[Silence]
[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Bass, Piano, Organ, Synth, Percussion, Drums]
[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Funky Bass Groove, Muted Guitar Scratches, Light Organ Stabs, Snappy Hi-Hats]
[Spoken Vocal, Playful Tone]
Check yourself…
Before you wreck yourself…
[Verse 1]
[Groove Locks In, Tight Rhythm Section, Clean Guitar Chops]
Loud in the room, but sayin’ nothing
All that talk, but it’s just bluffing
Chest out wide, ego on blast
Burnin’ bridges way too fast
Every line needs validation
Every word seeks elevation
But underneath the noise you make
There’s a silence you can’t fake
[Pre-Chorus]
[Instrumentation Pulls Back, Bass + Claps, Vocal Forward]
Step back, take a look inside
Is it truth—or just your pride?
[Chorus]
[Full Groove, Bright Synth Layer, Call-and-Response Vocals]
Are you being a tool
(Playing the fool)
Obnoxious, egotistical
(Nauseous, no… not mystical)
Are you being a tool
(Acting uncool)
So predictable
(Not invincible)
[Verse 2]
[Rhythm Tightens, Added Percussion, Subtle Synth Arpeggio]
Talk so big, but listen small
Never hear the truth at all
Every win you overstate
Every loss you shift to fate
Confidence is one thing true
But arrogance will bury you
There’s a line you cross unseen
Between the loud and the obscene
[Pre-Chorus]
[Half-Time Feel, Deep Bass Pulse, Echoed Vocals]
Tone it down, recalibrate
Before it’s just too late
[Chorus]
[Stronger Dynamics, Layered Vocals, Driving Beat]
Are you being a tool
(Playing the fool)
Obnoxious, egotistical
(Nauseous, no… not mystical)
Are you being a tool
(Acting uncool)
So predictable
(Not invincible)
[Bridge]
[Breakdown: Minimal Beat, Finger Snaps, Bass Pulse, Spoken Word Layer]
It’s not about the loudest voice
It’s about the wiser choice
Not about the biggest claim
It’s about the real you bring
Strip it back, remove the show
Let a little honesty flow
You don’t need to dominate
To communicate
[Build-Up]
[Snare Roll, Rising Synth Pitch, Claps Intensify]
Dial it back…
(Bring it down…)
Turn it ’round…
(Lose the crown…)
[Final Chorus]
[Full Energy, Funk-Rock Fusion, Bright Guitar and Synths]
Are you being a tool
(Playing the fool)
Obnoxious, egotistical
(Nauseous, no… not mystical)
Are you being a tool
(Acting uncool)
Self-correctable
(That’s believable)
[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Groove Strips Down, Bass and Guitar Fade, Light Organ Sustains]
[Spoken Vocal, Half-Smirk Tone]
Tool… or truth…
(Fool or youth?)
What are you trying to prove?
(Your move…)
From the album “Mechatronics“