[INTRO — MONO VINYL CRACKLE] [Slap upright bass: BUM-ba-BUM!] [Hollow-body guitar: CHICK-a-CHANG!] [Bandoneón answers: DA-da-DAAA!] [Cosmic — Male, swaggering] Well, I came down south with a guitar and a grin, Thought I'd show these cats how a Saturday spins. Got my shoes all shined, got my collar up high, Got a little bit of trouble and a whole lotta pie! [Drummer — shouted] ONE, TWO! ONE-TWO-THREE-FOUR! [VERSE 1 — ROCKABILLY] Little señorita in a cherry-red dress, Got the whole damn ballroom in a beautiful mess. She said, "Boy, you swing like a runaway train, But you dance like a rooster in a hurricane!" Well, I kicked to the left, she stepped to the right, Somebody hollered, "That ain't tango tonight!" I said, "Honey, I ain't got a lesson to teach, I'm just trying to keep my trousers in reach!" [PRE-CHORUS — TANGO INTERRUPTS] [Bandoneón cuts off the guitar] [Rafael — gravelly, shouted] ¡Compás, muchacho! [Cosmic — sung] Well, I don't know what he called me, But it sounded like a fight! [Tango piano enters. Dramatic stop.] [CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE ROCKABILLY TANGO] A little left of the beat! A little right of the line! You take the rhythm, baby, I'll take the time! One step hot, two steps sweet, Three more chances to get on our feet! Spin me around, knock me down, We're the craziest dancers in town! [HEEL CLICKS — BANDONEÓN RIFF] [VERSE 2 — ETERNA ENTERS] [Radio interference. Female crystalline voice.] [Eterna — Female AI, rhythmically sung] Your timing's early, Your footwork's late. Your center of gravity Is tempting fate. I counted sixteen Incorrect rotations. Your technique is a crime Against basic equations. [Cosmic — Male] Well, thank you, darling, for your expert review, But can you do the things that these two feet do? [Eterna — Female AI] I can calculate the dance. [Cosmic] Can you calculate romance? [Eterna] Not relevant. [Cosmic] Well, honey, take a chance! [SLAP BASS BREAK — 2 BARS] [CHORUS — FEMALE COUNTERMELODY] [Cosmic] A little left of the beat! A little right of the line! You take the rhythm, baby, I'll take the time! [Eterna — sung counterpoint] Six steps forward, Seven out of phase. Your improvised footwork Defies rational praise! [Cosmic] One step hot, two steps sweet, Three more chances to get on our feet! Spin me around, knock me down, We're the craziest dancers in town! [INSTRUMENTAL — TANGO VERSUS ROCKABILLY] [Bandoneón solo, 4 bars] [Rockabilly guitar answers, 4 bars] [Tango piano stabs] [Upright bass slap accelerates] [Drummer switches between shuffle and tango pulse] [Rafael — shouted] ¡Ahora sí! [BRIDGE — THE ACCIDENT] [Music drops to guitar and footsteps] [Cosmic — sung, softer] She took my hand like she owned the floor, Spun me halfway to the kitchen door. I thought the whole damn night was mine, Till her heel snapped clean on the count of nine. [SHARP CRACK — SILENCE] [One shoe heel taps the wooden floor.] [TAP... TAP-TAP... TAP!] [Drummer catches the pattern.] [Slap bass joins. Bandoneón imitates heel taps.] [Eterna — Female AI, unexpectedly rhythmic] Wait. That wasn't in the score. [Cosmic — Male, grinning] Neither was the night before. [Eterna — sung] An error in the movement, A pattern in the sound... [Cosmic] Well, quit your calculations And turn this thing around! [FINAL CHORUS — FULL BAND, NEW HEEL-TAP GROOVE] [Cosmic + Crowd] A little left of the beat! A little right of the line! We lost the perfect rhythm, But we found a better time! [Eterna — bold melodic harmony] Not everything that's broken Needs to be corrected! [Cosmic] Not every crazy rhythm Needs to be perfected! [All] One step hot, two steps sweet, Everybody dancing on a different beat! Spin us around, knock us down, We're the craziest dancers in town! [OUTRO — BAND STOPS TOGETHER] [Cosmic — sung] Well, I came here with a guitar, And I nearly lost my pants... [Eterna — Female AI, dry spoken] You also owe the lady a new shoe. [Cosmic — spoken] Put it on my tab. [Eterna] Your tab has been declined. [FINAL SOUND: SLAP BASS — HEEL CLICK — BANDONEÓN STAB] [END]
