esque the Machine's style (punk/funk rage), Red Hot Chili Peppers-esque (Flea/Frusciante groove), and Steve Vai's style (technical madness), fronted by a female vocalist like Lauren Babic-esque or Courtney LaPlante's style, ]
Receipts in the Mud
[Style: Crossover Thrash, Funk Metal, Punk Rock, Technical Shred, Vibe: Urgent, angry, defiant, chaotic, Similar to a supergroup of Rage Against-esque the Machine's style (punk/funk rage), Red Hot Chili Peppers-esque (Flea/Frusciante groove), and Steve Vai's style (technical madness), fronted by a female vocalist like Lauren Babic-esque or Courtney LaPlante's style, ]
Lyrics
Song: "Receipts in the Mud"
(Verse 1 - Rhythmic Spoken/Rap)
Check the ledger, count the cost!
Another forest line-item, lost!
They traded roots for rubber sheets!
And concrete veins on city streets!
They called it progress, a new design!
But they severed the lifeline, yours and mine!
(Pre-Chorus Build)
And when the sky finally broke its dam...
It wasn't nature giving a damn...
IT WAS A BILL COMING DUE!
A lesson in red, white, and blue... (mud)!
(Chorus - Anthemic Shout)
YOU SOLD THE MOUNTAINS! YOU SOLD THE SHORE!
NOW THE RECEIPTS ARE WASHING UP AT YOUR DOOR!
THE MUD IN THE SCHOOL, THE CAR IN THE TREE!
IS THE CAPITALIST GOSPEL FOR ALL TO SEE!
OUR HOMES ARE THE INTEREST! OUR LIVES ARE THE FEE!
FOR A "DEVELOPMENT" THAT SET US ALL FREE... TO DROWN!
(Verse 2 - Rhythmic Spoken/Rap)
They point to the clouds, "An act of God!"
A convenient, invisible faceless nod!
But the landslide starts with a signed permit!
And a backroom deal that never will quit!
The water follows the path you made!
A torrent of profit, a crushing trade!
(Pre-Chorus Build)
And when the sky finally broke its dam...
It wasn't nature giving a damn...
IT WAS A BILL COMING DUE!
A lesson in red, white, and blue... (mud)!
(Chorus)
YOU SOLD THE MOUNTAINS! YOU SOLD THE SHORE!
NOW THE RECEIPTS ARE WASHING UP AT YOUR DOOR!
THE MUD IN THE SCHOOL, THE CAR IN THE TREE!
IS THE CAPITALIST GOSPEL FOR ALL TO SEE!
OUR HOMES ARE THE INTEREST! OUR LIVES ARE THE FEE!
FOR A "DEVELOPMENT" THAT SET US ALL FREE... TO DROWN!
(Bridge - The Shred Solo)
(Drum & Bass Breakdown)
(Final Chaotic Chorus)
YOU SOLD THE MOUNTAINS! YOU SOLD THE SHORE!
THE RECEIPTS! ARE WASHING! UP!
OUR HOMES ARE THE INTEREST! OUR LIVES ARE THE FEE!
CAN YOU HEAR THE RIVER SCREAM YOUR NAME?!
(Outro)
"...Padang Pariaman... Agam... Tanah Datar..."