at an arcade in the middle of hong kong, a game console is outlawed following the mysterious disappearance of eleven children, all last seen with the game.
a young firebrand named chun li breaks in that night for a few after hours rounds, but before the coin can drop, her surroundings fade into a living room she's never seen before.
she turns to find the door, but she already knows exactly where it is.
lyrics
you're breakin in so late that no one sees or so you think
all you wanna do is street fight
a pair of coin inserts are glowin' red like demon's eyes
do you got a pair to insert
all you wanna do is street fight
in the corner hidden
with a warning sign
fighting is forbidden
playing is a crime
our machine is broken
so don't pay the price
it takes more than your token
do you really wanna street fight
i heard eleven played and every one disappeared
and since it happened the arcade paused it for 17 years
vega ken dhalsim ehonda
sagat bison zangief and blanka
balrog guile and ryu
your just a child
and now you too
if your lookin' for a fight then you come to the right place
make a new name now your old one's erased
enter your age and your weight your height
(medical records and your blood type)
the arcade at night is a stage where you'll have to fight
you think you hear a sound
comin' from the street
or is it just the pound
of your heartbeat (beat)
when you turn around
the sight that takes your breath
at the door is a silhouette
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Found this through my poor Spotify trying desperately to find what I might like to listen to. Not at all my normal type of music but it actually made me stop and listen. Delightful from beginning to end. It's gone onto my DAP to become part of my normal rotation of music. vonvanna