[Electronic funk; 96 BPM; smoky male vocal] [Audible melodic Auto-Tune; expressive slides; clear words] [Instrumental-heavy arrangement; recurring unison bass-and-wah riff] [Intro under fifteen seconds] [Intro — filtered synth bass; wah guitar introduces a six-note hook] [Drums enter; bass doubles the guitar hook] [Verse 1 — intimate, slightly behind the beat] Two keys sitting by my drink, You moved yours before I'd blink. Said you needed room to breathe, I said things I don't believe. Now your coat is off the chair, I keep reaching like you're there. Told my friends I liked the space, Then went home to miss your face. [Hook — melodic Auto-Tune; low harmony answers] Keys on the bar, We didn't get far. I wanted my way, Now I want you to stay. Keys on the bar, There goes my car. Let the last bus roll through— I've got talking to do. [Instrumental — eight bars] [Six-note bass-and-wah hook repeats four times] [Clipped Rhodes chords; dry electronic drums; smoky synth responses] [Verse 2 — warmer tone; rising urgency] Found your number, watched it ring, Lost my nerve to say a thing. You said, “Make it plain this time.” I said, “Your place or mine?” You said, “Neither. Take a walk. You can listen while I talk.” Met you where the buses turn, Kept my mouth shut, let it burn. [Hook — wider harmonies; guitar answers each phrase] Keys on the bar, We didn't get far. I wanted my way, Now I want you to stay. Keys on the bar, There goes my car. Let the last bus roll through— I've got talking to do. [Instrumental breakdown — sixteen bars] [First four bars: bass riff and kick only] [Next four bars: wah guitar rejoins in exact unison] [Next eight bars: wah solo over unchanged bass ostinato] [Rhodes adds tense ninth chords; synth filter gradually opens] [Bridge — half-time feel; exposed tuned vocal] You don't need another speech, You need someone you can reach. I can leave my pride outside; You can take your time inside. [Final hook — full groove; soulful delivery] Keys on the bar, We didn't get far. I wanted my way, Now I want you to stay. Keys on the bar, There goes my car. Let the last bus roll through— I've got listening to do. [Outro — eight bars; return to original riff] [Wah and bass repeat the six-note hook; drums strip away] I've got listening to do. [Short filtered electronic ending]
