[Intro | G Major | 114 BPM | bright acoustic guitar, punchy drums, handclaps, bouncy bass] Can you just write a love song? Something normal. Something people can sing along to. And maybe rhyme this time. [Verse 1 | G Major | 114 BPM | driving acoustic guitar, melodic bass, tight drums] They said quit writing about the bad days Quit writing about the things that went wrong Quit telling everybody all your problems Nobody wants to hear another sad song They said give us something we can dance to Give us something we can sing in the car Give us something anybody can understand You don't have to tell us who you are [Pre-Chorus | G Major | 114 BPM | rising guitar and backing vocals] Keep it simple Keep it clean Keep it somewhere in between Don't make it weird Don't make it sad Don't make us think about the lives we've had [Chorus | G Major | 114 BPM | huge upbeat band, gang vocals] Write a love song Make it rhyme Keep it happy Keep it light Write a love song Make it sweet Give us something more upbeat No bad luck No trauma dump No heavy shit No existential stuff And for God's sake sing it right We're trying to listen not think all night [Verse 2 | G Major | 114 BPM | acoustic guitar, electric fills, energetic drums] They said don't use words nobody uses Don't get too clever with the lines Don't leave us sitting there wondering what the hell you meant this time They said give us something with a chorus Something we can shout after one try Something with a verse and then another verse and something that rhymes with sky [Pre-Chorus | G Major | 114 BPM | bass climbs, handclaps] Make it catchy Make it short Make it sound like something we've heard Don't get bitter Don't get deep Give us something good n' cheap [Chorus | G Major | 114 BPM | full band, bigger gang vocals] Write a love song Make it rhyme Keep it happy Keep it light Write a love song Make it sweet Give us something with a steady beat No bad luck No trauma dump No heavy shit No existential stuff And for God's sake sing it right We're trying to listen not think all night [Bridge | C Major | 114 BPM | band drops to acoustic guitar, bass and handclaps, increasingly sarcastic vocal] Don't write about your father Don't write about your pain Don't write about the days you couldn't get out of bed again Don't write about the people you'll never see again Don't write about the things that made you who you are Just write about a girl Just write about a kiss Just write about forever and how wonderful it is And if you can't do that well, maybe try a different chord [Instrumental Break | G Major | 114 BPM | bright guitar hook, handclaps, gang vocals] That's better. Keep smiling. [Final Chorus | G Major | 114 BPM | biggest, happiest arrangement possible] Write a love song Make it rhyme Keep it happy Keep it light Write a love song Make it sweet Four chords and a catchy beat No bad luck No trauma dump No heavy shit No beating yourself up No deeper meaning No reason why Just put a pretty little melody over something that rhymes with sky Write a love song Just like we said Put a smile on it and get out of your head Write a love song Don't make it hard Don't tell us who you are Just tell us who you are [Outro | G Major | 114 BPM | instruments continue brightly, vocal increasingly dry and deadpan] Write a love song. Make it relatable. Make it happy. Make it rhyme. Don't make it about you. Don't make it too honest. Don't make it too sad. And whatever you do... Don't make us uncomfortable. [Band stops]
