[Intro - refined vintage jazz house, swung four-on-the-floor groove, Rhodes shimmer, acoustic piano hook, soft vinyl crackle] [Female lead - spoken, close and playful, warm low register] Think about the night with its velvet shoes. Think about the moon spilling silver on the avenue. [hold 1 beat] Think about the silence before the city moves. [Verse 1 - sung, delicately raspy female voice, elegant swing phrasing, behind-the-beat timing] Think about the sky how it bends and breaks Think about the waves and the noise they make Think about a spark in the darkest night Think about a heart holding on too tight [Backing voices - soft doo-wop tails, lower than lead, not copying] (mmh, let it breathe) (ah-ha, let it go) [Verse 1 extension - more imaginary, smooth jazz-house lift] Think about a cloud wearing borrowed light Think about a door in the edge of sight Think about a street with a secret name Think about a dream walking through the rain [Pre-Chorus - soft rise, brushed snare, muted trumpet fills between phrases] It's all a cycle spinning round It's all a dance without a sound [Lead - spoken-sung, witty and intimate] And every little question puts a feather on the ground [Backing voices - short tail] (mmh, spinning round) [Chorus - elegant, memorable, playful but soulful] Think about it think about me Think about us where we could be Think about you think about now Think about why think about how [leave space] Think about it think about me Think about us where we could be Think about you think about now Think about why think about how [Post-Chorus - subtle doo-wop backing, behind the beat] [Lead] Think about the light [Backing voices] (mmh, on the water) [Lead] Think about the fall [Backing voices] (ah-ha, getting softer) [Lead] Think about the world [Backing voices] (turning somehow) [Lead] Think about why think about how [Verse 2 - sung, more rhythmic, syncopated piano hooks, warm Hammond support] Think about the clock chasing after time Think about the rhythm in your crooked rhyme Think about the mirror who it’s staring back Think about the courage that you think you lack [Verse 2 extension - surreal, refined, slightly brighter] Think about a train with no place to arrive Think about a ghost trying to feel alive Think about a star in a coffee cup Think about a road that keeps looking up [Pre-Chorus 2 - tighter, playful phrasing, trumpet answers softly] It's all a circle wearing sound It's all a secret underground [Lead - spoken-sung] Every little heartbeat knows the way before it’s found [Backing voices - soft tail] (ah-ha, underground) [Chorus - fuller, danceable, classy dusty dancefloor] Think about it think about me Think about us where we could be Think about you think about now Think about why think about how [hold 1 beat] Think about it think about me Think about us where we could be Think about you think about now Think about why think about how [Bridge - breakdown, drums soften, Rhodes and piano intertwine, intimate spoken-sung lead] Do you feel it when the wind’s alive Do you hear it when the echoes dive Do you taste it when the rain’s so sweet Do you know it when our souls meet [Bridge extension - dreamy, cinematic, no rush] Do you see it in the glass of night when the dark begins to shine too bright Do you catch it when the moment slips like honey from the future’s lips [hold 1 beat] Do you feel me in the space between what we lost and what we mean [Break - minimal groove, upright bass short walking fill, muted trumpet phrase, backing voices very low] [Lead - whispered rhythmically] Think about the sky [Backing voices] (mmh) [Lead] Think about the waves [Backing voices] (ah-ha) [Lead] Think about the spark [Backing voices] (still awake) [Lead] Think about the heart before it breaks [Final Chorus - warm lift, elegant electro-swing house energy] Think about it think about me Think about us where we could be Think about you think about now Think about why think about how Think about it think about me Think about us where we could be Think about you think about now Think about why think about how [Final Post-Chorus - playful, airy, behind the beat] [Lead] Think about the sky [Backing voices] (bending softly) [Lead] Think about the sea [Backing voices] (calling slowly) [Lead] Think about us [Backing voices] (not so far now) [Lead] Think about why think about how [Outro - piano hook fades, Rhodes shimmer, brushed snare dissolves, vinyl crackle remains] [Lead - spoken, close and smiling] Think about a spark in the darkest night. Think about a heart holding on too tight. [breathe] Then think about us letting go just enough to dance. [Backing voices - almost breath, lower than lead] (mmh, just enough) (ah-ha, just enough)
