Title: "When the Curtain Falls" Verse 1 Come and live your dreams with me, It's Friday night, the café's closing down. one more time i turn the chairs all upside down, While rain paints silver on this tired old town. You always said the world was waiting past those tracks, With one small suitcase and the songs you packed. You never looked behind to see The life you left... or me. Pre-Chorus Now every Friday someone plays your song, For just a little while it feels you're not so gone. If every standing ovation fades away, Who'll be there when the music doesn't play? Chorus When the curtain falls and the lights grow dim, Will you still remember where it all began? Will the roar of the crowd still warm your heart, When the final encore tears the night apart? If you ever need a place where dreams can rest awhile, You'll always find my open door, you'll always find my smile. Some dreams are written high above us all, Some hearts keep shining when the curtain falls. Tag Come on, girl, come live your starshine dreams with me... Come on, girl, your heart still holds the key... When the curtain falls, you'll always find your way... Back to the love that never walked away.. (12-string electric guitar Bright acoustic guitar Melodic bass Tambourine Tight vocal harmonies Energetic drums 108–132 BPM Vocal Verse: chest voice Chorus: chest + falsetto harmony Bridge: falsetto answers lead Final chorus: four-part vocal stack J4 Instrument Stack Rickenbacker-style jangly electric Acoustic rhythm guitar Höfner-style melodic bass Piano Tambourine Live drums Hammond-style organ Layered "ahh" harmonies Chord Feel Instead of complex jazz harmony, favor bright progressions with occasional color: Verse G – Em – C – D Pre Am – D – Bm – Em Chorus G – D – Em – C Then add one unexpected chord (for example, a borrowed iv minor or a ♭VII) to give the J4 twist. Melody Rules ✓ Every line can be whistled. ✓ Chorus begins on a higher note than the verse. ✓ One memorable melodic leap. ✓ End phrases resolve simply. J4 Dual Voice Imagine the chorus: Lead Big time tonight... Falsetto Big time... Lead I'm chasing open skies... Falsetto Open skies... By the final chorus both voices sing together in harmony.)
