[Intro | Curious Energy | Close Ensemble Delivery | Piano Pizzicato + Tight Hand Percussion] Ask five people about Marianne You'll get six answers back [Verse 1 | Driving Energy | Conversational Lead + Group Responses | Bass Pulse + Piano Stabs] The doorman says she's always early The woman upstairs says never before noon Tuesday she had black hair pinned up Thursday it was copper and loose Someone saw her dressed for a ballroom Silk down to the floor at three Next morning she bought coffee in sweatpants Old white sneakers, scraped at the heel [Pre-Chorus | Building Energy | Layered Questioning Delivery | String Plucks + Snare Lift] She says she hates attention Then walks in and owns the room Swears she never holds a grudge Then remembers one from June [Chorus | High Energy | Open Lead + Group Harmonies | Full Drums + Piano Drive] Marianne Everybody knows her differently Marianne Nothing fits the testimony She'll tell you yes, then live like no Leave before she says she'll go Everything she does Contradicts something she did Marianne Who did you meet tonight? [Post-Chorus | Buoyant Energy | Group Chant + Tight Doubles | Handclaps + Bass Hook] Black hair Blonde hair Red by ten Ask tomorrow Start again [Verse 2 | Driving Energy | Conversational Lead + Group Responses | Plucked Strings + Drum Pulse] A bartender down on Orchard Says she drinks vermouth and lime Her old roommate swears she won't touch it Says she only orders wine She once gave away half her closet Then spent a month's rent on a coat Told one friend she'd never get married Caught a bouquet and took it home A cabbie says she talked for forty blocks A date says she barely spoke Someone claims she cries at comedies Someone else says she never gets the joke [Pre-Chorus | Building Energy | Layered Questioning Delivery | String Plucks + Snare Lift] She'll cancel everything by seven Then call from somewhere after two Say, "I don't do second chances" Then give somebody twenty-two [Chorus | High Energy | Open Lead + Group Harmonies | Full Drums + Piano Drive] Marianne Everybody knows her differently Marianne Nothing fits the testimony She'll tell you yes, then live like no Leave before she says she'll go Everything she does Contradicts something she did Marianne Who did you meet tonight? [Bridge | Suspended Energy | Spoken-Sung Ensemble Tradeoff | Low Piano + String Figures] Maybe the woman in the bookstore Isn't who the neighbor knows Maybe the one who runs through Central Park Never wears the evening clothes Maybe every contradiction Only bothers us because We keep trying to make one woman Behave like only one woman does [Breakdown | Rising Energy | Rhythmic Group Delivery | Bass Ostinato + Percussion Build] Uptown says she's reckless Downtown says she's shy Midtown says she's practical Her ex says that's a lie One friend calls her generous One says she keeps score Someone says she's easy to read Nobody agrees on what for [Chorus | Peak Energy | Open Lead + Layered Ensemble | Full Drums + String Surge] Marianne Everybody knows her differently Marianne Maybe that's the only certainty She'll tell you stay, then miss the train Love the sun, complain of rain Everything she does Contradicts something she did Marianne Who did you think she'd be? [Outro | Falling Energy | Close Ensemble Delivery | Piano Return + Soft Percussion] At midnight someone sees her laughing At eight she passes without a glance Ask five people about Marianne You'll never get the same woman twice [End]
