Q: also what in the world would you even parse that intro in? like 5 quarter note triplets, so you might even write it as 5/6, irrationally? come on
A: it would have to be a completely different tempo than the rest of the song. it doesn't line up with anything. when i was recording other parts for the verse, after the pre-intro was done, i really had to turn the click on and completely ignore the pre-intro. i can tell you it does not line up properly unless you call it a tempo change on paper. actually there is a further complication because after it ends there's still 1 swung 16th note going into the next part, because the landing point is essentially the "a" of 4 so to speak