[Silence]
[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]
[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Tight Funk-Rock Bass, Clipped Electric Guitar, Staccato Piano, Hammond Organ, Driving Drums]
[Spoken Vocal]
The middle man…
(Upstanding in the middle…?)
Taking a little
from both ends.
(On whatever another spends)
But what happens…
Will you weather…
(… when the ends come together?)
[Verse 1]
Buy it here
Sell it there
Add a little
None to spare
Move the money
Move the goods
Make a margin
While you could
[Pre-Chorus]
Top end!
(Down!)
Bottom!
(Up!)
Meet in the middle
(Shake it up!)
No more layers
In between
See what happens
When we’re seen
[Refrain]
The middle man
(Eliminated)
Top end down
(King to clown)
No need
(For greed)
Concede.
Won’t be long
(Till the middle man’s gone)
And whether
(The ends come together)
[Verse 2]
One more hand
One more fee
One more layer
Roots in greed
[Instrumental]
[Electric Guitar Solo: Funk-Blues Lead With Wah-Wah, Slap Bass, Hammond Organ and Tight Drums]
[Bridge]
Top end down
(Bottom up)
King to clown
(Shake it up)
Greed gives way
(To efficiency)
Less between
(More transparency)
[Rap Vocal Break]
Middle man
In the middle
Making money
Off the riddle
Buy low
(Sell high)
Add a fee
(Ask why)
Cut the chain
(Change the weather)
Cut the pain
(Change the whether)
One less step
One less cost
One less layer
That gets lost
[Breakdown]
[Music Drops to Bass, Hand Claps, Sparse Electric Guitar and Organ]
The middle man…
Eliminated…
Top end down…
King to clown…
[Whispered]
No need…
For greed…
Concede.
[Final Refrain]
The middle man
(Eliminated)
Top end down
(King to clown)
No need
(For greed)
Concede.
Won’t be long
(Till the middle man’s gone)
And whether
(The ends come together)
[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Driving Bass, Clean Electric Guitar, Hammond Organ, Piano and Drums; Gradual Fade]
The middle man
(Eliminated)
Top end down
(King to clown)
No need
(For greed)
Concede.
Won’t be long
(Till the middle man’s gone)
And whether
(The ends come together)
From the album “Demand Destruction“