[INTRO — SPOKEN MALE LEAD, DRY, CLOSE-MIKED, COMMANDING] Clock says twelve... [MALE BACKING VOCALS — SMALL STUDIO ENSEMBLE, DRY, CLOSE-MIKED] SO WHAT? Bass says— [MALE BACKING VOCALS — SMALL STUDIO ENSEMBLE] NO! --- [VERSE 1 — RHYTHMIC MALE LEAD, SHORT PHRASES, LEAVE SPACE FOR BAND] Clock says stop Feet say go [INSTRUMENTAL RESPONSE] Hands lock up Bass walks through [INSTRUMENTAL RESPONSE] Numbers fall Off the wall [MALE BACKING VOCALS — SMALL STUDIO ENSEMBLE] LET 'EM GO! --- [HOOK A — STRONG MALE LEAD, PRECISE STUDIO CALL AND RESPONSE] Break the clock on one! [MALE BACKING VOCALS — DRY, CLOSE-MIKED] ON THE ONE! Time gets bent on one! [MALE BACKING VOCALS — DRY, CLOSE-MIKED] LOSE THE COUNT! Clock lost count again [MALE BACKING VOCALS — DRY, CLOSE-MIKED] COUNT NO MORE! Break the clock on one! [MALE BACKING VOCALS — DRY, CLOSE-MIKED] ON THE ONE! [SHORT HORN RESPONSE] --- [VERSE 2 — PLAYFUL HALF-SUNG, HALF-SPOKEN MALE LEAD] Where'd the second hand go? [SHORT HORN RESPONSE] Gravity missed the one [MALE BACKING VOCALS — SMALL STUDIO ENSEMBLE] MISSED IT! Floor says stay [MALE BACKING VOCALS — SMALL STUDIO ENSEMBLE] FEET SAY NO! Time leans left Bass goes right [SHORT HORN RESPONSE] Nobody knows What comes next [MALE BACKING VOCALS — SMALL STUDIO ENSEMBLE] DON'T ASK! --- [BREAKDOWN — VERY SPARSE, LOW SPOKEN MALE LEAD, LONG GAPS] Don't move... [INSTRUMENTAL] Not yet... [INSTRUMENTAL] [MALE BACKING VOCALS — VERY QUIET, CLOSE-MIKED WHISPER] One... [INSTRUMENTAL] Wait for it... [PAUSE] --- [HOOK B — SMALL MALE BACKING ENSEMBLE AND HORNS FIRST, LEAD ENTERS LATER] [MALE BACKING VOCALS — DRY, CLOSE-MIKED] BREAK THE CLOCK! [SHORT HORNS] [MALE BACKING VOCALS — DRY, CLOSE-MIKED] ON THE ONE! [SHORT HORNS] [MALE LEAD] Time don't run this room [MALE BACKING VOCALS — SMALL STUDIO ENSEMBLE] NO MORE! Break the clock on one! [MALE BACKING VOCALS — DRY, CLOSE-MIKED] ON THE ONE! Break the clock— [MALE LEAD + SMALL MALE BACKING ENSEMBLE — TIGHT UNISON] ON THE ONE! --- [BRIDGE — MORE MELODIC MALE LEAD, OPEN PHRASING, WARMER DELIVERY] No hands No numbers No before No after Only the beat Under your feet Only the one Coming through the floor --- [FINAL HOOK — FULL ENERGY, MALE LEAD + SMALL STUDIO BACKING ENSEMBLE] Clock says twelve! [MALE BACKING VOCALS — DRY, CLOSE-MIKED] BASS SAYS NO! Gravity missed— [MALE BACKING VOCALS — DRY, CLOSE-MIKED] THE ONE! Break the clock on one! [MALE BACKING VOCALS — DRY, CLOSE-MIKED] ON THE ONE! Break the clock on one! [MALE BACKING VOCALS — DRY, CLOSE-MIKED] ON THE ONE! [MALE LEAD] No before! [MALE BACKING VOCALS — SMALL STUDIO ENSEMBLE] NO AFTER! [MALE LEAD] Break the clock— [MALE LEAD + SMALL MALE BACKING ENSEMBLE — TIGHT UNISON, NO CROWD] ON THE ONE! --- [OUTRO — STOP-TIME, ISOLATED VOCAL HITS] [MALE LEAD] BREAK! [MALE BACKING VOCALS — SMALL STUDIO ENSEMBLE] THE CLOCK! [MALE LEAD] ON THE— [MALE LEAD + SMALL MALE BACKING ENSEMBLE — FINAL TIGHT UNISON] ONE!
