NO ESCAPE — Midwest Mayhem Anthem

Lyrics

[INTRO — SOUL SAMPLE, DARK PIANO] Yeah... This one for the Midwest. Cold outside. Pressure inside. Tonight... We ain't watching history. We making it. Midwest Mayhem Promotions. Welcome... to... NO ESCAPE. [DEEP VOICE] Kankakee... Chicago... Midwest... Stand up. [BEAT BUILDS] You ready? [BEAT DROP] NO ESCAPE! [HOOK] Doors open, whole place shake Lights go down, feel that bass One night, one cage, one fate Step inside — NO ESCAPE Midwest stand up, make some noise Everybody here, raise your voice When that cage door close, it's too late Welcome to Mayhem — NO ESCAPE [CROWD] NO ESCAPE! [LEAD] I can't hear you! [CROWD] NO ESCAPE! [VERSE 1] City lights shining through the cold Midwest built, yeah, you already know From the Chi down the highway, we arrived Whole building jumping and the cage alive Fresh lights hanging, cameras on DJ hit the drums, now the pressure on Fighters in the back getting locked in tight Everybody came for one reason tonight Gloves taped up Game face on Walkout music when the lights come on Feel that bass when it hit that floor Whole crowd moving when they open that door VIP front row, bleachers going crazy Welcome to the show — Midwest Mayhem, baby This ain't something you watch from home You feel every hit when you in the zone Hear the cage door slam Hear the whole place roar When that bell rings... You know what you came for. [PRE-HOOK] Chicago, make some noise! Kankakee, make some noise! Midwest... Y'all ready for MAYHEM? [CROWD] MAYHEM! [LEAD] I said y'all ready? [CROWD] MAYHEM! [BEAT DROP] NO ESCAPE! [HOOK] Doors open, whole place shake Lights go down, feel that bass One night, one cage, one fate Step inside — NO ESCAPE Midwest stand up, make some noise Everybody here, raise your voice When that cage door close, it's too late Welcome to Mayhem — NO ESCAPE [VERSE 2] This for the fighters with something to prove This for the fans when the whole crowd move This for the ones putting everything down Walk through that entrance with nobody around Heart beating heavy but the face stay calm Whole arena waiting when the walkout on One step Two step Eyes on the cage Tonight somebody writing their name on the page No shortcuts No hiding No fear when the pressure start rising No running No waiting Whole building know what we came here creating A new name A new stage A new home where the fighters get made Midwest Mayhem Remember the name After tonight... It won't sound the same. [BREAKDOWN — DRUMS, BASS, CROWD] [LEAD] When I say MIDWEST— [CROWD] MAYHEM! [LEAD] MIDWEST! [CROWD] MAYHEM! [LEAD] MIDWEST! [CROWD] MAYHEM! [LEAD] M! [CROWD] M! [LEAD] M! [CROWD] M! [LEAD] P! [CROWD] P! [LEAD] Put it together! [CROWD] M-M-P! [LEAD] Again! [CROWD] M-M-P! [SOUL BREAK — CHOPPED VOCAL SAMPLE] Mayhem... No escape... Mayhem... No escape... [LEAD] From the city to the county From the fighters to the crowd If you came to see some action I need everybody loud Put your hands up! [CROWD] NO ESCAPE! [LEAD] Louder! [CROWD] NO ESCAPE! [VERSE 3] Spotlight hit when the fighters walk Whole room quiet when the real ones talk Eight sides waiting in the middle of the floor One way in when they lock that door Everybody came with something on the line Months of work for a few minutes of time Training when nobody watching at night Now everybody here gonna watch you fight That's pressure. That's heart. That's where legends get their start. Tonight we building something bigger than us Something the Midwest can call ours. So when you hear that music And the cage lights glow And the announcer grab that mic... There's only one thing left to know. [MUSIC STOPS] [DEEP VOICE] There is nowhere to run. There is nowhere to hide. There is... NO. ESCAPE. [MASSIVE BEAT DROP] [FINAL HOOK] Doors open, whole place shake Lights go down, feel that bass One night, one cage, one fate Step inside — NO ESCAPE Midwest stand up, make some noise Everybody here, raise your voice When that cage door close, it's too late Welcome to Mayhem — NO ESCAPE [CROWD] NO ESCAPE! NO ESCAPE! NO ESCAPE! [LEAD] MIDWEST! [CROWD] MAYHEM! [LEAD] MIDWEST! [CROWD] MAYHEM! [LEAD] M-M— [CROWD] P! [OUTRO — SOUL SAMPLE, HORNS, HEAVY BASS] [DEEP VOICE] Ladies and gentlemen... Midwest Mayhem Promotions presents... NO ESCAPE. Kankakee, Illinois... Welcome to the Mayhem. [BACKGROUND VOCAL] No escape... [FINAL 808 HIT] NO ESCAPE!