Three in the Morning ( Twee pop )

[Intro: 16 bars, bright jangle guitar and tambourine, round upright bass joins, brisk shuffle drums, one trumpet stab halfway, no vocals] [Verse 1: clipped lines traded between the two voices, strummed acoustic guitar and upright bass, light brisk drums] [Female] Are you awake? [Male] Mm. [Female] I've been thinking [Male] It's three o'clock [Female] What if we're the wrong people [Male] Yes, darling, you're right [Female] In the right life? [Male] Let's do it your way [Pre-Chorus: tambourine enters, cello rising, voices overlapping, pulse steady] [Female] I can see your eyes are closed [Male] I'm listening with my whole body [Female] You're snoring [Male] That's how I listen [Chorus: full band lifts, jangle guitars, trumpets, tambourine, singalong, raw ragged harmonies, both voices joining on the first and last line] [Both] Three in the morning, three in the morning [Female] Now is when I ask you [Male] Now is when I'm gone [Female] Tomorrow I'll remember every word [Male] Tomorrow I'll remember falling off a cliff [Both] Three in the morning, three in the morning [Verse 2: back to guitar and upright bass, upright piano playing single chords, drums pulling back, a flute-like trumpet line] [Female] Do you think the dog knows we're lost? [Male] The horse is in the kitchen [Female] Do you ever feel it's all a scheme? [Male] Yes, darling, you're right [Female] Are you even listening? [Male] Mind the cliff [Pre-Chorus: tambourine and cello, voices cutting each other off, a little faster] [Female] Say something real [Male] The horse is very large [Female] Say you love me [Male] Always, in the kitchen, with the horse [Chorus: full band, a little louder and cheekier, handclaps added, trumpets blaring] [Both] Three in the morning, three in the morning [Female] Now is when I ask you [Male] Now is when I'm gone [Female] Tomorrow I'll remember every word [Male] Tomorrow I'll remember falling off a cliff [Both] Three in the morning, three in the morning [Verse 3: both voices, clipped and tired, upright bass and acoustic guitar, trumpet answering each line] [Female] What if nothing means anything? [Male] The horse agrees [Female] What if we're just two people in a bed? [Male] Yes, darling, you're right [Female] Is that enough? [Male] Mind the cliff [Chorus: full band, bitter but bouncy, both voices, tambourine and handclaps] [Both] Three in the morning, three in the morning [Female] Now is when I ask you [Male] Now is when I'm gone [Female] Tomorrow I'll remember every word [Male] Tomorrow I'll remember falling off a cliff [Both] Three in the morning, three in the morning [Instrumental break: 24 bars, full-length jangle guitar solo over upright bass, tambourine and handclaps, trumpet counter-melody, no vocals, tempo steady] [Bridge: quick-fire, voices overlapping, tambourine driving, drums lively] [Female] You said yes! [Male] I was asleep [Female] You said "you're right"! [Male] I was falling [Female] I'll quote you at breakfast [Male] I'll deny everything [Trumpet solo: 16 bars, lone muted trumpet over piano and upright bass, drums returning gently at the end, then everything drops out] [Collapse: everything drops out, upright bass and one clean guitar only] [Female, whispered] Go back to sleep [Final Chorus: hushed, brushes replacing the snare, upright bass and one clean guitar, piano touches, voices close and dry] [Both] Three in the morning, three in the morning [Female] Go back to sleep [Male] Mm-hm [Female] I'll remember for both of us [Male] Yes, darling, you're right [Both] Three in the morning, three in the morning [Outro: 24 bars, upright bass and one clean guitar, brushes, very quiet, spoken lines close and dry, fade-out only after the last line] [Male, half-asleep, spoken] Mm-hm I know I won't remember a damn thing tomorrow morning... but I'll already be tired the moment I get on my feet... [Female, spoken, tender and amused] You were magnificent tonight; no one listens to me the way you do... I love you...