⸻ 🎼 “I Need the Antidote (Last Call)” ⸻ [Intro | clean electric guitar | neon hum | low room chatter] Barlight flickers through a dirty window Last call sign still glowing red I trace my face in the mirror’s echo Don’t recognize the man instead Oh ⸻ [Verse 1 | driving 80s rock groove | bass + drums in] I’m on the brink of the brink Glass sweating in my hand Every promise I made Just dissolves where I stand Smoke hangs thick in the air Fake friends laughing too loud Every story’s a lie But I’m lost in the crowd ⸻ [Pre-Chorus | lift | guitar build] I said I’d stop just one more night But one more turns into a fight Between the man I used to be And who I am when I can’t see ⸻ [Chorus | full band | anthemic] I need the antidote I’m drowning my truth at the bottom of glass I need the antidote Chasing a high that never will last I need the antidote I need to sober up I need to sober up Ooh ooh I need the antidote ⸻ [Chant Chorus 1 | stripped | kick + bass pulse] Down and out I’m out when I’m down and out Another round, another round Down and out I’m out when I’m down and out Spinning fast, falling down ⸻ [Instrumental Solo 0 | short | bluesy lead lick | bar-room vibe] ⸻ [Verse 2 | tighter | gritty delivery] Stumble back from the bar to the street Can’t remember the faces I meet Phone lights up, I don’t pick up I just drink till I’m out of luck Paycheck gone in a couple of nights Head pounding under neon lights Waking up where I don’t belong Don’t know how I got this wrong ⸻ [Pre-Chorus 2 | stronger push] Keys in my hand but I shouldn’t drive Don’t even feel half alive Everything’s slipping out of control And it’s taking a toll ⸻ [Chorus 2 | bigger | rough edge] I need the antidote I’m drowning my truth at the bottom of glass I need the antidote Chasing a high that never will last I need the antidote I need to sober up I need to sober up Ooh ooh I need the antidote ⸻ [Chant Chorus 2 | escalation] Down and out I’m out when I’m down and out Black it out, don’t feel pain Down and out I’m out when I’m down and out Same old night, same again ⸻ [Instrumental Solo 1 | expressive electric guitar | blues-rock phrasing] ⸻ [Bridge / Verse 3 | drop drums | clean guitar + vocal forward] Bathroom floor, cold tile, head low Trying hard just to let it go Looking up through a broken frame Asking God if I’m still the same I don’t know how I got this far Living life at the bottom of a bar But something in me’s calling out To turn this around ⸻ [Instrumental Solo 2 | restrained guitar | slow, reflective bends] ⸻ [Final Chorus | biggest lift | full band] I need the antidote I’m drowning my truth at the bottom of glass I need the antidote I’m done letting this be my past I need the antidote I need to sober up I need to sober up Ooh ooh I need the antidote ⸻ [Outro Chant | short | fading bar noise] Down and out I’m out when I’m down and out One last call, walk away Down and out I’m out when I’m down and out Not tonight, not today ⸻ [Final Line | quiet, steady] I need to sober up ⸻
