[Verse 1 - Tight 2 Tone groove. Walking bass leads. Dry drums. Off-beat skank guitar. Sparse organ stabs. Conversational lead vocal with occasional spoken lines] Here we go, it's starting again Same old faces, same old din One says, "Come on, stand with me" The other's glaring across the street Everybody's keeping score Counting who walks through which door Every answer's filed away Like you'll need it another day "Well?" They lean in close, they want it now Like silence is a broken vow "Oi!" [Pre-Chorus - Organ builds. Horns answer short vocal phrases. Energy rises without getting heavy] You keep asking, I keep saying You're not hearing what I mean [Chorus - Full band. Punchy brass accents. Gang vocals. Bright but tense energy. Memorable repeated hook] Choose your side! (Choose your side!) That's all I hear Morning, noon and every night Choose your side! (Choose your side!) If I don't wear your colours You say that I must hide Choose your side! (Choose your side!) Maybe I'm just trying To stay out of your fight "Leave me out of it!" [Verse 2 - Return to stripped groove. Bass remains prominent. Piano joins rhythm guitar. Spoken ad-libs between lines] One says this and one says that Truth gets lost beneath the chat "Listen..." If I nod, I'm in too deep If I don't, I have secrets to keep Friends turn judges overnight Every chat becomes a fight No one's asking what I think Only where they'll pour my drink "Come off it." You don't want my point of view You just want another you [Pre-Chorus - Horns become more active. Snare drives forward. Gang responses enter] You keep pushing, I keep standing Right where I have always been [Chorus - Repeat with stronger gang vocals and fuller brass] Choose your side! (Choose your side!) That's all I hear Morning, noon and every night Choose your side! (Choose your side!) If I don't wear your colours You say that I must hide Choose your side! (Choose your side!) Maybe I'm just trying To stay out of your fight "Not this time!" [Bridge - Half the instrumentation drops out. Bass and rim-click groove. Spoken lead vocal gradually becomes sung. Soft organ underneath] Maybe tomorrow you'll swap your flags Maybe next week you'll change your minds So why should I build my whole life Around a line you've drawn today? "Think about that..." [Final Chorus -Everything returns. Horns answer every vocal phrase. Bigger gang vocals. Live-band feel with joyful energy against frustrated lyrics] Choose your side! (Choose your side!) That's all I hear Morning, noon and every night Choose your side! (Choose your side!) If I don't wear your colours You say that I must hide Choose your side! (Choose your side!) Maybe I'm just trying To stay out of your fight Choose your side! (Choose your side!) I won't hate a stranger Just because you say I should "Alright!" "Hey!" [Outro - Band vamp for 15–20 seconds. Walking bass, skank guitar, playful horn fills, loose gang shouts fading like a live performance] Choose your side... (Choose your side!) Choose your side... (Ha! Oi!) "Leave me out of it..." [End]
