[Intro - Bass groove + brushed drums, Rhodes enters slowly] (Ooh… quarter past…) [Verse 1 - Female] The city put its heels up for the night The boulevard is breathing low I found a booth that holds the light Like it was saving me a glow I didn't plan on company I didn't plan on ordering twice But then you sat across from me And asked me something nice [Verse 1 - Male] I said, what are you celebrating You said, nothing yet I said, that's my favorite reason The kind you don't forget Your earring caught the chandelier And threw a diamond on the wall I knew that I'd remember here Long after last call [Pre-Chorus - Together] And the clock forgot to move And the bass began to groove Like it knew, like it knew [Chorus - Duet, layered] It's a quarter past midnight And I don't want to leave You're the softest conversation I could ever believe Let the hours keep on pouring Like the drinks that we don't need It's a quarter past midnight And you're all I want to read [Verse 2 - Male] You talk with both your hands like music sheets Conducting something only I can hear The waiter passed us twice with tired feet We smiled and mouthed "still here" [Verse 2 - Female] You quoted something French, then lost the thread I loved the way you didn't try again You let the thought stay floating overhead Like perfume in the rain [Pre-Chorus - Together] And the room forgot the time And the saxophone could rhyme With the way, with the way we feel [Chorus - Duet, layered] It's a quarter past midnight And I don't want to leave You're the softest conversation I could ever believe Let the hours keep on pouring Like the drinks that we don't need It's a quarter past midnight And you're all I want to read [Bridge - Stripped, trading whispered lines] (Female) Tell me one thing no one knows (Male) I keep every movie stub (Female, softly) That's beautiful (Male) Tell me one thing no one knows (Female) I hum in elevators when I'm scared (Male, softly) I'll remember that (Together, building) We're collecting little pieces Of each other without trying Building something out of nothing At a table meant for dining [Final Chorus - Full arrangement, warm harmonies] It's a quarter past midnight And I never want to leave You're the deepest conversation I could ever receive Let the world keep on turning We've got everything we need It's a quarter past midnight And you're all I want You're all I want You're all I want to read [Outro - Rhodes decay, saxophone fading] (Female) What time is it now? (Male) Does it matter? (Female) Mmm… not at all (Together, humming) Mmm… mmm… quarter past…
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