Ballot Box Breakdown

[Intro] (Upbeat, driving electric bassline kicks in, layered with vintage-sounding synth horns and a swinging drum b**t. A crackle like an old radio fades up.) [Verse 1] The kettle's on the boil, sisters, time to make some noise! No more sittin' pretty, mending socks for boys. They said "Know your place," behind the parlour door, But we're marching to a different b**t, demanding something more! From Pankhurst's call to action, bold and b*****g bright, To Anthony's defiance, standing for the right. Stanton penned the words, Truth spoke with fire and might, We're shattering the windows, bathed in freedom's light! [Pre-Chorus] Hear the rhythm building, feel the voltage surge! This ain't no gentle waltz, it's time to purge The old ideas that held us down so low! Can you feel the current? Ready? Here we go! [Chorus] Votes for women now! Hear the battle cry! Under the banner, reaching for the sky! Swing the ballot box, make the old world spin! We won't stop marching 'til the victory's in! (Votes for women now!) Brass and bass collide! (Votes for women now!) B*****g up with pride! Suffragette spirit, electric and alive! Gonna win this f***t, watch the movement thrive! [Verse 2] They locked us up in Holloway, tried to break our will, But the hunger strikes grew louder, echoing louder still! Alice Paul she strategized, a silent, watchful force, While the W.S.P.U. kept us on our course! From street corner speeches, voices loud and clear, To daring deeds and headlines, conquering every fear. We faced the jeers, the batons, scorn from every side, But this electric heartbeat, sisters, is our guide! [Pre-Chorus] Hear the rhythm building, feel the voltage surge! This ain't no gentle waltz, it's time to purge The old ideas that held us down so low! Can you feel the current? Ready? Here we go! [Chorus] Votes for women now! Hear the battle cry! Under the banner, reaching for the sky! Swing the ballot box, make the old world spin! We won't stop marching 'til the victory's in! (Votes for women now!) Brass and bass collide! (Votes for women now!) B*****g up with pride! Suffragette spirit, electric and alive! Gonna win this f***t, watch the movement thrive! [Bridge] (B**t drops slightly, becomes more driving and insistent, synth bass takes prominence) They thought their chains could hold us, thought their laws were sound, But the fire in our bellies turns the whole world upside down! Deeds, not words, we shouted, as we took our stand! A sisterhood unbroken, hand in steadfast hand! The future's bright and buzzing, powered by our dream, Equality's the current in this mighty stream! [Instrumental Break] (Full, energetic electric swing instrumental: wailing synth horns, fast-paced walking bassline, driving drums with electronic glitches and scratches layered over the classic swing rhythm. A short, virtuosic clarinet or saxophone solo might weave through the electronics.) [Chorus] Votes for women now! Hear the battle cry! Under the banner, reaching for the sky! Swing the ballot box, make the old world spin! We won't stop marching 'til the victory's in! (Votes for women now!) Brass and bass collide! (Votes for women now!) B*****g up with pride! Suffragette spirit, electric and alive! Gonna win this f***t, watch the movement thrive! [Outro] (Votes for women now!) Feel the power surge! (Votes for women now!) Watch the old world splinter and purge! (Votes for women now!) Hear the rhythm pound! (Votes for women now!) This is hallowed ground! (Votes for women now!) The ballot box will sound! (Music intensifies, then cuts sharply to just the driving bassline and b**t, fading out with the repeated synth horn riff and the crackle effect returning briefly before silence.)