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Cowboy Disco

V5.5

[Intro] [Energy: dreamy] [Flow: percussive drive] [Melody: detuned lead] [Bass: reese + sub] [Transition: build-up swell] [Instruments: Electric piano, FX, Keys, Lead synth, Plucks, Synth bells] Everybody looking like, “Where'd that cowboy go?” [Verse 1] [Energy: confident] [Flow: loose breakbeat] [Melody: octave jump lead] [Bass: growl bass] [Transition: instrument solo break] [Instruments: Arp synth, Bass guitar, FX, Hand percussion, Lead synth, Organ] Tryna look cool with my elbow on the bar My soft look so hard not like a movie star Had my shirt tucked in, then it all went wrong Now I’m shaped like gravy in a rhinestone thong I was feelin’ real slick when I walked inside Little side-step swagger, little country pride Thought I looked dangerous, smooth and debonair Caught myself in the mirror, nope...a blob in a chair Tryna be suave with a whiskey in my hand Did a little finger-gun like, “How you doin’, ma’am?” She looked me up and down, then she looked away Guess the bedazzle hat ain’t doing all the work today [Pre-Chorus] [Energy: energetic] [Flow: urban bounce] [Melody: ] [Bass: ] [Transition: ] [Instruments: Arp synth, Hand percussion, Keys, Lead synth] I sucked in my gut, threw my shoulders back Held it for a minute, nearly had a heart attack Thought I had the posture of a young James Dean But I looked like a humpty in a gabardine [Chorus] [Energy: energetic] [Flow: broken-beat flow] [Melody: syncopated pluck] [Bass: rubber band bass] [Transition: percussion break] [Instruments: 808, Arp synth, Drums] I brought my cowboy hat to the disco She put silver on the brim, looked like a UFO Boots on the floor, doing that Texas shuffle too slow I brought my cowboy hat to the disco [Verse 2] [Energy: intense] [Flow: funk pocket] [Melody: chopped vocal motif] [Bass: slap synth bass] [Transition: build-up swell] [Instruments: Arp synth, Drums, FX, Lead synth] I got that velvet jacket, got that fresh cologne Practiced my cool walk all the way from home Hit the dance floor smooth, gave the ladies a nod Then the mirrorball showed me I was built like a blob I’m tryin’ to be cool, I’m tryin’ to be suave But all these little move makes me look like a slob Even have the shiny boots, said I got a Cadillac grin But my belly gets to dancing ’fore the rest kicks in [Bridge] [Energy: atmospheric] [Flow: syncopated flow] [Melody: motif variation] [Bass: syncopated bass riff] [Transition: melodic fill bridge] [Instruments: Arp synth, Drums, Electric piano, FX, Pads] I’m struttin’ like a rooster underneath that strobe But from ten feet back I’m just a glittery globe [Chorus] [Energy: energetic] [Flow: broken-beat flow] [Melody: syncopated pluck] [Bass: rubber band bass] [Transition: percussion break] [Instruments: 808, Arp synth, Drums] I brought my cowboy hat to the disco She put silver on the brim, looked like a UFO Boots on the floor, doing that Texas shuffle too slow I brought my cowboy hat to the disco [Outro] [Energy: dreamy] [Flow: four-on-the-floor] [Melody: plucked phrase] [Bass: sidechained sub] [Transition: reverb-lift] [Instruments: 808, Arp synth, Drums, Electric piano, Keys, Pads] [Mix Rules: dry, tight FX; no shimmer; gated reverb; clean mix]