[Intro: tape hiss, plastic click, bright instructor voice] Hello again! Give yourself a little room. A little more. That's it. You won't be needing anything Outside this room. (Ha-chhh, ha-chhh) [Verse 1: rhythmic spoken delivery] To the left. To the right. Roll your shoulders. Looking bright. Lift your arms. Unlock your knees. Let your busy little thoughts Fall out with these. Touch your toes. Count to ten. If a thought comes back, We start again. Lovely posture. Lovely smile. Leave your name beside the towel For a little while. [Pre-Chorus: soft harmonies enter] You don't need to watch the clock. You don't need to count. Let the lady on the television Work it out. [Chorus: smooth inviting melody] And breathe… And hold… Let the next instruction Tell you where to go. Keep smiling. Nothing to regret. You're doing so much better. One more set. And breathe… And bend… Doesn't it feel lovely Not to have to think ahead? Keep moving. You're not finished yet. We'll get to the real you. One more set. [Post-Chorus: breath percussion, whispered doubles] (Ha-chhh, ha-chhh) One more set. (Ha-chhh, ha-chhh) Better yet. [Verse 2: jaunty, conversational] Tiny circles. Nice and slow. Think of somewhere You used to go. Picture someone Waiting there. Keep the face. Remove the chair. Now the room. Now the street. Just the face Above the beat. If the name comes, Let it pass. Watch my hands. Don't watch the glass. [Spoken: warmly reassuring] Yes, your reflection's slightly late. We'll work on that. [Pre-Chorus: tape briefly repeats a syllable] You don't need to watch the clock. You don't need to count. Let the lady on the television Work it out. [Chorus: fuller groove, same reassuring delivery] And breathe… And hold… Let the next instruction Tell you where to go. Keep smiling. Nothing to regret. You're doing so much better. One more set. And breathe… And bend… Doesn't it feel lovely Not to have to think ahead? Keep moving. You're not finished yet. We'll get to the real you. One more set. [Breakdown: bass pulse, counting in close whispers] Five. Let your shoulders drop. Four. Let the questions stop. Three. There's a ringing down the hall. Two. You don't know anyone who'd call. One. [Brief tape dropout] [Spoken: cheerful] Excellent. Again, from five. [Bridge: dreamy sung vocal] There was something I was doing Before I pressed play. Someone said they'd see me later. Was that yesterday? She says, “Reach a little further.” I reach toward the screen. For a moment, she stops smiling. Then she says— [Instructor: close whisper] Keep time with me. [Final Chorus: bright harmony, increasingly warped tape] And breathe… And hold… Let the next instruction Tell you where to go. Keep smiling. Nothing to regret. You're doing so much better. One more set. And breathe… And bend… You can stop whenever We decide we've reached the end. Keep moving. You're not finished yet. Don't you love the new you? One more set. [Cooldown: music slows, instructor remains bright] Now cool it down. Unclench your jaw. Leave your worries On the floor. Take your towel. Have a drink. Tell me how you feel. [Pause] No need to think. [Outro: music stops, tape mechanism clicks] Well done. You've completed Your warm-up. [Opening beat resumes] To the left. To the right. (Ha-chhh, ha-chhh)
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