Please Hold

Indie pop with funk and hip-hop influences, Features a prominent slap bass line, syncopated electric guitar scratches, and a bright brass section, The drums use a crisp, dry snare and a tight kick pattern, Male vocals alternate between rhythmic rapping and melodic singing, accompanied by layered female backing vocals in the chorus, A recurring telephone dial tone and operator voice sample are integrated into the arrangement, The track is in the key of G minor at 115 BPM

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[Intro]
[telephone ringing, electronic beep]
[Operator voice]: To speak with a human, please stay on the line.
[slap bass and funk guitar enter]

[Verse 1]
[Male vocals, rhythmic delivery]
Yeah, the ceiling's got a leak and the floor's getting wet
I've been sitting in this kitchen since the middle of the day
My car got towed and my boss is on my back
I'm staring at a screen that's slowly fading into black
I just need a person, just a pulse, just a breath
The silence in the receiver is a slow and steady death
I'm pressing every button but the signal won't engage
I'm a tiger in a suit, I'm a lion in a cage
[brass section stabs]

[Chorus]
[Male and female unison vocals]
Please hold, stay on the line
Someone will be with you in a moment's time
Your call is important, or so we've been told
The world keeps spinning while you're on hold
[brass flourish]
The world keeps spinning while you're on hold
The world keeps spinning while you're on hold

[Verse 2]
[Male vocals]
A moment's time? It's been forty-seven minutes
I'm losing my perspective and I'm reaching all my limits
The options have changed, yeah, I've heard it all before
While I'm waiting for an agent, there's a storm outside my door
Is it a robot? Is it AI? Is it a ghost?
I'm being served a nightmare on a slice of buttered toast
I'm shouting at the plastic, I'm screaming at the air
Does anybody realize that I'm actually standing here?

[Chorus]
[Male and female unison vocals]
Please hold, stay on the line
Someone will be with you in a moment's time
Your call is a treasure, your patience is gold
But the world keeps spinning while you're on hold
[brass flourish]
The world keeps spinning while you're on hold
The world keeps spinning while you're on hold

[Bridge]
[Drums and bass continue, guitar scratches]
Press one for the memories you're trying to keep
Press two for the secrets that you've buried so deep
Press three if you're lonely, press four if you're bored
Press five if you're waiting for a heavenly reward
[Operator voice]: To hear these choices again, please wait.
[Male vocals]: The sun is going down and the room is getting cold
I'm an old, old man and the story's been told
I've forgotten why I called, I've forgotten my own name
Just a finger on a button in a losing kind of game
[music cuts to rhythmic clapping and bass]
Is there anyone out there? Can you hear me? Hello?

[Outro]
[Full band returns, high energy]
Please hold, stay on the line
Someone will be with you in a moment's time
To speak with someone, please press pound sign
For more information, please go online
Please...
Stay on the line
[brass section melody]
[slap bass solo]
[final brass chord]

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[Intro] [telephone ringing, electronic beep] [Operator voice]: To speak with a human, please stay on the line. [slap bass and funk guitar enter] [Verse 1] [Male vocals, rhythmic delivery] Yeah, the ceiling's got a leak and the floor's getting wet I've been sitting in this kitchen since the middle of the day My car got towed and my boss is on my back I'm staring at a screen that's slowly fading into black I just need a person, just a pulse, just a breath The silence in the receiver is a slow and steady death I'm pressing every button but the signal won't engage I'm a tiger in a suit, I'm a lion in a cage [brass section stabs] [Chorus] [Male and female unison vocals] Please hold, stay on the line Someone will be with you in a moment's time Your call is important, or so we've been told The world keeps spinning while you're on hold [brass flourish] The world keeps spinning while you're on hold The world keeps spinning while you're on hold [Verse 2] [Male vocals] A moment's time? It's been forty-seven minutes I'm losing my perspective and I'm reaching all my limits The options have changed, yeah, I've heard it all before While I'm waiting for an agent, there's a storm outside my door Is it a robot? Is it AI? Is it a ghost? I'm being served a nightmare on a slice of buttered toast I'm shouting at the plastic, I'm screaming at the air Does anybody realize that I'm actually standing here? [Chorus] [Male and female unison vocals] Please hold, stay on the line Someone will be with you in a moment's time Your call is a treasure, your patience is gold But the world keeps spinning while you're on hold [brass flourish] The world keeps spinning while you're on hold The world keeps spinning while you're on hold [Bridge] [Drums and bass continue, guitar scratches] Press one for the memories you're trying to keep Press two for the secrets that you've buried so deep Press three if you're lonely, press four if you're bored Press five if you're waiting for a heavenly reward [Operator voice]: To hear these choices again, please wait. [Male vocals]: The sun is going down and the room is getting cold I'm an old, old man and the story's been told I've forgotten why I called, I've forgotten my own name Just a finger on a button in a losing kind of game [music cuts to rhythmic clapping and bass] Is there anyone out there? Can you hear me? Hello? [Outro] [Full band returns, high energy] Please hold, stay on the line Someone will be with you in a moment's time To speak with someone, please press pound sign For more information, please go online Please... Stay on the line [brass section melody] [slap bass solo] [final brass chord]

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