[Intro: 148 bpm, snare roll explodes into a huge gated-reverb drum hit, squealing detuned synth riff, octave-jumping synth bass, handclaps and cowbell on the offbeat; hard stop; then a fuzzed punk guitar slide, feedback squeal and a breathy New York voice cut in over pounding floor toms] (Suburb, cool, flat) Somebody's in my riff. (Bowery, breathy, amused) Honey, I was in it before it was a riff. (Suburb) Prove it. (Bowery) Watch me change clothes. [Round 1 – Suburb: pumping octave synth bass, squealing synth riff, crashing live drums with gated snare, crunchy power-chord stabs, handclaps, cool alto with clipped consonants, gang backing "whoa-oh" shouted like a terrace] Bus stop, rain Record in a bag One synth line One cheap flag I sang for the kids In the car park light Four chords, one riff Every Friday night You change your coat Every single year I wear the same And they still know I'm here (gang backing) whoa-oh (Suburb) Same riff. Still here. [Hook 1: full wall, synth riff and fuzz guitar in unison, four-on-the-floor kick, stop-time on the last line, big catchy melody] (Suburb, sung) One riff, one road, one little light (Bowery, breathy) and a closet full of dresses for tonight (Suburb) Loyal (Bowery) Bored [Round 1 – Bowery: fuzzed punk guitar, double-time snare, galloping bass, surf-guitar twang fills, breathy sly voice turning into a sneer, stop-and-go breaks every four lines] Loyal is cute Loyal is small I played a basement With no back wall Punk on Monday Pop by June Disco by winter Rap by noon You wear the same And they know your face I wear a new one And I own the place Same riff, darling That's a lovely trap Watch me walk out of it Wearing that. [Hook 2: fuzz guitar leads, synth squeal answers, gated tom fill, breathy line then cool reply] (Bowery, breathy) Heart like a mirror, it cracks, it shines (Suburb, flat) and a mirror only shows what's already mine (Bowery) Ooh (Suburb) Don't ooh me [Round 2 – Suburb: half-time breakdown, then drums slam back in double-time, synth bass distorted, cowbell, gang backing huge, alto sharper] New face, new coat New town, new sound Who are you, love When the lights go down? I'm the same girl In the same old jeans Kids still sing it In their teens You own the place Then you sell the lease I own one riff And I sleep in peace (gang backing) whoa-oh (Suburb) Peace. Same riff. [Round 2 – Bowery: beat flips hard into Hi-NRG disco, four-on-the-floor, sequenced synth-bass octaves, glassy arpeggio, open hi-hats, then drops into a slap-bass funk groove for a sly half-spoken rap] (sung, disco, breathy) Peace is nice, honey, peace is slow (sung) I sleep in taxis, and I dream in stereo (half-rapped, sly) Now listen, suburb girl, don't get me wrong You got one riff, and it's a pretty song But I went from the Bowery to the discothèque To a reggae beach with a rap on deck Every coat I wore, the whole world copied Your jeans are classic, darling, mine were sloppy (back to sung, breathy) Who am I when the lights go down? (whisper) Whoever I want. [Guitar Solo: 8 bars, screaming fuzz guitar solo over pounding floor toms and synth bass, feedback squeal at the end] [Cypher: both beds fused, synth riff and fuzz guitar on Hi-NRG kick, handclaps, two bars each, fast alternation, getting faster] (Suburb) Riff (Bowery) Dress (Suburb) Dress fades (Bowery) Riff stays (Suburb) Stays where? (Bowery) In the car park (Suburb) Car park's mine (Bowery) Basement's mine (Suburb) Basement's gone (Bowery) So's the bus stop (Suburb) …bus stop's still there (Bowery) Then take me there (Suburb) Wear something plain (Bowery, breathy) I'll try (Suburb) You won't (Bowery) I won't. [Final Hook: everything at once, gated drums, fuzz guitar, squealing synth, cowbell, gang backing, both voices in harmony, stop-time hits, then hard cut] (Suburb, sung) One riff, one road, one little light (Bowery, breathy) Heart like a mirror, it cracks, it shines (both) One stayed the same, one never did (gang backing) whoa-oh (Bowery) Nice riff, kid. (Suburb) Nice dress. Again. [Outro: guitar feedback swell, one gated snare hit, silence] (Bowery, whisper) Same time next year? (Suburb, flat) Same riff. Your call on the coat.
