[Intro – Turn signal clicking in rhythm, low distorted bass enters, tight syncopated guitar riff] [Verse 1 – MALE RAPPER ONLY: Pure rhythmic spoken rap from the very first word, dry baritone, precise articulation, NO melodic singing] Indicator clicking by a shuttered grocery store Two shopping bags have tipped across the floor The rent went up on Monday, Friday brought a bill We've been arguing for hours and we're not finished still You're staring through the windshield, I'm rehearsing my defense I've got a thousand explanations, none of them make sense I reach across the dashboard just to turn the radio down But then a song comes on we haven't heard since we left town You smile before you notice, then you try to hide your face It's the one we used to play in our first rented place I say, "God, this song is awful." You say, "You played it every night." And for the first time in a week, we almost have a fight about something right [Refrain 1 – FEMALE VOCALIST ONLY: Soft, intimate, crystal-clear melodic singing, almost no drums, clean guitar] Don't tell me it'll work out Don't tell me that it won't For the length of this song Just hold me like you know me One song long... [Instrumental – Angular distorted guitar riff, rolling bass groove, turntable scratches] [Verse 2 – MALE RAPPER ONLY: Faster tight percussive rap, confident rhythmic flow, sharp consonants, NO melodic singing] I pull beneath a sign that says they're closed till nine You look at me and laugh, say, "Come on, we've got time" I say, "There's cameras everywhere." You say, "Then give 'em something good" And pull me from the driver's seat before I say I never would My trainers slide like idiots across the painted ground A trolley wheel is rattling somewhere further down You try to lead, I trip, we nearly fall against the car It's nothing like the movies and that's my favorite part And no, we haven't fixed a thing, the bills are waiting still The kitchen tap is leaking and there's petrol we can't fill But you're laughing with your head back, and I haven't heard that sound Since we started keeping score of who was letting whom down [Refrain 2 – FEMALE VOCALIST ONLY: Warm, emotional singing, low register moving upward, bass and drums gradually joining] Don't tell me it'll work out Don't tell me that it won't For the length of this song Just hold me like you know me One song long... [Instrumental – Heavy syncopated riff, melodic lead guitar, drums briefly drop to half-time] [Bridge – Male and female trade lines, instruments sparse] [MALE – Quiet rhythmic spoken rap] Monday's still Monday And nothing's really changed We'll wake up to the same bills And the same old pouring rain [FEMALE – Gentle melodic singing] I never asked you for a miracle Or someone who could make it all disappear [MALE – Rhythmic rap building intensity] I keep thinking I should fix it Find a plan and make it right But I missed you standing next to me While I was trying to win the fight [FEMALE – Powerful emotional melodic belt] I DON'T NEED YOU TO WIN! [Sudden instrumental silence] [FEMALE – Soft exposed voice] I just need you here. [Instrumental Climax – Crushing down-tuned guitars, powerful live drums, melodic guitar harmonies, no screaming] [Final Refrain – FEMALE VOCALIST ONLY: First line almost whispered, then soaring emotional rock vocals with powerful sustained notes, full heavy band] Don't tell me it'll work out... I know you really don't know But for the length of this song We can put tomorrow down Just hold me like you know me [Powerful sustained melodic high note] ONE SONG LONG... [Outro – Distorted guitars stop, turn signal clicking returns, gentle clean guitar] [MALE – Quiet spoken voice] "We should probably get going." [FEMALE – Soft spoken voice] "One more?" [MALE – Almost laughing] "We don't even know the next song." [FEMALE – Smiling, quietly] "Exactly." [End – Car radio clicks off]
