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Look Up From the Glass

[Intro] (Bright, rapid interlocking synthesizer arpeggio pulse creates a driving rhythm) (Bouncy acoustic guitar strumming enters with snappy bass guitar runs) (Vocal ad-lib: Sharp, energetic count-in) One, two, three, go! [Verse 1] (Vocal: Conversational, confident male lead, upfront delivery) (Music: Tight driving bassline, jangly electric guitar power chords) Sit down at table, dinner is hot, You stare at a screen like you forgot. Thumbs moving fast, you're chasing a trend, Ignoring your food, ignoring your friend. The steak is getting cold, the soup is getting thin, I don't even know what world you are in! [Pre-Chorus] (Drums play a rolling tom fill, backing vocals stack up tight) Put it in your pocket, put it out of sight, We're trying to have a good conversation tonight! [Chorus] (Full band explosion, massive power pop hook with high-energy backing vocals) Look up from the glass! Look up from the screen! Be the best companion that I've ever seen! Talk to me, talk to me, look me in the eye, Don't let the whole dinner just pass us by! You better talk, you better bet, We haven't even started our real conversation yet! (Backing vocals: Yeah, you better bet!) [Verse 2] (Rhythm guitar becomes more syncopated, synth pulse continues underneath) (Lead vocal delivers lines with playful, urgent rock grit) You're liking a picture, you're reading a tweet, While everyone else has started to eat. A digital ghost at a physical feast, Turn off the notification at least! Give me some gossip, give me some news, Anything's better than these cell phone blues! [Pre-Chorus] (Bass guitar runs fluid scales, backing vocals build tension) Put it in your pocket, put it out of sight, We're trying to have a good conversation tonight! [Chorus] (Maximum arena volume, call-and-response vocal layering) Look up from the glass! Look up from the screen! Be the best companion that I've ever seen! Talk to me, talk to me, look me in the eye, Don't let the whole dinner just pass us by! You better talk, you better bet, We haven't even started our real conversation yet! [Guitar Solo] (Jangly, melodic rock electric guitar solo with classic 70s power chords) (Athletic drumming with heavy rolling fills across all rack toms) [Bridge] (Music thins down to a bouncing bassline, handclaps, and synth pulse) (Vocal switches to a rhythmic, punchy staccato delivery) I want to know your day, I want to hear your voice, Being here together is a beautiful choice. Don't tap the glass... Just look at my face at last! [Final Chorus] (Absolute peak intensity, full rock instrumentation, soaring falsetto backing vocals) Look up from the glass! Look up from the screen! Be the best companion that I've ever seen! Talk to me, talk to me, look me in the eye, Don't let the whole dinner just pass us by! You better talk, you better bet, We haven't even started our real conversation yet! [Outro] (Synth arpeggios speed up as guitars hit ringing power chords) (Vocal ad-libs fading out on the final hook) Yeah, you better talk... Look up from the glass... You better bet! (One final, crashing drum hit and ringing guitar feedback)