[INTRO] [TAPE HISS] [LO-FI DRUM LOOP] [DETUNED WAH GUITAR SWELL] ª ªªªª ª ªª ª ª ªªªª ª ªª ª haa…haa… ª rmmm… ª nana… ª nana… ª ª ª ª ªªªª ª ªª ª ª ªªªª ª ª ªª uu…uuuu haa… ª ªª uu…uuuu haa… huu… huu… haa-aa… wake slow… [Flute phrase bends upward] (Yeah…) Still doin’ it-mm ※ [VERSE 1] Wake up late but the blood runs early-ay ※ Coffee gone cold and the room gets blurry-mm ≈ Got ten bad plans and a good one somewhere-o I’ll find that thing when I get there-eh ›› No clean shoes, no straight-line map-ay Bass in the wall going bap-bap-bap-mm ◊ World says stop, I misheard that word-o Turn that kick up till the whole thing hurts-eh ⬡ I build all night with a screw loose-ay Make one thing, then I make two-mm Got no finish line painted ahead-o Just keep doin’ what I’m doin’ ’til death-eh ※ [PRE-CHORUS] Not done yet-mm Not even close-o One more breath-ay One more go-eh ≈ If the clock wants war, let the clock get dressed-mm I got things to do and I’m doin’ ’til death-o ∞ [CHORUS] Doin’ ’til death-ay ※ Doin’ ’til death-mm Feet on the floor, heart out my chest-o ◊ No little pause, no maybe next-eh I’m doin’, doin’, doin’ ’til death-ay ›› Doin’ ’til death-mm Still got smoke in the last cigarette-o Still got one wild idea in my head-eh So I’m doin’, doin’, doin’ ’til death-ay ⬡ [POST-CHORUS] [Female Soul Layers] Ah-Ahh Ahhhhhhhh Ah-Ahh Ahhhhhhhh (Do it…) uh uh uh uh (Again…) Yeah! [DJ BACKSPIN] [VERSE 2] Got paint on my hands and dust on the deck-ay Three missed calls that I ain’t checked-mm Somebody somewhere keeps asking what’s next-o Brother, I’m still busy making this mess-eh ※ Loop gets chopped and the bass goes crooked-ay Flute slides in like it knows where to put it-mm ≈ Guitar says something with one bent note-o Then the drum comes back and grabs my throat-eh ◊ No gold watch, no retirement speech-ay No rocking chair on a quiet beach-mm Give me one room and a half-dead amp-o One strange beat and a reason to stamp-eh I don’t need perfect, I need it alive-ay Little bit wrong makes the whole thing right-mm If tomorrow knocks, tell tomorrow “not yet”-o I got things to do and I’m doin’ ’til death-eh ⬡ [PRE-CHORUS] Not done yet-mm Not even close-o One more breath-ay One more go-eh If the clock wants war, let the clock get dressed-mm I got things to do and I’m doin’ ’til death-o ∞ [CHORUS] Doin’ ’til death-ay ※ Doin’ ’til death-mm Feet on the floor, heart out my chest-o ◊ No little pause, no maybe next-eh I’m doin’, doin’, doin’ ’til death-ay ›› Doin’ ’til death-mm Still got smoke in the last cigarette-o Still got one wild idea in my head-eh So I’m doin’, doin’, doin’ ’til death-ay ⬡ [BREAKDOWN] [Drums drop out] [Tape echo + sub pulse + reversed soul fragments] ahhhhh ahhhhh ahhhhhhhhhhh ooohhhhhhhh Tick… tick… tick… Nah-mm. [Beat returns as chopped percussion] I don’t race time-ay Time races me-mm I leave fingerprints on everything I see-o Half of it trouble, half masterpiece-eh ※ That’s enough mathematics for me-ay Uhhh uhhhhhhhh oooooooh oooooooh ooooooh [BUILD] [Snakecharmer flute rises over distorted bass] Do it with the door kicked open-mm Do it when the good plan breaks-o Do it with a grin still showing-ay Do it for the doing’s sake-eh ≈ Do it when they say slow down-mm Do it when there’s nothing left-o One more sound one more round one more breath [DROP] DOIN’ ’TIL DEATH-ay ※ [FINAL CHORUS] [Full drums, huge warped bass, female harmonies, wah guitar] Doin’ ’til death-ay Doin’ ’til death-mm Feet on the floor, heart out my chest-o ◊ No looking back and no regrets-eh I’m doin’, doin’, doin’ ’til death-ay ›› Doin’ ’til death-mm Still got fire when the sun goes red-o Still got stupid little songs in my head-eh So I’m doin’, doin’, doin’ ’til death-ay ⬡ [Female response: soft then wide] (Doin’…) Ah-Ahh (Doin’…) Ahhhhhhhh [Male lead] When the last bass bends and the last tape stretches-mm When the room goes quiet and the meter hits red-o Don’t write “finished” write this instead-eh: Doin’ ’til death-ay ※ Doin’ ’til death-mm Doin’ ’til Doin’ ’til Doin’ ’til death-o ∞ [OUTRO] [Tape slowing] ª ªªªª ª ªª ª haa… haa… ª ªªªª ª uu…uuuu haa… ª ªª huu… huu… haa-aa… (Still doin’ it-mm…) [Single wah-guitar note] [TAPE STOP]
