Say It Slow

[Intro – Rhodes chords, vinyl crackle, slap bass enters] [Verse 1 – the dance floor, bouncy bass, clean guitar, voice close] Last song of the night Lights are turning blue Everyone is leaving But I’m still holding you Your hand on my back Barely even moving Slowly I am falling Slower than the music [Pre-Chorus – strings rise, groove tightens] Don’t hurry the ending We don’t have one yet [Chorus – full groove, gated snare, falsetto lifts on the hook] Say it slow Like the night’s not over Say it low Let it pull me closer I don’t need the words to make sense Just the way they fall Say it slow Say it slow [Verse 2 – the car, rain on glass, trip-hop beat, darker] Now we’re in your car Engine on, going nowhere Rain draws on the windshield City lights in your hair You say something small I ask you to repeat it Not ’cause I didn’t hear But ’cause I need it [Pre-Chorus – strings rise, groove tightens] Don’t hurry the ending We don’t have one yet [Chorus – full groove, gated snare, falsetto lifts on the hook] Say it slow Like the night’s not over Say it low Let it pull me closer I don’t need the words to make sense Just the way they fall Say it slow Say it slow [Bridge – groove drops out, only rain, Rhodes and voice] Tomorrow is a rumor Wipers keep the time Don’t pull away yet Stay a little while [Final Chorus – slow burn peak, strings and falsetto, then easing down] Say it slow Like the night’s not over Say it low Let it pull me closer I don’t need the words to make sense Just the way they fall Say it slow [Outro – vinyl crackle, rain fades, whispered] Say it… again.