[Silence]<\/p>\n
[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]<\/p>\n
[Intro]
\n[Instrumental Intro: Pulsing Bass, Organ Swell, Muted Guitar Chops, Rising Synth Filter]
\n[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
\nChing, ching
\n(Ding. Ding.)
\nBillions paid\u2026
\n(Every year)
\nBut when it comes back\u2026
\n(What appears?)
\nNothing… just lack.<\/p>\n
[Instrumental]
\n[Bass Solo]
\n[Organ Stabs, Driving Bass, Snare March]<\/p>\n
[Verse 1]
\nApril comes calling
\n(Time to pay)
\nWorking all year
\n(Just to send it away)<\/p>\n
Promises printed
\n(Shiny and new)
\nBut the change that returns
\n(Is a nickel or two)<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nShort changed
\n(Every time)
\nBillions taken
\n(Not a dime)<\/p>\n
Short changed
\n(Year by year)
\nBillions vanish
\n(Disappear)<\/p>\n
[Instrumental Interlude]
\n[Synth Riff \u2014 restless]
\n[Electric Piano Stabs]
\n[Walking Bass]<\/p>\n
[Verse 2]
\nSchools need fixing
\n(Roads in decay)
\nHospitals waiting
\n(Day after day)<\/p>\n
Money goes flying
\n(Out of the gate)
\nBut the bill comes back
\n(To the working state)<\/p>\n
[Pre-Chorus]
\nCount the billions
\n(Stacked so tall)
\nBut when they spend it
\n(We get small)<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nShort changed
\n(That\u2019s the deal)
\nPaper fortunes
\n(Never real)<\/p>\n
Short changed
\n(Stack the pay)
\nBillions gone
\n(Every day)<\/p>\n
[Bridge \u2013 Breakdown]
\n[Percussion, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]<\/p>\n
Check the ledger\u2026
\n(Check it twice)<\/p>\n
We pay the price\u2026
\n(We pay the price)<\/p>\n
Still short changed\u2026
\n(Every time)<\/p>\n
[Instrumental]
\n[Guitar Solo \u2014 sharp and biting]
\n[Organ Stabs, Driving Bass, Snare March]<\/p>\n
[Instrumental Jam \u2013 Extended]
\n[Synth Solo \u2014 spiraling upward]
\n[Organ Solo \u2014 gritty protest tone]
\n[Saxophone Solo \u2014 raw and bluesy]<\/p>\n
[Driving Bass Groove]
\n[Snare March Intensifies]<\/p>\n
[Final Chorus \u2013 Crowd Chant]
\nShort changed!
\n(Every time!)
\nBillions paid!
\n(Not a dime!)<\/p>\n
Short changed!
\n(Every year!)
\nWhere\u2019d it go?
\n(Disappeared!)<\/p>\n
[Outro]
\n[Minimal Beat, Organ Pad, Slow Bass Pulse]<\/p>\n
Billions of dollars\u2026
\n(Stacked to the sky)<\/p>\n
But the change we get back\u2026
\n(Is barely a dime)<\/p>\n
Still short changed\u2026
\n(Every time)<\/p>\n
Feeling robbed…
\n(Here I sob)<\/p>\n
[Instrumental Fade]<\/p>\n