Time on My Hands (Dancing Through the Blues Mix)

[Intro: Sustained grand piano chords, plate reverb, low Reese sub pulse] Don't wish it away Don't look at the dark like it's forever Between you and me there’s a track left to play And the rhythm is gonna pull us back together [Verse 1: 126 BPM 4/4 kick enters, 16th-note swung piano inversions, gritty baritone] Another weekend alone in the gray Just watching the hours wasting away The stereo's low the energy's dead And I'm chasing the ghosts of the tracks in my head Yeah the text thread is quiet the city is still And a screen doesn't give you that midnight thrill [Pre-Chorus: Kick drops out, secondary dominant chord walk, rising ethereal supersaws] And while we're apart Dust out the demons inside And it won't be long before you and me run To the place in the lights where we hide [Build: Rapid snare roll, vocal pushed phrasing, wide-panned backing harmonies building] And I guess I should be dancing with you (Dancing with you) Yeah I guess I should be dancing with you (Dancing with you) [Chorus Drop: Maximum euphoric release, sidechained supersaws pumping over syncopated gospel piano] And I guess I should be dancing with you Bass in my chest cutting straight through the blue Yeah it would be sad if it weren't true Flashing like lasers wild like the lovers Running like thunder under the colors (Dancing with you under the colors) [Verse 2: Stripped-back percussion, crisp off-beat hi-hats, rolling piano bassline] Just stare into space Picture us breaking the floor Live for the drop without hesitation Until we are right back at the door [Pre-Chorus: Low-pass filter sweep down, secondary dominant chord walk] Wait for the drop Shout in the dark if it helps But more than ever I miss that connection More than I love life itself [Build: Triplet-time snare rush, soaring baritone belt] Oh more than I love life itself (More than life itself) [Chorus Drop: Maximum euphoric release, sidechained supersaws pumping over syncopated gospel piano] And I guess I should be dancing with you Bass in my chest cutting straight through the blue Yeah it would be sad if it weren't true Flashing like lasers wild like the lovers Running like thunder under the colors (Under the colors) [Bridge: Stripped-back piano solo, expressive bluesy synth lead, microtonal vocal slides] Wait for the rush Shout in the night if it helps But more than ever I simply miss you More than I love life itself (Love life itself) [Final Build: Heavy four-to-the-floor kick, inverted piano chords surging upward] It won't be long No it won't be long Before you and me run (Run) [Final Chorus Drop: Full stack arrangement, heavy Reese sub-bass, wide choral harmonies] To the front of the stage And I guess I should be dancing with you Bass in my chest cutting straight through the blue Yeah it would be sad if it weren't true Flashing like lasers wild like the lovers Running like thunder under the colors [Outro: Synths and drums fade, isolated rolling piano inversions decaying to silence] The rhythm is gonna pull us back together (Flashing like lasers) (Wild like the lovers) Back on the floor with you