GLASS ON THE COUNTER (Fade Out)

Dark sophisticated alternative R&B/melodic post-grunge, 110 BPM, C minor, Low piano, restrained electronic beat, deep bass and sparse clean guitar in verses; choruses add wide ringing power chords, tom-heavy drums and deliberate stop-start rests rather than constant chugging, British female five-octave lead with rich controlled lows, natural portamento, tense restrained grit, layered harmony stacks and huge clean belts, Bridge strips nearly bare before one sustained upper belt and descending run, No whistle, Studio-only, emotionally controlled, adult and cinematic

V5.5

[Intro — low] You left the glass there. So I knew. [Verse 1] You always put things away Before you leave the kitchen Mug in the dishwasher Bottle back in the fridge Chair pushed in That night You left the glass Right in the middle of the counter Half full Water warm And went upstairs Without saying goodnight [Pre-Chorus] Small thing Except I knew your habits Well enough To know it wasn’t small [Chorus] Glass on the counter That’s how I knew Something had changed Before either of us Had language for the truth Glass on the counter Half full Left there You had stopped finishing The little things Maybe because You’d stopped believing We would [Verse 2] Next morning It was still there A ring underneath it On the stone You made coffee Worked around it Like neither of us could see it I nearly picked it up Then didn’t Wanted to know How long you’d let it stay [Pre-Chorus] One day Two Such a ridiculous test But relationships have ended Over stranger evidence [Chorus — wider guitars] Glass on the counter That’s how I knew Something had changed Before either of us Had language for the truth Glass on the counter Half full Left there You had stopped finishing The little things Maybe because You’d stopped believing We would [Bridge — drums fall away] On Thursday I asked “Are we okay?” You looked at the glass Not at me There it was The answer Sitting exactly where you left it [Build] You said “I don’t know” I said “You do” [Stop] We both did [Sustained belt] We bo-o-o-oth did— [Descending run] [Final Chorus] Glass on the counter I finally moved it Poured the water away Washed it Put it back Nothing dramatic happened Glass on the counter Gone by noon Funny how cleaning one small thing Can make an entire room Look different You had stopped finishing The little things So I finished this [Outro — low] Glass in the cupboard. Keys by the door. Done.

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