Off the Record (Set It Straight)

​[Intro]

(Heavy, distorted bassline starts alone)

(Drumsticks click: One, two, three, four!)

(Massive wall of electric guitars crash in)

(Spoken, gritty) Let's get the story straight.

​[Verse 1]

You read my name and you fill in the blanks (Fill 'em in!)

Try to put me in a box, try to put me in the ranks.

Give me some fancy title, put me in a corporate game

But you're reading the wrong script, you don't even know my name! (No you don't!)

I don't wear your labels and I don't play your part

I've got a different kind of rhythm beating out of this heart.

​[Pre-Chorus]

(Guitars chugging fast and heavy)

You think you've got me figured out?

Step back and listen to me shout!

​[Chorus]

(Huge, explosive rock vocals!)

I'm off the record! I'm tearing up the page!

I don't need your approval, I don't fit inside your cage! (Break the cage!)

You painted a picture but the colors are all wrong

I'm taking back the mic, yeah, I'm writing my own song!

Set it straight! (Set it straight!)

Yeah, I'm setting it straight!

​[Verse 2]

You think I'm out there walking on some quiet outdoor trail? (Yeah, right!)

Cooking by the fire like some delicate fairytale?

I work the clinic floor, I see the blood and the bone (Every day!)

I've got a heavier reality than you have ever known.

Don't try to sanitize me, don't try to tone me down

I'm the loudest storm blowing through this town!

​[Chorus]

(Explosive energy, guitars soaring)

I'm off the record! I'm tearing up the page!

I don't need your approval, I don't fit inside your cage! (Break the cage!)

You painted a picture but the colors are all wrong

I'm taking back the mic, yeah, I'm writing my own song!

Set it straight! (Set it straight!)

Yeah, I'm setting it straight!

​[Verse 3]

(Tempo slows down slightly, bass gets muddy and dark)

So keep your assumptions and keep your neat little lines

I'm coloring way outside of your designs. (Outside the lines!)

I’m a masterpiece of chaos, I’m a force you can't predict

So take your false narrative and get it off my script!

​[Guitar Solo]

(Screaming, high-energy 90s grunge guitar solo!)

(Drum fills going crazy!)

​[Bridge]

(Music drops out. Just a pulsing bass and a kick drum)

(Vocals building from a whisper to a scream)

I am not who you say I am. (No!)

I am not who you think I am. (Watch me!)

I am exactly who I choose to be!

Get your expectations off of me!

​[Chorus]

(Everything hits at maximum volume!)

I'm off the record! I'm tearing up the page!

I don't need your approval, I don't fit inside your cage! (Break the cage!)

You painted a picture but the colors are all wrong

I'm taking back the mic, yeah, I'm writing my own song!

Set it straight! (Set it straight!)

Yeah, I'm setting it straight!

​[Outro]

(Heavy guitar feedback ringing out)

Off the record.

Read the fine print.

I'm done.

(Crash cymbal rings out, abrupt stop)