Signing Emo - MC Lars.mp3

[00:01.65]Once upon a time, in the city of Los Angeles
[00:07.38]" Marty, Marty, listen to me
[00:09.99]Bring me something the kids will cry for
[00:13.17]Get out there, and get us stoked"
[00:15.81]Meet Marty, Major Label, A and R scout
[00:18.09]Forty years old, gut hangin' out
[00:20.25]Red Ferrari, Marty livin' in L.A.
[00:22.47]Bumps another line to get through the day
[00:24.51]Dumped by his girl, he paid for her liposuction
[00:26.82]His friends call him "Money ", in his introduction
[00:29.01]And Marty knows nothin' but claims to know it all
[00:31.11]Lose the flat screen TV if he drops the ball
[00:33.21]You're as good as your last hit, find the next big thing
[00:35.46]If he doesn't bring the bling, his cell phone won't ring
[00:37.62]What's the trend? What's new?
[00:38.67]What's a label scout to do? Office life, Marty 11:32
[00:42.06]The label pres, calls and yells, "Sign more Emo"
[00:44.43]How about screamo? "If it sells, sign Nemo "
[00:46.47]"We're down 2 percent and BMG knows
[00:48.57]My daughter likes Dashboard, so get me one of those"
[00:52.86]Yelling band names to his assistant through the door
[00:55.17]The kids like this, "Who cares if it's great?"
[00:57.18]So he signs a band called Hearts that Hate
[01:00.24]"Marty, we've got a hit"
[01:02.46]Cry tonight
[01:06.42]My hands around your hands, I won't let you
[01:11.04]Die tonight
[01:15.12]My heart's in your hands, I won't let you
[01:19.71]Hearts that Hate, Marty goes to their show
[01:22.05]Up in the club and here we go
[01:23.97]Marty sees a girl in a Simple Plan shirt
[01:26.13]With a Senses Fail boy and that'll never work
[01:28.38]He finds his label friends in the corner they huddle
[01:30.66]An Emo cattle auction, they penetrate the bubble
[01:32.82]They talk about Victory and signing TBS
[01:35.07]Dissing the same bands they just tried to impress
[01:37.08]So the lights go down, the crowd starts to scream
[01:39.39]Hearts that Hate have hit the scene
[01:41.58]Blake on vocals and lead guitar
[01:43.68]He does a back flip, "Look how different we are"
[01:45.84]They show up at the studio to record it
[01:48.09]A TRL, Billboard Modern Rock hit
[01:50.28]They auto tune Blake, but he can't tell
[01:52.23]He says, "I've got perfect pitch, damn I sing well "
[01:54.75]ProTools, Logic, cut, copy, paste
[01:56.88]Quantized solos and quantized bass
[01:58.95]Signed, sealed, deliver and sent
[02:01.20]Across the U.S. and the single went
[02:03.33]Cry tonight
[02:07.53]My hands around your hands, I won't let you
[02:12.15]Die tonight
[02:16.20]My heart's in your hands, I won't let you die
[02:22.98]Momentum builds, but it all caves in
[02:25.14]Industrial comes back, the press needs a NIN
[02:27.39]Marty finds a new band called "Fetal Coil "
[02:29.49]And Hearts that Hate try to keep their fans loyal
[02:31.68]They rework their sound for album number two
[02:33.75]As "Machines of Hate," but their career is through
[02:36.00]They break up and work pushin' mops and brooms
[02:38.16]Blake gives guitar lessons in his living room
[02:40.23]Blake gives guitar lessons in his living room
[02:42.42]Blake gives guitar lessons in his living room
[02:44.64]" Can you teach me track five Mr. Blake?"
[02:46.80]"Hey, I wrote that song and it goes like this"
[02:49.29]Cry tonight
[02:53.31]My hands around your hands, I won't let you
[02:57.96]Die tonight
[03:02.01]My heart's in your hands, I won't let you die
[03:08.58]Die tonight
[03:10.86]My hand's around your hands, I won't let you
[03:15.42]Die tonight
[03:19.56]My heart's in your hands, I won't let you die