MMP opening anthem

Lyrics

[INTRO – SOUL SAMPLE / CHOIR] Ooooooh… They said the Midwest been too quiet… Nah. We were just getting ready. Chicago… stand up. Midwest Mayhem Promotions presents… NO ESCAPE. [CHOIR] There’s no way out… There’s no way out… [BEAT DROP] [HOOK] No escape when that cage door close Lights go down and the whole place knows Came for the crown, better stand ten toes Midwest Mayhem — now the whole world knows NO ESCAPE! Ain’t no way out NO ESCAPE! Better show what you ’bout From the city where the wind blow cold Heart stay hot and the blood run bold Tonight we make history — remember the date Welcome to Mayhem… NO ESCAPE! [VERSE 1] Look— City of shoulders, we carry the weight Built through the pressure, we ready for great Snow on the ground but the fire don’t fade Blue-collar hands made a heavyweight name This ain’t Hollywood, this Midwest grit Talk don’t matter when the mouthpiece fit Cameras flash when the walkout hit Then the door go CLANK and that’s really it No shortcuts, we earned this stage First night out, now we turnin’ the page New promotion with an old-school rage Put the whole damn Midwest inside that cage South Side, West Side, suburbs too Northwest Indiana coming straight through Whole room standing when the bassline move If you came for Mayhem— we got something to prove [PRE-HOOK – CHOIR BUILDS] Hands to the sky if you came for the fight [CHOIR] Came for the fight! This is the night we been waiting our whole lives [CHOIR] Whole lives! Lock that door… [SILENCE] Let ’em fight. [HOOK] No escape when that cage door close Lights go down and the whole place knows Came for the crown, better stand ten toes Midwest Mayhem — now the whole world knows NO ESCAPE! Ain’t no way out NO ESCAPE! Better show what you ’bout From the city where the wind blow cold Heart stay hot and the blood run bold Tonight we make history — remember the date Welcome to Mayhem… NO ESCAPE! [VERSE 2 – DOUBLE-TIME FLOW] Hold up— I been ready, better tell ’em get ready Heavy on the gas and the foot stay steady Everybody tough when the room ain’t sweaty Till the bell go ding and the hands get heavy Quick with a slip and a dip and a pivot Give me one shot, I’ma make you remember it Minute by minute, I’m pushing the limit You wanted the smoke, now you standing up in it Ain’t no running, ain’t no ducking Crowd still jumping, bass still thumping Gloves start touching, then ain’t no discussion One good connection make the whole room erupting Came from the mud with a dream and a dollar Now everybody in the building gon’ holler Fighters walk tall when they step from the tunnel Heart beat loud like the kick and the rumble Faster— Built for the pressure, I’m testing whoever Step in the cage, better pull it together Weather the storm, I’m attacking forever Midwest heart, we don’t fold under pressure Never been scared of a name or a record Everybody dangerous till somebody check ’em Ref in the middle and the crowd going reckless Door already locked— AIN’T. NO. EXIT. [BEAT CUT] [CHOIR – A CAPPELLA] Nooooo escape… Nooooo escape… [VOICEOVER] One cage. Two fighters. One way to settle it. Welcome… to Midwest Mayhem. [FINAL DROP – HUGE] [FINAL HOOK] NO ESCAPE when that cage door close! Lights go down and the whole place knows! Came for the crown, better stand ten toes! MIDWEST MAYHEM — NOW THE WHOLE WORLD KNOWS! NO ESCAPE! Ain’t no way out! NO ESCAPE! Let me hear that crowd! CHICAGO! Stand up! MIDWEST! Stand up! MAYHEM! Stand up! First night. First chapter. We came to change the game. [CHOIR + CROWD] NO! ES! CAPE! NO! ES! CAPE! [OUTRO – DEEP VOICE] Midwest Mayhem Promotions. The Midwest has arrived.