[INTRO — processed pluck + elastic bass] One beat late Still right on time Mm There you go [VERSE 1 — high, nimble lead] You lean left I lean right Never where we planned to be Still we land there every time You say wait I say go Somehow every little wrong Fits me better when it’s yours [PRE-CHORUS — melody climbs] We don’t line up We never do But every wrong turn Runs into you [CHORUS — bright upper harmonies] We’re off by one One beat late Still right on time with me Off by one Never quite Where we’re supposed to be We miss the mark By just enough Maybe that’s What makes it us Off by one Off by one Still right on time with me [POST-CHORUS — high stacked responses] Ooh Almost Ooh There you are [VERSE 2] You say red I see blue Meet somewhere between the two Make a color nobody knew You move strange I move stranger Every little mismatch Pulls me closer, not away [PRE-CHORUS] We don’t line up We never do But every wrong turn Runs into you [CHORUS] We’re off by one One beat late Still right on time with me Off by one Never quite Where we’re supposed to be We miss the mark By just enough Maybe that’s What makes it us Off by one Off by one Still right on time with me [BRIDGE — drums drop; processed pluck bends upward] Maybe perfect Missed the point Maybe straight lines Make too much noise If you’re early I’ll be late Meet me somewhere In the space [BREAK — bass + upper vocal stack] One Two Wait— [small pause] There you are [FINAL CHORUS — highest vocal lift, stacked harmonies] We’re off by one One beat late Still right on time with me Off by one Never quite Where we’re supposed to be We miss the mark By just enough Maybe that’s What makes it us Off by one Off by one Still right on time with me [OUTRO — pluck motif] Almost wrong Almost right Off by one Every time
