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NO STRINGS TONIGHT

[Intro - clipped guitar, bass pulse, spoken vocal] No calls No plans No promises tonight [Verse 1 - playful vocal, dance-punk groove] Phone face down on the passenger seat Streetlights flashing to the beat You ask me where I’m gonna go Maybe nowhere, maybe don’t wanna know Black jacket, cheap gasoline Radio loud, seventeen dreams Everybody wants a piece Tonight I’m keeping all of me [Pre-Chorus - rising drums, guitar opens] Don’t ask why Don’t ask when I don’t wanna explain again One red light Then we’re gone Turn it up and carry on [Chorus - explosive teen-rock hook] No strings tonight No hands pulling me back No rules in the passenger side No map, no plan, no looking back No strings tonight Let the whole city spin If tomorrow wants an answer Tomorrow can wait to begin I don’t need forever right Just no strings tonight [Post-Chorus - dance-punk riff, backing shouts] Hey! Cut the line Hey! I’m doing fine [Verse 2 - punchier drums, sharper vocal] You can tell me I’m reckless now Like I haven’t heard that somehow Everybody loves advice When they’re watching someone else live life Red lipstick on a paper cup Bass so loud we can’t shut up Laughing like we stole the night Maybe we did, maybe that’s alright [Pre-Chorus 2 - stronger build] Don’t say stay Don’t say stop I’m already over the top One deep breath One green light Everything belongs to tonight [Chorus - wider guitars] No strings tonight No hands pulling me back No rules in the passenger side No map, no plan, no looking back No strings tonight Let the whole city spin If tomorrow wants an answer Tomorrow can wait to begin I don’t need forever right Just no strings tonight [Breakdown - half-time drums, bass forward] No label No warning No “where were you this morning?” No guilt No blame Don’t make freedom sound ashamed [Instrumental Break - rhythmic guitar and bass] [Bridge - stripped vocal, emotional] Maybe freedom’s not forever Maybe that’s the point Maybe one night without a reason Is enough to hear my voice I don’t need to disappear I just need some room tonight [Final Chorus - full-band explosion] No strings tonight No hands pulling me back No rules, no weight, no alibi Just tires burning through the black No strings tonight Let the whole city spin If tomorrow wants an answer Tell tomorrow I might let it in No forever No goodbye Just no strings tonight [Outro - bass and guitar cut, dry vocal] Don’t wait up.