[Verse 1] Twelve steps down, black stamp on skin Coat on the hook, I slip through heat Red bulb buzzing over the bar Cold glass sweating in my palm Kick drum climbs up through my shoes Left heel drops behind the groove Next one hits — I take a drink Amber shivers on the rim [Pre-Chorus] Amp light blinks Ice cubes clink Snare cracks once One shoulder lifts [Chorus] OUT OF STEP Kick is gone Heel hits wood and carries on OUT OF STEP Shoulders sway Bassline bends the room away Three, then four Red light crawls across the floor Miss the one, catch the next— OUT OF STEP [Verse 2] Sweat turns cold along my back A guitar coughs into the amp Someone bumps me, “sorry” twice I laugh before “it’s fine” arrives The song falls sideways at the break Half the room jumps anyway Someone sings a line off-key My mouth finds half the melody [Pre-Chorus] Crowd leans left Cymbals flare My hand opens Above my hair [Chorus] OUT OF STEP Kick is gone Heel hits wood and carries on OUT OF STEP Shoulders sway Bassline bends the room away Three, then four Red light crawls across the floor Miss the one, catch the next— OUT OF STEP [Instrumental] [Bridge] Back door cracks open — cold comes in Smoke curls backward, blue and thin Streetlight bleaches concrete white My left shoe turns toward the night [Final Chorus] OUT OF STEP Kick is gone Heel hits wood and carries on OUT OF STEP Shoulders sway Bassline bends the room away Three— Door swings wide and swallows four Cold light spills across the floor Miss the one, catch the next— OUT OF STEP OUT OF— [feedback / cut]
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