Waving Back

Surf-rock, reverb-soaked lead guitar with tremolo picking and clipped hooks over bouncing bass and fast loud drums; low, dark male lead in a wild yelping, belted call-and-response with backing voices; driving 172 BPM rush; wild Halloween guitar tremble, chorus surges and a bridge reverb plunge, ‑indie, ‑soft, ‑gentle, ‑sleepy, ‑lullaby, ‑whisper, ‑industrial, ‑trap hi-hat rolls, ‑drill, ‑choir, ‑gang shouts, ‑crowd chants, ‑Soft Fire, ‑lo-fi, ‑brass, ‑ballad, ‑piano, ‑strings, ‑organ, ‑keyboards, ‑metal, ‑slide guitar, ‑808, ‑sub bass, ‑handclaps, ‑cowbell, ‑punk, ‑country, ‑twang, ‑opera, ‑gospel, ‑funk, ‑generic rap voice, ‑crooning, ‑crooner, ‑breathy, ‑high light vocal, ‑talk-sing, ‑hushed, ‑legato, ‑silky, ‑thin vocal, ‑warm mid-range male vocal, ‑female vocals, ‑generic pop vocal, ‑smooth, ‑lounge, ‑beach party pop, ‑ukulele, ‑doo-wop, ‑crooned harmonies

V6-WILD

[Pre-Chorus: Surf-rock male lead, tremolo picking]
Every kid on the beach knows the one old rule
You learn it in the summer, you learn it at school

[Chorus: Surf-rock male lead, full force]
If he waves, don't wave back
Keep your feet in the dune and stay off the track
Sand in your teeth and the sky goin' black
If he waves, don't wave back

[Verse 2: Surf-rock male lead, belted, bouncing bass]
Me and Danny and the Ortega twins
Dared each other with our bets and grins
He raised a hand and it swung real slow
Left and right like a metronome
Everybody froze but I couldn't stop
Raised my arm like a fool on top
And I waved back, and I started walkin'
Across the wet sand while the twins were squawkin'

[Chorus: Surf-rock male lead, full force]
If he waves, don't wave back
Keep your feet in the dune and stay off the track
Sand in your teeth and the sky goin' black
If he waves, don't wave back

[Bridge: Surf-rock male lead, reverb plunge as the wave comes in]
Then I heard it, a roar from the left
A wall of water out of nowhere, I held my breath
It hit the beach where my buddies stood
And they climbed the dune like they knew they should

[Verse 3: Surf-rock male lead, belted, fast loud drums]
Water swirlin' to the parkin' lot
Every towel and cooler that the lifeguards got
But the sandbar by the wreck stayed dry
And the man in the yellow coat just waved goodbye
Now he wasn't callin' us out to drown
He was wavin' at the spot where the wave comes down
Fifty years he's been out there warnin' kids away
And they call him the ghost, but he saved my day

[Chorus: Surf-rock male lead, full force]
If he waves, don't wave back
Keep your feet in the dune and stay off the track
Sand in your teeth and the sky goin' black
If he waves, don't wave back

[Outro: Surf-rock male lead, wild, fast loud drums]
So if you're down on the Point when the tide goes wrong
And a man in a slicker waves all night long
Don't you run for the dune like the stories say
Watch where he's pointin' and walk his way

[End]

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[Verse 1: Surf-rock male lead, belted, fast loud drums] Halloween on Pelican Point The tide pulls out like it's leavin' the joint Half a mile of sand and the sea's gone flat And the Mary Ellen rises like a big black hat Mast is bent and the hull is green Ugliest ship you have ever seen On the deck there's a man in a yellow coat Standin' like he's waitin' on a long-gone boat [Pre-Chorus: Surf-rock male lead, tremolo picking] Every kid on the beach knows the one old rule You learn it in the summer, you learn it at school [Chorus: Surf-rock male lead, full force] If he waves, don't wave back Keep your feet in the dune and stay off the track Sand in your teeth and the sky goin' black If he waves, don't wave back [Verse 2: Surf-rock male lead, belted, bouncing bass] Me and Danny and the Ortega twins Dared each other with our bets and grins He raised a hand and it swung real slow Left and right like a metronome Everybody froze but I couldn't stop Raised my arm like a fool on top And I waved back, and I started walkin' Across the wet sand while the twins were squawkin' [Chorus: Surf-rock male lead, full force] If he waves, don't wave back Keep your feet in the dune and stay off the track Sand in your teeth and the sky goin' black If he waves, don't wave back [Bridge: Surf-rock male lead, reverb plunge as the wave comes in] Then I heard it, a roar from the left A wall of water out of nowhere, I held my breath It hit the beach where my buddies stood And they climbed the dune like they knew they should [Verse 3: Surf-rock male lead, belted, fast loud drums] Water swirlin' to the parkin' lot Every towel and cooler that the lifeguards got But the sandbar by the wreck stayed dry And the man in the yellow coat just waved goodbye Now he wasn't callin' us out to drown He was wavin' at the spot where the wave comes down Fifty years he's been out there warnin' kids away And they call him the ghost, but he saved my day [Chorus: Surf-rock male lead, full force] If he waves, don't wave back Keep your feet in the dune and stay off the track Sand in your teeth and the sky goin' black If he waves, don't wave back [Outro: Surf-rock male lead, wild, fast loud drums] So if you're down on the Point when the tide goes wrong And a man in a slicker waves all night long Don't you run for the dune like the stories say Watch where he's pointin' and walk his way [End]

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