[Intro — amp feedback, heavy riff alone, then full band] (spoken) We're the first band. You don't know us yet. [Verse 1 — sharp harsh female screams] Seven o'clock and the doors just opened Bartender counting change Twelve people standing by the merch table Nobody knows my name Smallest letters on the poster Printed under everyone Only girl on the whole bill And the night's not even begun [Pre-Chorus — clean, rising] Play it like the room is full Play it like it's the last one [Chorus — soaring clean female vocals, full band] Bottom of the flyer Top of my lungs Thirty minutes on the clock And I'm spending every one Spell my name wrong, kill the lights Pull the plug before I'm done Bottom of the flyer I'm still singing like I've won [Verse 2 — harsh screams, faster] Load-in at four and soundcheck at never Line check one-two, that'll do Heard a guy say "who's the girl band" Like we're something to get through Someone standing by the sound booth Didn't move the whole set through Every empty room's a promise Every night's a thing to prove [Pre-Chorus — clean, rising] Play it like the room is full Play it like it's the last one [Chorus — soaring clean female vocals, full band] Bottom of the flyer Top of my lungs Thirty minutes on the clock And I'm spending every one Spell my name wrong, kill the lights Pull the plug before I'm done Bottom of the flyer I'm still singing like I've won [Breakdown — blast beat into slamming half-time, harsh screamed chant with sung answers] Start the clock! (Thirty minutes) Start the clock! (Thirty minutes) We were here first! We were here first! Bottom of the flyer! Top of my lungs! [Bridge — quiet, ambient clean guitar, soft clean female vocal] One day someone's gonna stand down front In a room that's mostly floor And go home with their ears still ringing And not be scared anymore [Final Chorus — clean lead with screamed doubles, full band] Bottom of the flyer Top of my lungs Thirty minutes on the clock And I'm spending every one Spell my name wrong, kill the lights Pull the plug before I'm done Bottom of the flyer I'm still singing like I've won (Like I've won) [Outro — band stops dead, feedback rings] (spoken) We're Nora Valek. Stay for the rest. [End]
