[Intro] [Delicate acoustic fingerpicking over a low, syncopated 5-string acoustic bass funk groove, quiet foot-tap percussion] "Sometimes you look around the room trying to find who broke the glass... and you're the only one standing there." [The groove locks into a slow, head-nodding 76 BPM pocket] [Verse 1] Yellow paper on the sill Pocket full of copper chill Shoes untied against the floor Knocking on an open door Whistling down the chimney pipe Waiting for the plum to ripe Turn the handle, trace the grain Dancing sideways in the rain [Pre-Chorus] [Bass slides up the neck, acoustic picking turns rhythmic and punchy] One step forward, take two back Walking on the railroad track Who’s that shadow on the wall? Nobody to catch the fall [Chorus] [Rhythm locks deep into the pocket, full warm baritone delivery, hypnotic vocal hook] It’s just me, yeah, it’s just me Counting stones down by the sea Nothing lost, nothing free Turn around... it’s just me It’s just me, it’s just me Let it roll, let it be Yeah, it’s just me [Verse 2] [Bass drops low on the B-string with subtle percussive slap accents, sparse fingerpicking] Cat is sleeping in the shade Penny in the lemonade Looking for the lost design Hanging shirts upon the line Spin the compass, toss the key Sailors in an empty sea Words are tangled in the wire Smoking without any fire [Pre-Chorus] [Vocal intensifies with a warm chest rasp, bassline syncopates around the beat] One step forward, take two back Walking on the railroad track Who’s that shadow on the wall? Nobody to catch the fall [Chorus] [Maximum groove intensity, soulful belting with infectious earworm melody] It’s just me, yeah, it’s just me Counting stones down by the sea Nothing lost, nothing free Turn around... it’s just me It’s just me, it’s just me Let it roll, let it be Yeah, it’s just me [Bridge] [Tempo remains steady, acoustic chords strip down to let the 5-string bass lead the melody; vocals deliver a rhythmic chant building into an emotive cry] Who’s in the mirror? (It’s just me) Who’s in the corner? (It’s just me) Who made the weather? Who cut the tether? [Soaring, soulful baritone roar with gritty sustain] Oh... nobody else to blame! Nobody knows the name! Yeah! [Guitar & Bass Interlude] [Warm acoustic fingerstyle interplay over a dynamic, thumping 5-string acoustic bass solo with string pops and woody body percussion] [Chorus] [Full dynamics, highly melodic and infectious singalong delivery] It’s just me, yeah, it’s just me! Counting stones down by the sea! Nothing lost, nothing free Turn around... it’s just me! It’s just me, it’s just me! Let it roll, let it be! Yeah, it’s just me! [Outro] [Music strips down to solo 5-string bass groove and soft finger snapping; hushed, repeating vocal loop] Just me... Yeah, it’s just me. Let it roll, let it be... Just me. [Deep, resonant low B-string plucks once and decays naturally into room silence] "Yeah... that's it." [End]
