[Intro | 4 bars | immediate groove, no atmospheric lead-in] [One male tenor; three short “back” pickups before the downbeat; bass answers] Back, back, back— [Close, smiling delivery; rise on “goodbye,” fall on “back”] I said goodbye My body said back [Signature bass motif: D–F–G–F–D; short syncopated notes, held final root; muted-trumpet synth answers in the gap] [Verse 1 | 8 bars | narrow melodic range, conversational rhythm; two bars per couplet] [Kick on every beat; claps on 2 and 4; lightly swung shakers; leave space after each line] Got my coat from the girl downstairs One sleeve on, then I heard that snare You caught my wrist with a “Where you going?” That little smile said you already know it Taxi waiting at the end of the street I’m by the door, still moving my feet You lean in close, let the question hang Then that bass comes round again [Build | 4 bars | one line per bar; melody rises gradually; congas grow busier] One foot out One look back You know how To do me like that [Brief dry spoken pickup] There it is [Chorus | 8 bars | one line per bar; melodic chant, strong consonants] [“Back to the bass” rises through three notes; “back to your hands” answers downward; hold the last word briefly] Back to the bass Back to your hands Back to that thing You do when you dance [“I said goodbye” rises; “my body said back” resolves firmly to D; leave a gap after “back”] I said goodbye My body said back One more time Let it hit like that [Drop 1 | 16 bars | instrumental-led; full kick and elastic bass] [Repeat the signature riff; muted-trumpet synth answers every second bar; keep vocals sparse] Back, back— Like that [4 bars instrumental; bass and congas carry the hook] Back, back— Bring it round [Short dotted-eighth ping-pong echo on “round”; filter each repeat darker] [8 bars instrumental; add clipped funk guitar halfway through; brief percussion fill into the next section] [Verse 2 | 4 bars | remove trumpet synth; intimate rhythmic delivery] Coat’s on a chair, sleeves rolled high You trace a circle on my wrist this time I try to talk with my mouth by your ear You pull me back where the kick hits clear [Chorus | 8 bars | repeat the established melody exactly; light same-voice doubles on final words] Back to the bass Back to your hands Back to that thing You do when you dance I said goodbye My body said back One more time Let it hit like that [Breakdown | 8 bars | remove kick; soft sustained D-minor chord, filtered bass pulse] [Close solo vocal; space between phrases; let the missing word become the hook] I said goodbye My body said— [2 bars instrumental response; trumpet-synth softly echoes the chorus contour] I said goodbye My body said— [Capture a fragment of “back” in a widening filtered reverb loop; keep the lead intelligible] [Build | 4 bars | shorten the loop rhythm; increase percussion, not vocal volume] Back Back Back, back, back [Cut reverb and drums completely for the final beat] [Dry whispered pickup] Like that [Drop 2 | 24 bars | first 4 bars kick and bass only; make the silence-to-bass contrast powerful] Back to the bass [Next 8 bars: restore trumpet-synth answer one octave higher, open hats and syncopated congas; preserve the main bass motif] [Spaced ad-libs from the same singer; place only in instrumental gaps] There it is Closer Do that again [Next 8 bars: guitar and synth trade short answers; alternate full riff with a version missing its final note] [Last 4 bars: restore complete riff; short snare fill, then clear space for the chorus] [Final chorus | 8 bars | original melody; add a restrained upper harmony from the same singer] Back to the bass Back to your hands Back to that thing You do when you dance I said goodbye My body said back One more time Let it hit like that [Outro | 4 bars | strip to bass and percussion; intimate lead] I said goodbye My body said— [Bass motif finishes the missing answer; final root with kick; clean stop]
