[INTRO | endlessly ascending octave arpeggios | continuous rising pitch illusion | overlapping octave risers | mechanical repetition | escalating tension | no harmonic resolution | vintage 1986 electro synths | robotic backup singers fade in | instrumental] [ROBOT VOICE] Tomorrow has been postponed. [MALE VOICE] Until when? [ROBOT] Yesterday. [MALE VOICE] Yesterday already happened. [ROBOT] Not yet. [VERSE 1 | clipped theatrical vocal | mechanical rhythm | bouncing synth bass | rising arpeggio continues] Woke up early Three days late Found myself Outside the gate Checked my watch It disagreed Second hand Was gaining speed Elevator opened There I stood Already leaving Like I knew I would I yelled HEY! He yelled HEY! Then both of us ran The opposite way! [PRE-CHORUS | octave risers climb | tension increases] One minute forward Two minutes back Yesterday is coming And it's gaining on the track! [CHORUS | hyperactive electro | robotic call-and-response | perpetual ascent] I'M EARLY FOR YESTERDAY! [ROBOTS] TOO SOON! I HAVEN'T EVEN LEFT TODAY! [ROBOTS] TOO LATE! The clocks keep turning backwards But I'm running anyway! [ROBOTS] RUN! RUN! RUN! I'M EARLY FOR YESTERDAY! And tomorrow's in the way! [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK | Shepard-tone rising illusion | elastic synth bass | angular synth stabs | vintage drum machine | overlapping octave risers | perpetual ascent | no resolution] [VERSE 2 | frantic spoken-sung vocal | rising arpeggio continues] Bought a ticket Caught the train Got off twice Got on again Asked the conductor Where we'd go [DEEP ROBOT] SOMEWHERE YOU ALREADY KNOW. Clock on the wall Started counting down Nine! Eight! Seven! [TINY ROBOTS] THURSDAY! That's not a number! [ROBOTS] KEEP MOVING! Six! Five! Four! [TINY ROBOTS] CHRISTMAS! STOP DOING THAT! [BRIDGE | drums disappear | eerie toy synth | perpetual rising sequence | no resolution] [MALE VOICE] Wait. If I'm early for yesterday... Then yesterday hasn't happened yet. So if I wait here long enough... Yesterday becomes today. Right? [ROBOT VOICE] You missed it. [MALE VOICE] WHAT?! [GONG | enormous metallic strike] [BUILD | drums violently return | octave arpeggios accelerate | robots multiply | escalating mechanical chaos] [FINAL CHORUS | maximum electro energy | robotic choir | perpetual ascent] I'M EARLY FOR YESTERDAY! [ROBOTS] TOO SOON! TOO SOON! I'M LATE FOR TODAY! [ROBOTS] TOO LATE! TOO LATE! Tomorrow's running backwards And the clocks have gone insane! I'M EARLY FOR YESTERDAY! [ROBOTS] RUN! RUN! RUN! I'M EARLY FOR YESTERDAY! [ROBOTS] BACK! BACK! BACK! RUN! RUN! RUN! [BREAKDOWN | rubbery bass | mechanical drums | ray-gun synths | octave risers continue] [MALE VOICE] What day is it?! [ROBOTS] WRONG! What TIME is it?! [ROBOTS] WRONG! WHERE AM I?! [ROBOTS] EARLY! [OUTRO | endless ascending octave arpeggios | Shepard-tone rising illusion | robotic voices layer | escalating tension | no harmonic resolution | no final cadence] [MALE VOICE] EARLY FOR WHAT?! [ROBOTS | HUGE UNISON] YESTERDAY! [FINAL ASCENT | pitch appears to rise forever | drums intensify | no resolving chord | no fade] [ROBOTS | DISTANT] TOO SOON... TOO LATE... TOO SOON... TOO LATE... [ASCENDING SYNTH ACCELERATES] [ABRUPT CUT MID-ARPEGGIO]
