Soundclash [Intro - Sound System Loading] (dub siren building) (sub-bass rumble) (steel pan teasing melody) (airhorn stab) (rewind effect) (bass drops heavy) [Verse 1 - The Challenge] (confident MC delivery, Jamaican-British accent) Pull up the selector, this one's a dubplate Original pressing, they can't replicate Sound system stacked from the floor to the ceiling When this bass drops, you're gonna catch a feeling Soundboy think they're ready but they're not prepared When we test the pressure, when the bass is shared London to Kingston, we connect the dots Heavy like we mean it, this is what we got (steel pan Caribbean melody) (sub-bass wobble menacing) [Pre-Hook - The Build] (building tension) Pull it up! (rewind effect) Wheel it back! (rewind again) Dubplate killer! Soundboy flat! (airhorn building) [Hook - THE CLASH] (sung melodic but commanding, half-time heavy) SOUNDCLASH! Bringing the pressure! SOUNDCLASH! Bass so heavy measure! SOUNDCLASH! Rewind selector! SOUNDCLASH! Sound system protector! (massive bass drop) (crowd: "REWIND!") Dubplate (DUBPLATE!) Original (ORIGINAL!) SOUNDCLASH! (soundclash!) Terminal! (steel pan over wobbles) [Verse 2 - The Culture] (MC delivery, riding the rhythm) This ain't just music, this is culture and respect Sound system tradition, what you expect? From the dancehall yard to the London underground Caribbean bass meeting UK sound Selector knows the vibes, knows when to reload Knows when to hold back, knows when to explode Crowd screaming "pull up" when the tune is too nice Same riddim twice? Nah, we run it three times (drum & bass breakbeat switch - 170 BPM) (steel pan faster, melodic) [Pre-Hook - Maximum Tension] (faster, drum & bass tempo) Pull it up! (rewind!) Wheel it back! (reload!) Dubplate pressure! Soundboy dead! [Hook - THE CLASH] (switching between half-time and drum & bass) SOUNDCLASH! Bringing the pressure! SOUNDCLASH! Bass so heavy measure! SOUNDCLASH! Rewind selector! SOUNDCLASH! Sound system protector! (airhorn stabs rapid) Dubplate (FIRE!) Original (BLAZING!) SOUNDCLASH! (pull up!) Amazing! (extended drum & bass section) (steel pan rapid melody) (sub-bass drops) [Bridge - Sound System Anthem] (melodic sung, riding dub bass) This is how we come together Bass and riddim, sound forever London yard to Kingston session Sound system is the lesson (dub siren) (rewind building) From the ancestors who brought it To the youth who never lost it Soundclash is tradition Competition with permission (building back, all elements) (steel pan emotional) (bass intensifying) [MC Section - The Victory] (fast MC delivery over drum & bass) Yo! Selector man pull up the sound When that dubplate drops, everybody's down Rewind three times if the tune is too sweet Sound system culture can never be beat Caribbean roots with the London production Bass so heavy causing mass destruction But we build we don't break, this is celebration Soundclash energy cross every nation! (airhorn stabs) (crowd sounds) (rewind effect massive) [Final Hook - Peak Energy] (all elements maximum) SOUNDCLASH! BRINGING THE PRESSURE! SOUNDCLASH! BASS SO HEAVY MEASURE! SOUNDCLASH! REWIND SELECTOR! SOUNDCLASH! SOUND SYSTEM PROTECTOR! (multiple airhorns) (rewind effects) DUBPLATE! (original sound!) ORIGINAL! (can't be found!) SOUNDCLASH! (wheel it again!) TERMINAL! (soundboy finish!) (extended soundclash ending) Pull up! Pull up! Pull up! (rewind) Wheel back! Wheel back! (massive bass drop) Soundboy killer! [Outro - Sound System Fading] (steel pan melodic sustain) (sub-bass rumbling out) (dub siren fading) (airhorn final stab) (vinyl runout sound) [End]
