[INTRO four-bar build, piano riff and muted synth bells, filtered drums and sleigh bells, gang “hey” on last beat into full band] [VERSE 1 female lead, bouncy groove, light piano and guitar] Woke up to a world of blinding white Cars are buried, no one going anywhere tonight Group chat blowing up with “you okay?” Postman stuck halfway up the way [PRE-CHORUS 1 drums lift, claps join, backing “oh-oh”s] So I plug in the lights round the front door frame Text the neighbours: “Come and play a silly game” [CHORUS 1 full band, big pop chorus, sleigh bells and claps, gang backs the hook] We’re snowed in on our street, yeah, the whole world’s paused No taxis, no trains, no Santa in the malls Just borrowed chairs and boxes for our feet Hot chocolate steam in the middle of the street We’ve got no plan but it feels complete Snowed in, snowed in on our street [VERSE 2 groove cruising, more call-and-response ad-libs] Number eight brings out a beat-up amp Kids from number two are doing TikTok dance Someone strings a wire for fairy lights We’re a choir in coats in the frozen night [PRE-CHORUS 2 same shape, extra backing vocals] Pass the biscuits round in a baking tray Someone starts a carol in a brand-new way [CHORUS 2 repeat chorus, extra harmonies and ad-libs] We’re snowed in on our street, yeah, the whole world’s paused No taxis, no trains, no Santa in the malls Just borrowed chairs and boxes for our feet Hot chocolate steam in the middle of the street We’ve got no plan but it feels complete Snowed in, snowed in on our street [BRIDGE breakdown, drums drop to kick and claps, crowd “hey”s, then build] No one checking emails, no one on a plane We’re swapping stupid stories in the snowy lane If this is what they mean by “peace on earth” It’s right here on the corner where we found our worth [FINAL CHORUS biggest energy, choir-style gang vocals, chant on last lines] We’re snowed in on our street, let the whole world wait Paper crowns crooked and the fairy lights late Just borrowed chairs and boxes for our feet Hot chocolate steam in the middle of the street If every year could feel this sweet I’d pray to be snowed in on our street Snowed in, snowed in on our street [OUTRO band drops to piano and sleigh bells, crowd humming the hook, one last “snowed in on our street” gang shout then stop]
