[INSTRUMENTAL — harpsichord arpeggios, twang guitar and brass joining] [VERSE 1 — nimble vocal, chromatic bass stepping below] The clerk looked down at our unmarried hands and asked me for a name Mara leaned against my arm and said, "We're Mr. and Mrs. Vale" She took the pen, she took my ring, she put it on without a smile I signed the book as Mr. Vale and tried to make it look like mine [PRE-CHORUS — rising melody, harpsichord brightening] Six flights up, one key between us Two strangers at the desk [CHORUS — buoyant open hook, strings lifting] Room six-one-four Room six-one-four One night as husband and wife Then strangers at the door [VERSE 2 — playful phrasing, bongos and guitar trading] She hung the Do Not Disturb sign like a curtain on the stage I checked the hall, she checked the view, I checked the door again The brown bag went beneath the bed, the black one in the drawer She said, "Stop pacing, Mr. Vale, you're making me less sure" [CHORUS — buoyant open hook, strings lifting] Room six-one-four Room six-one-four One night as husband and wife Then strangers at the door [INSTRUMENTAL — swirling guitar solo, harpsichord continuing beneath] [BRIDGE — vocal close then lifting, muted brass pulsing] Downstairs a man in a gray coat asked the clerk about his friends He had our description and a photograph with both of us inside Mara watched him in the mirror while she slowly fixed her hair She said, "If anybody asks, we were already upstairs" [VERSE 3 — brighter vocal, bass stepping cheerfully] We ordered dinner for two, I wore the ring, she wore her dress When room service knocked she kissed my cheek and answered, "Yes?" The waiter left, the gray coat passed, she kept her smile in place I hated that she still could make my heartbeat race [CHORUS — fullest hook, brass and strings lifting] Room six-one-four Room six-one-four One night as husband and wife Then strangers at the door [OUTRO — harpsichord circling, vocal echoing] Room six-one-four Room six-one-four We locked the world out And lied some more
