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Slow Sunday

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[Intro – EMO:Lazy Sunday Setup – Male Vocalist – No drums yet] *birds outside the window, coffee maker, vinyl crackle, bright acoustic guitar strum, Fender Rhodes chord swell* Mm Slow Sunday Slow Sunday afternoon [Verse 1 – EMO:Bright Morning Light – Male Vocalist – walking bass enters bright, light congas, acoustic guitar strums] Sunday morning, eleven thirty You was still in my old T-shirt The light was coming through the kitchen Like the day had no agenda The coffee was already poured The eggs was on the stove You was reading me the headlines From an article that nobody wrote There was no place we had to be There was nobody we had to call And the only thing the morning asked Was do we want to do nothing at all [Pre-Chorus – EMO:Smooth Lift – Male Vocalist – saxophone enters bright, strings warm] And we said yes We said yes to the slow We said yes to the maybe nothing And the morning let us know [Chorus – EMO:Bright Smooth Soul Sway – Male Vocalist + layered harmonies – walking bass, bright sax, congas, brushed drums] Slow Sunday Slow Sunday Ain't nowhere we got to be Slow Sunday Slow Sunday Just you and me and the breeze I'll take the news real easy I'll take the day real slow Slow Sunday Is the only place I want to go Slow Sunday [Verse 2 – EMO:Sunday Specifics – Male Vocalist – groove deepens, sax weaves] The dog was sleeping in the doorway The neighbor's kid was learning bike The radio was playing soft soul From a record nineteen seventy-five You said you wanted to walk later Down to the park where the dogs all run I said baby, I'll walk wherever If you give me first this Sunday sun We don't need a destination We don't need a list to do The afternoon can stretch as long As you want it to with you [Pre-Chorus – EMO:Sax Soaring Bright – Male Vocalist – saxophone fuller, strings widen] And we said yes We said yes to the slow We said yes to the maybe nothing And the morning let us know [Chorus – EMO:Bright Smooth Soul Sway – Male Vocalist + fuller harmonies] Slow Sunday Slow Sunday Ain't nowhere we got to be Slow Sunday Slow Sunday Just you and me and the breeze I'll take the news real easy I'll take the day real slow Slow Sunday Is the only place I want to go Slow Sunday [Saxophone Solo – EMO:Bright Sensual Tenor Sax – instrumental break – sax takes the lead, Rhodes and walking bass underneath, congas] *tenor saxophone solo carries the melodic line for eight bars, warm and bright* [Bridge – EMO:Sunday Gratitude – Male Vocalist – production thins, Rhodes and bass only, breathing room] The world will start up Monday And the inbox will be loud But for one more afternoon I just want to sit here with you The way the light keeps changing The way the time goes funny The way the Sunday holds us Without asking us for money I'll trade a hundred Mondays For one more day like this Slow Sunday Is the closest thing to bliss Slow Sunday [Final Chorus – EMO:Full Bright Smooth Soul – Male Vocalist + widest harmonies – sax weaving bright, full production] Slow Sunday Slow Sunday Ain't nowhere we got to be Slow Sunday Slow Sunday Just you and me and the breeze I'll take the news real easy I'll take the day real slow Slow Sunday Is the only place I want to go Slow Sunday Slow Sunday [Outro – EMO:Afternoon Fade – Male Vocalist – sax tail, Rhodes sustaining, vinyl crackle, birds] *tenor saxophone tail, Rhodes sustaining, birds, distant kids playing, vinyl crackle* Slow Sunday Slow Sunday Baby *birds, vinyl fade*