[Tempo: circa 118 bpm, strofe in minore e ritornello che apre a maggiore.] [Batteria: secca e dritta, hi-hat aperto nei ritornelli, rimshot nel bridge.] [Basso: rotondo, melodico, sempre davanti.] [Chitarre: Rickenbacker 12 corde jangle nelle strofe, seconda chitarra sporca e piena nei ritornelli, arpeggio che sale nel break.] [Organo: Farfisa o Vox Continental, tappeto nei pre-chorus, minore nel break.] [Voce: maschile, secca, parlata nelle strofe, più aperta nel ritornello, coro maschile in unisono sull’hook.] [Intro - Rickenbacker 12 corde che gira da solo, poi basso e batteria secca, 8 battute] [Instrumental] [Verse 1 - voce asciutta, quasi parlata, basso in primo piano] It's late and I know exactly what I'm about to do It smells like a story that ended badly, and everybody knows it ended badly I've seen this film, I know who gets hurt, I know the last scene And I'm taking the long way, the one that goes past her door, anyway I'm taking the long way, the one that goes past her door, anyway [Pre-Chorus - entra l'organo, la batteria si apre, voce più tesa] Some small and sensible voice says "don't" Some small and sensible voice says "she's moved on" I thank it for its input And I carry on [Chorus - chitarre piene, voce più aperta, coro maschile in unisono] It's a bad idea, but I'm gonna do it anyway It's a bad idea, I can feel it in my teeth It's a bad idea, but I'm gonna do it anyway Nobody's holding me, nobody's holding me It's a bad idea, but I'm gonna do it anyway [Verse 2 - torna scarno, voce bassa] I'm scrolling back through messages from a year ago I'm rehearsing a speech for someone who stopped listening in the spring I'm saying "I just need to pick up a book" like I ever left a book there Like it's not just an excuse with a spine Like I'm somebody who's never been told Like I'm somebody who never counts the cost the morning after [Pre-Chorus] Some small and sensible voice says "don't" Some small and sensible voice says "she's moved on" I thank it for its input And I carry on [Chorus - pieno] It's a bad idea, but I'm gonna do it anyway It's a bad idea, I can feel it in my teeth It's a bad idea, but I'm gonna do it anyway Nobody's holding me, nobody's holding me It's a bad idea, but I'm gonna do it anyway [Instrumental Break -24 battute , chitarra in arpeggio che sale, organo in minore, basso ossessivo, batteria che accelera, poi si ferma di colpo] [Bridge - tutto cade, restano basso, rimshot e voce quasi sussurrata] And tomorrow I'll be the one who says "what was I thinking" Tomorrow I'll have a very reasonable face Tomorrow I'll explain it to myself like a stranger It still smells like a story that ended badly But tonight I'm on her street, I know every corner I'm almost there, and the worst part is I'm early And the door is very, very easy to knock on [Chorus - ripartenza piena, controcanto maschile in unisono sulla prima riga] It's a bad idea, but I'm gonna do it anyway It's a bad idea, I can feel it in my teeth It's a bad idea, but I'm gonna do it anyway Nobody's holding me, nobody's holding me It's a bad idea [Outro - la voce ripete, le chitarre rallentano, finale che si spegne] I know, I know I'm gonna do it anyway I know, I know I'm gonna do it anyway [Finale secco su un accordo di chitarra] [End]
