[INTRO — glossy metallic pluck stretches into warm keys; low bass pulse; no full drums] [VOCAL 2 — silky mature mezzo, floating upper register] You said you were coming through [VOCAL 1 — deep smoky contralto, dry and close] Mm, I heard you [BOTH — smooth sustained harmony; hold “waiting” as one legato word] You got me waiting [VERSE 1 — fractured syncopated drums; elastic bass; Vocal 1 low and grounded] [VOCAL 1] I made room in my evening Changed nothing but my plans Said I wouldn't overthink it Now look where I am I know you know the effect Don't act unfamiliar If you meant what you said Then baby, make it clearer [VOCAL 2 — soft upper response] Make it clearer [PRE-CHORUS — percussion gets busier; key tails bend and reverse] [VOCAL 2] I was good I was fine Till you went and changed the timing [VOCAL 1] Now I'm here [BOTH] You know exactly what you're doing [CHORUS — active groove beneath long syrupy vocals; bass bends under each held “waiting”] [VOCAL 1 — deep sustained lead] You got me waiting [VOCAL 2 — delayed upper harmony] Waiting on you [VOCAL 1] You got me waiting [VOCAL 2] And you know you do [BOTH — stacked harmony] I don't usually stay this patient Don't usually give this much room You got me waiting [VOCAL 1] Still waiting on you [POST-CHORUS — kick and bass only; metallic motif becomes pitched percussion] [VOCAL 2 — sustained] Waiting [VOCAL 1] You got me [BOTH] Waiting [VERSE 2 — Vocal 2 leads; drum pattern shifts; metallic motif moves into the harmony] [VOCAL 2] Maybe I gave you too much credit Maybe I read you just right Maybe you like knowing I'm ready While you're taking your time [VOCAL 1 — low response] Taking your time [VOCAL 2] I don't mind a little tension But don't confuse that with forever [VOCAL 1] No [BOTH] If you're coming, come correct [PRE-CHORUS — both singers occupy different rhythmic pockets] [VOCAL 1] I was good I was fine [VOCAL 2 — stretched above her] Till you changed the timing [BOTH] You know exactly what you're doing [CHORUS — fuller harmony stacks; groove briefly stretches then snaps back] [VOCAL 1] You got me waiting [VOCAL 2] Waiting on you [VOCAL 1] You got me waiting [VOCAL 2] And you know you do [BOTH] I don't usually stay this patient Don't usually give this much room You got me waiting [VOCAL 1] Still waiting on you [BRIDGE — drums vanish; warped keys, sub pulse, stretched metallic ribbon] [VOCAL 1 — very low, restrained] Maybe I should leave it alone Maybe I should call it what it is [VOCAL 2 — long upper melody] But every time I make up my mind You give me just enough [VOCAL 1] Almost ain't enough [absolute silence] [VOCAL 2] No, it ain't [FINAL CHORUS — groove returns transformed; metallic motif now melodic; Vocal 1 anchors while Vocal 2 floats above] [VOCAL 1] You got me waiting [VOCAL 2] Waiting on you [VOCAL 1] You got me waiting [VOCAL 2] And you know You know you do [BOTH] I don't usually stay this patient Don't usually give this much room [VOCAL 1 — long sustained phrase] You got me waiting [VOCAL 2 — delayed harmony] Waiting [BOTH — dense sustained chord; bass drops an octave] Still waiting on you [OUTRO — percussion disappears; one metallic pluck remains] [VOCAL 2] Waiting… [VOCAL 1] Don't keep me here too long [unresolved harmony; hard cut]
