[SO UNEXPECTED — 120 BPM — TARGET 3:35–3:50 / HARD STOP 4:00] [ALL SUNG; NO RAP. Lead opens in comfortable first tenor. BGs: soprano, alto, first tenor. Keep words clear; runs follow key words. Two beat flips only; short interludes, no long instrumental gaps.] [INTRO — 4 BARS] [Motif keyboard + soft violin phrase; beat enters underneath.] D. CONDUCTOR: Had my whole day lined up... then you walked through it. BG: “So unexpected...” [VERSE 1 — POISED, BUILDING] Calendar checked, appointments on time, handling my business, staying in line. Then you passed by and the sentence I had just disappeared like it changed its mind. That little smile had confidence in it, hips had rhythm without doing too much. No shade, girl—you wore that moment well; I caught myself wondering how your lips might touch. Soft? Comforting? Yeah, I'm getting ahead of myself. But that perfume followed right behind you, and suddenly focus was somewhere else. I know how to play composed, but you put a crack in the routine. Had me searching for something intelligent while my face already told you what I mean. [PRE-HOOK] [BGs rise in 3 parts; pan drum answers punch accents.] I wasn't looking. That's the funny part. Had plans for everything today— you weren't on the chart. [HOOK — SIMPLE] So unexpected— I was good till you walked by. So unexpected— had me losing my reply. Wasn't ready, wasn't searching, still I'm glad you came my way. So unexpected— and I like what happened to my day. [BG echo: “Unexpected...”] [BEAT FLIP 1 — 4 BARS] [Full drums drop. Violin + motif keyboard + beatbox + 3-part harmony only.] D. CONDUCTOR: Hold on... let me get myself together. BG: “Good luck with that.” [VERSE 2 — MORE OPEN] [Original beat returns; deeper 808/punches. Lead becomes freer.] Now I'm replaying how you looked back, like maybe I wasn't alone in the thought. That made the odds feel different, made me wonder what a hello might cost. Probably nothing but courage— and I got enough of that to spend. So if I catch you standing still, I'm not letting another moment end. I wanna know the voice with the smile, the mind behind all that style. See if the energy stays this good when we're talking for more than a while. 'Cause pretty got my attention, but presence made me want to stay. And meeting you feels less like luck than a blessing that crossed my way. [CHORUS — VOCALS OPEN] So unexpected— now I'm hoping you feel it too. So unexpected— one glance turned into wanting to know you. I lost a little concentration, found a reason to change my pace. Girl, I'm glad you interrupted everything I thought I had in place. [BEAT FLIP 2 — VOCAL/HARMONY BREAK] [Beat strips to beatbox, violin, motif keys. BGs hold moving chords; lead runs around them.] SOPRANO: “What you gonna do?” D. CONDUCTOR: Go speak. ALTO: “You nervous?” D. CONDUCTOR: A little. TENOR: “Still going?” D. CONDUCTOR [smiling]: Absolutely. [BRIDGE — REBUILD] [Pan drum climbs over low/mid/high punches; organ enters. Vocals and beat trade accents.] Maybe your lips are as soft as they look. Maybe your laugh gets better up close. Maybe I'm wrong— [PAUSE] but that's one chance I'm willing to know. [Lead holds “know”; BGs change harmony underneath, then answer with a short cascading run.] [FINAL CHORUS — ORIGINAL GROOVE, BIGGER] So unexpected— I was fine till you walked by. So unexpected— now I'm done pretending I don't wanna try. Cute smile, beautiful motion, and a presence I can't explain. To meet you feels like good timing wearing somebody else's name. So unexpected— girl, I'm glad you came my way. [AD-LIBS OVER HOOK ONLY] “Yeah... right there...” “Had me lost for words...” “Un-ex-pec-ted...” [First-tenor high hold → controlled descending run.] [BGs answer in soprano/alto/tenor harmony.] [OUTRO — VOCALS ONLY] [Beat disappears. One soft violin note remains.] D. CONDUCTOR: I had a whole day planned... BG: “So unexpected...” D. CONDUCTOR: I'm glad you interrupted it. [Soft 3-part resolve. No big finish. Clean vocal fade. STOP.]
