[Verse 1] [Instant song start] [No intro] [Glossy bass pulse and four-on-the-floor kick] Sally called me up today (today...) And she asked me if I'd go away She said she'd got a car and she was ready to roll [Vocal shift: conversational rhythm] She said she wanted to find her soul [Rhythmic pause] I looked out the window, saw a limousine arrive Driving down the street at twenty-five [Pre-Chorus] [Filtered pads] [Rising arpeggio] [Vocal style: driving rhythm] For twenty-four years I've been living next door Watching her footsteps walk across the floor And now she's leaving without a trace And another stranger is gonna take her place! [Stop the bass] [Chorus] [Drop] [Max energy] [Double-tracked vocals] Oh, I don't know why she's leaving! Or what her heart is believing! For twenty-four years, I've been waiting inside With all the secrets that I had to hide! [Vocal staccato: punchy] Now Alice is gone! Alice is gone! [Ad-libs] (Where did she go?) I guess I gotta learn to carry on! (carry on...) [Post-Chorus] [High-energy synth-pop] [Vocal chops: "Alice... gone..."] [Verse 2] [Intimate close-mic vocal] I walked on up to Alice's door But she didn't live there anymore Sally looked at me and she started to smile She said: "I've been waiting here all the while" [Digital blips] She said: "Alice is gone, but I am still right here" And she wiped away a lonely tear (lonely tear...) [Pre-Chorus] [Rising electronic arpeggio] For twenty-four years I've been living next door Watching her footsteps walk across the floor And now she's leaving without a trace And another stranger is gonna take her place! [Stop the bass] [Chorus] [Drop] [All elements active] Oh, I don't know why she's leaving! Or what her heart is believing! For twenty-four years, I've been waiting inside With all the secrets that I had to hide! [Vocal staccato] Now Alice is gone! Alice is gone! (Never look back!) I guess I gotta learn to carry on! (carry on...) [Bridge] [Beat drops] [Sparkly riser] [Heavy delay] Now Sally is here... (is here...) And she's standing near... (so near...) But my mind is still trapped in the yesterday And there's nothing left for me to say... [Riser explosion] [Megaphone effect: "ONE, TWO, THREE, SWITCH!"] [Synth and Drum Solo] [Drop] [Max club intensity] [Futuristic synth leads] [Chorus] [Max intensity] [Stacked harmonies] Oh, I don't know why she's leaving! Or what her heart is believing! For twenty-four years, I've been waiting inside With all the secrets that I had to hide! Now Alice is gone! Alice is gone! I guess I gotta learn to carry on! (carry on...) [Outro] [Bass/arpeggios] [Heavy feedback] [Whispering] Next door to Alice... (Alice... Alice...) Twenty-four years... (years...) Now she's gone... [Laser stop] [End]
