[Afropop dance pop, modern Afrobeats, 104 BPM, F major, Dm-Bb-F-C loop, euphoric but wry, warm female lead with playful melodic runs, chant-style hook, tight stacked harmonies, crisp shakers, rim clicks, talking drum fills, bouncy melodic bass, palm-muted clean guitar, soft keys, light log drum accents, sparse intimate verses, lifted pre-chorus, explosive full chorus, short drum-and-chant dance break, final chorus up a key with choir responses, glossy radio-ready mix, English with light Pidgin.] [Intro - filtered palm-muted guitar, soft shaker, one talking drum fill, no bass, whispered tease] Hopeless... hopeless... [Verse 1 - sparse: rim clicks, round sub bass, soft keys, close dry half-spoken vocal, playful] I practiced your name in the bathroom mirror Six different ways, none of them cool Screenshot a sunset you weren't even in Saved it in a folder called "for you" [Pre-Chorus - shakers double time, talking drum rolls, harmony enters, rising energy, last line cuts to silence] Everybody says "slow down" Slow down? Which way is slow? My heart don pack im bag And e no wan hear "no" (Wait for it...) [Chorus - full drop on beat one, kick, log drum bounce, bright guitar chops, stacked harmonies, biggest melody] Hopeless, hopeless, ROMANTIC (oh-oh!) I dey fall before you call me Hopeless, hopeless, ROMANTIC (oh-oh!) Heart go jump, e no dey ask me Hopeless, hopeless, ROMANTIC Na so I be, na so I be [Post-Chorus - drums strip to kick and claps, bass bounce, gang vocal chant, crowd energy] Fall, fall, fall again (eh!) Never learn, never learn (eh!) Fall, fall, fall again (eh!) Hopeless romantic, here we go again [Verse 2 - back to sparse, add muted guitar riff, cheeky delivery] Sent a voice note, deleted it twice Third one is just me laughing, no words Bought two plates in case you came over Now I'm eating jollof for both of us [Pre-Chorus - same build, add synth riser, last line cuts to silence] They say "protect yourself" Armour no go let me dance Call me careless, call me soft I'm just paying attention, you know? (Wait for it...) [Chorus - full drop, add synth stabs, wider harmonies] Hopeless, hopeless, ROMANTIC (oh-oh!) I dey fall before you call me Hopeless, hopeless, ROMANTIC (oh-oh!) Heart go jump, e no dey ask me Hopeless, hopeless, ROMANTIC Na so I be, na so I be [Post-Chorus - chant only] Fall, fall, fall again (eh!) Never learn, never learn (eh!) [Dance Break - 8 bars: drums, log drum, shakers and chant only, call and response, bass out for 4 bars then slams back] (Shake am!) Hopeless! (Shake am!) Hopeless! Romantic! (Romantic!) Hands up if you fall too fast (fall too fast!) Hands up if you never learn (never learn!) [Bridge - strip to keys and one intimate vocal, no drums, drums return on last line] Maybe love is just a bet I keep placing on the house I'd rather lose out loud Than win in doubt [Final Chorus - key up a whole step, full band, choir responses, ad-libs, loudest section] Hopeless, hopeless, ROMANTIC (oh-oh!) I dey fall before you call me Hopeless, hopeless, ROMANTIC (oh-oh!) Heart go jump, e no dey ask me Hopeless, hopeless, ROMANTIC (hopeless!) Na so I be, na so I be Fall, fall, fall again (eh!) [Outro - drums fade, talking drum solo, last hook whispered, ends on shaker] Hopeless... romantic.
