Eight A.M.

Dark late-80s/early-90s pop-funk with an expressive high-range male vocal, breathy intensity, whispered phrases, sharp hiccups, gasps, grunts, soulful ad-libs, layered call-and-response and stacked harmonies; around 115 BPM with tense syncopation; punchy drums, syncopated funk bass, clipped rhythmic electric guitar and featured electric-guitar accents, dramatic synths, orchestral stabs and atmospheric textures; tight stop-start pauses build into an explosive, expansive final chorus, polished modern production

[Intro – dark, building]

October sixteenth is coming, we've been waiting all year for this night
Four people with one mission, and we're gonna get the timing right
Every screen is charged and ready, every detail checked again
When the whole world comes knocking, we'll be there at eight A.M.

(Yeah...)
We're ready.

[Verse 1]

Every fall we know the ritual, another Pro arrives again
A little faster, little brighter, and somehow we still give in
But this year when they showed the lineup, we knew we'd walk away
'Cause something bigger waited just a little further down the way

A phone that opens to a tablet, something different for a change
So we skipped the yearly upgrade, now we're ready for the day
October twelfth we'll get prepared, every card and address right
Then Friday morning we'll be waiting as the store comes back to life

[Pre-Chorus]

Check the storage, choose the color, make sure everything is right
Four of us with fingers ready as the clock counts down tonight
And when that moment finally comes, there's only one way this can end
Somebody better let us in at eight A.M.!

(Oh!)

[Chorus]

Can we make it through at eight A.M. before the whole world rushes in? (Yeah!)
Phone and tablet, laptop ready, if one freezes then another one begins
Four of us all waiting, watching seconds slowly disappear
We've been waiting all this time, and now the moment's finally here

Don't you tell me "ships in November," don't you push me down the line (No, no!)
Don't you move that little delivery date when I showed up here on time
If that loading wheel starts spinning, I'll just open up another screen again
We've come much too far to lose this fight at eight A.M. (Yeah!)

[Verse 2]

When the Pro went up for preorder, we expected shipping dates to slide
But the chaos never really came, and something didn't feel quite right
We kept checking all the models, but they never disappeared
And the longer they stayed available, the more our theory became clear

Where's the crowd that buys them yearly? Where's the rush we've always known?
Are they sitting there like all of us, just waiting quietly at home?
Maybe everybody saw the Duo and decided they could wait
Now a million people might be staring at the very same damn date

[Pre-Chorus]

My wife is ready with her order, friend and brother in the race
Three devices sitting in front of me, and everything is in its place
We'll be staring at those screens while morning slowly closes in
And nobody better call me at 7:59 A.M.

(Seriously.)
(Yeah!)

[Chorus]

Can we make it through at eight A.M. before the whole world rushes in? (Come on!)
Phone and tablet, laptop ready, if one freezes then another one begins
Four of us all waiting, watching seconds slowly disappear
After months of speculation, this is why we're gathered here

Don't you tell me "ships in November," we were here before the line (No!)
Don't you give me "currently unavailable" when I showed up here on time
If the storefront crashes under us, we'll load it up and try again
We're not walking from this battle empty-handed at eight A.M. (Yeah!)

[Bridge – cinematic]

There was a time when people waited through the darkness of the night
Folding chairs along the sidewalk underneath those glowing lights
Coffee cups and conversations while the line went down the street
Everybody chasing something new they couldn't wait another week to see

We thought those days were over, that the madness disappeared
Another phone became another phone, another slightly better year
But for the first time in a long time, something different's finally here
And suddenly that old excitement doesn't feel so far away

(Oh...)
Maybe those days are coming back again.

[Build]

So charge the phone and charge the tablet, keep the laptop plugged in too
Check the payment, check the shipping, there's no telling what the store might do
Three devices side by side like mission control inside my den
And nobody better touch that Wi-Fi until after eight-ten! (Yeah!)

[Final Chorus]

We're gonna make it through at eight A.M. before the whole world rushes in (Yeah! Yeah!)
Phone and tablet, laptop glowing, if one freezes then another one begins
Four of us across four houses watching seconds disappear
October sixteenth, eight A.M., the moment's finally here!

Don't you tell me "ships in November," we were here before the line (No, no!)
Don't you move that delivery date while I'm just trying to click "Buy"
If the servers shake and storefront breaks, we'll load it up and try again
We didn't skip a whole year just to get this thing in November, man! (Oh!)

And if that final screen appears and says the words we've waited for...

"Delivery: October twenty-third."

(Yeah!)

Then all four of us can finally breathe and celebrate the win.

[Outro]

After all the preparation, the confirmation's finally in
There's nothing left to worry about, so let the waiting now begin

(Yeah...)

Now we just refresh the tracking page every six minutes...

Until October twenty-third.

4990/7500

[Intro – dark, building] October sixteenth is coming, we've been waiting all year for this night Four people with one mission, and we're gonna get the timing right Every screen is charged and ready, every detail checked again When the whole world comes knocking, we'll be there at eight A.M. (Yeah...) We're ready. [Verse 1] Every fall we know the ritual, another Pro arrives again A little faster, little brighter, and somehow we still give in But this year when they showed the lineup, we knew we'd walk away 'Cause something bigger waited just a little further down the way A phone that opens to a tablet, something different for a change So we skipped the yearly upgrade, now we're ready for the day October twelfth we'll get prepared, every card and address right Then Friday morning we'll be waiting as the store comes back to life [Pre-Chorus] Check the storage, choose the color, make sure everything is right Four of us with fingers ready as the clock counts down tonight And when that moment finally comes, there's only one way this can end Somebody better let us in at eight A.M.! (Oh!) [Chorus] Can we make it through at eight A.M. before the whole world rushes in? (Yeah!) Phone and tablet, laptop ready, if one freezes then another one begins Four of us all waiting, watching seconds slowly disappear We've been waiting all this time, and now the moment's finally here Don't you tell me "ships in November," don't you push me down the line (No, no!) Don't you move that little delivery date when I showed up here on time If that loading wheel starts spinning, I'll just open up another screen again We've come much too far to lose this fight at eight A.M. (Yeah!) [Verse 2] When the Pro went up for preorder, we expected shipping dates to slide But the chaos never really came, and something didn't feel quite right We kept checking all the models, but they never disappeared And the longer they stayed available, the more our theory became clear Where's the crowd that buys them yearly? Where's the rush we've always known? Are they sitting there like all of us, just waiting quietly at home? Maybe everybody saw the Duo and decided they could wait Now a million people might be staring at the very same damn date [Pre-Chorus] My wife is ready with her order, friend and brother in the race Three devices sitting in front of me, and everything is in its place We'll be staring at those screens while morning slowly closes in And nobody better call me at 7:59 A.M. (Seriously.) (Yeah!) [Chorus] Can we make it through at eight A.M. before the whole world rushes in? (Come on!) Phone and tablet, laptop ready, if one freezes then another one begins Four of us all waiting, watching seconds slowly disappear After months of speculation, this is why we're gathered here Don't you tell me "ships in November," we were here before the line (No!) Don't you give me "currently unavailable" when I showed up here on time If the storefront crashes under us, we'll load it up and try again We're not walking from this battle empty-handed at eight A.M. (Yeah!) [Bridge – cinematic] There was a time when people waited through the darkness of the night Folding chairs along the sidewalk underneath those glowing lights Coffee cups and conversations while the line went down the street Everybody chasing something new they couldn't wait another week to see We thought those days were over, that the madness disappeared Another phone became another phone, another slightly better year But for the first time in a long time, something different's finally here And suddenly that old excitement doesn't feel so far away (Oh...) Maybe those days are coming back again. [Build] So charge the phone and charge the tablet, keep the laptop plugged in too Check the payment, check the shipping, there's no telling what the store might do Three devices side by side like mission control inside my den And nobody better touch that Wi-Fi until after eight-ten! (Yeah!) [Final Chorus] We're gonna make it through at eight A.M. before the whole world rushes in (Yeah! Yeah!) Phone and tablet, laptop glowing, if one freezes then another one begins Four of us across four houses watching seconds disappear October sixteenth, eight A.M., the moment's finally here! Don't you tell me "ships in November," we were here before the line (No, no!) Don't you move that delivery date while I'm just trying to click "Buy" If the servers shake and storefront breaks, we'll load it up and try again We didn't skip a whole year just to get this thing in November, man! (Oh!) And if that final screen appears and says the words we've waited for... "Delivery: October twenty-third." (Yeah!) Then all four of us can finally breathe and celebrate the win. [Outro] After all the preparation, the confirmation's finally in There's nothing left to worry about, so let the waiting now begin (Yeah...) Now we just refresh the tracking page every six minutes... Until October twenty-third.

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