[Intro | Farfisa pulse | clipped guitar | dry drums enter | female vocal, amused] Oxford in the morning And the car is twice my size I can barely see the pavement But I’m sure I’ll improvise [Verse 1 | brisk | tight bass | clipped guitar] Out of Oxford, headed southbound How hard could this possibly be? Then Dover comes with four lanes moving All at once in front of me Cut across one, two, three, four Horns behind me, there’s the shore Nobody died, the car still runs I count that as a job well done [Pre-Chorus | rising | Farfisa answers each line] Don’t stop now Don’t ask why There’s always time to panic But this isn’t quite the time [Chorus | wide bright harmonies | driving] Don’t look down Keep moving If I stop I’ll have to understand What I’m doing Don’t look down Not yet One more mile, one more mistake One more thing I can fix I know exactly how absurd this sounds That’s why I won’t Look down [Verse 2 | playful call-and-response backing vocals] Ferry over to Calais I’m seasick, pale and green And naturally the gorgeous man Is not quite what he seems [backing vocals] Of course he’s not Drive to Paris, radio on French Top Forty all night long Jessica says I’ve lost my mind She’s not here, but she’d be right Tishy tells me, “Turn around” I tell the empty seat, “Calm down” If imaginary friends object That’s probably not a great effect [Pre-Chorus] Don’t stop now Don’t ask why There’s always time to panic On the other side of Paris [Chorus] Don’t look down Keep moving If I stop I’ll have to understand What I’m doing Don’t look down Not yet One more mile, one more mistake One more thing I can fix I know exactly how absurd this sounds That’s why I won’t Look down [Verse 3 | warmer synth layer | romantic lift] Hotel somewhere past the city Moonlight makes him look sincere One slow dance, and for a minute Maybe I can breathe in here Morning comes My window’s smashed Well That was nice while it lasted [drums snap back] Paris proper, find the car— No car Right They stole the bloody car [backing vocals] Of course they did [Verse 4 | faster vocal phrasing | bass driving harder] South toward Spain by any means Every plan develops seams Someone’s following, drive faster This is edging toward disaster Spanish border, headlights gaining No time left for explaining Barcelona needs a plan I’ve got one It’s complicated [backing vocals] How complicated? Don’t ask [Chorus | biggest yet] Don’t look down Keep moving If I stop I’ll have to understand What I’m doing Don’t look down Not yet One more mile, one more mistake One more thing I can fix I know exactly how absurd this sounds That’s why I won’t— [BREAK | instruments cut abruptly] Barcelona No No, no, no That was the plan That was all of the plan [quiet | exposed vocal | faint guitar] I’ve got no car I’ve got no answer I’ve got nobody coming to get me I’m a very long way from Oxford And I don’t know what happens next [Silence] Okay Think [Bridge | bass heartbeat returns | instruments rebuild line by line] There’s a ferry There’s a chance There’s a door I can’t get through I need sympathy I need helpless I need something I can use So I breathe in Find the feeling Let my lower lip go loose One tear Two tears Perfect Julia Roberts couldn’t do better [drums slam back in] Thank you! [Final Chorus | full band | exuberant backing vocals] Don’t look down Keep moving Sometimes that’s the closest thing I’ve got to knowing what I’m doing Don’t look down Not yet One more ferry, one more gamble One more problem I can fix From Oxford down to Mallorca Against all sense, I’m still around So if you ask me how I managed it— I didn’t I just didn’t look down [Outro | bright Farfisa figures | female backing vocals] Mallorca in the sunshine Everybody’s safe somehow Happy ending [backing vocals] How’d you do it? Don’t ask me I can look down now [beat] …Actually, no [Farfisa sting]
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