[Intro] Ladies and gentlemen, check your receipt The house is in session with a crooked beat Bassline walking, brass got proof Tonight we raise the roof with the truth [Verse] Parliament funk, got the floor on fire One hand voting, one hand wired Lobby in the hallway, whisper in the glass Promises moving like counterfeit cash They dance round the question, slide past the blame Change up the wording, but the theft stays the same Everybody clapping for a speech so thin Even the ceiling fan knows where the money went in [Pre-Chorus] Break it down now Who got paid Break it down now Who got played Break it down now Who got sold Break it down now Who got told [Chorus] Parliament funk breakdown, shake that lie Let the brass band laugh while the truth walks by Parliament funk breakdown, move your feet Every crooked little deal got exposed by the beat Parliament funk breakdown, crowd say no You can’t filibuster when the bassline goes Parliament funk breakdown, lights come on And the people keep dancing till the masks are gone [Verse] They got velvet chairs and a crisis smile Got a donor list running five miles They say patience, we say rent They say budget, we ask where it went They say freedom, but they mean control They say markets while they invoice your soul The speaker bangs once, but the drum bangs back And the whole crowd moves like a counterattack [Pre-Chorus] Break it down now Who got paid Break it down now Who got played Break it down now Who got sold Break it down now Who got told [Chorus] Parliament funk breakdown, shake that lie Let the brass band laugh while the truth walks by Parliament funk breakdown, move your feet Every crooked little deal got exposed by the beat Parliament funk breakdown, crowd say no You can’t filibuster when the bassline goes Parliament funk breakdown, lights come on And the people keep dancing till the masks are gone [Interlude] Bass go low Horns go high Crowd go left Truth walk by Bass go low Horns go high Crowd go right Truth don’t lie [Solo] Trumpet talks like a witness stand Trombone growls through a broken plan Saxophone laughs at the polished fraud Drums hit hard like the people applaud [Breakdown] Motion denied Profit approved Question ignored Money moved Motion denied Profit approved Question ignored People moved [Build-up] From the cheap seats up to the balcony rail Every voice in here gonna tip the scale From the city block to the country road Let the funk expose what the papers code [Chorus] Parliament funk breakdown, shake that lie Let the brass band laugh while the truth walks by Parliament funk breakdown, move your feet Every crooked little deal got exposed by the beat Parliament funk breakdown, crowd say no You can’t filibuster when the bassline goes Parliament funk breakdown, lights come on And the people keep dancing till the masks are gone [Outro] Session closed but the groove remains Names on paper, hands on chains Bassline walking out of town Parliament funk breakdown