Getting to Me

[Intro – Crooked bass guitar, muted funk guitar, scattered vibraphone notes] [Wordless falsetto melody, softly layered] Ooh, ah Ooh, ah [Verse 1 – Silky male falsetto, playful syncopated delivery] You walked in laughing at something I didn’t hear, but I laughed too You caught me looking, raised an eyebrow Like you knew what I was gonna do I had a few things on my mind You made them easy to forget I tried to keep the conversation But you weren’t finished with me yet [Pre-Chorus – Falsetto harmonies rise, horns answer the melody early] Go ahead, enjoy yourself I can see you’re having fun I don’t usually give much away But you’re getting more than some [Chorus – Infectious flowing falsetto, rich intertwined harmonies, elastic bass] Look at you, getting to me Making it look so easy I was fine a minute ago Now you got me smiling for no reason Look at you, getting to me I don’t mind it, believe me You can take the credit, baby You look good getting to me [Instrumental – Bass guitar completes the final vocal melody; horn trio trades fragments with vibraphone] [Verse 2 – More confident, flirtatious rhythmic phrasing] You got a way of making trouble Sound like something I should try And I could act like I’m above it But we’d both know that’s a lie You laugh before I finish talking I like that you know where I’m going Sometimes you catch me by surprise And that’s the part that keeps me coming [Pre-Chorus – Falsetto harmonies, syncopated horn stabs] Go ahead, enjoy yourself I can see you’re having fun I don’t usually give much away But you’re getting more than some [Chorus – Warm soaring falsetto, rhythmic interplay] Look at you, getting to me Making it look so easy I was fine a minute ago Now you got me smiling for no reason Look at you, getting to me I don’t mind it, believe me You can take the credit, baby You look good getting to me [Instrumental Transformation – No vocals] [Elastic bass introduces a melodic fragment] [Vibraphone repeats the fragment with altered rhythm] [Horns develop a contrasting countermelody] [Wurlitzer shifts through unexpected chromatic chords] [Crooked breakbeats displace the groove] [Brief silence] [All melodic fragments combine into one irresistible unified instrumental hook] [Bridge – Exposed soulful falsetto, lush suspended harmonies] I could spend all night Trying to find the words But you already know More than you’ve heard And if I’m being obvious Well, let me be I like what you’re doing Keep doing it to me [Final Chorus – Full melodic reveal, interlocking instruments, layered falsetto harmonies] Look at you, getting to me Making it look so easy I was fine a minute ago Now you got me smiling for no reason Look at you, getting to me I don’t mind it, believe me You can take the credit, baby You look good getting to me [Outro – Falsetto ad-libs woven into bass and horn counterpoint] Getting to me Ooh, getting to me You look good Getting to me [Final synchronized instrumental hit, hard cut]