[124 BPM, F# minor, 4/4] [Modern dark dance-pop] [Smooth expressive male vocal] [Short repetitive lyrics] [No rap; no heavy EDM drop] [Production directions are not lyrics] [CHORDS — dark rhythmic synth] [F#m: F#2 C#3 F#3 A3 | Dmaj7: D2 A2 C#3 F#3 | A: A2 E3 A3 C#4 | Eadd9: E2 B2 F#3 G#3] [Progression: F#m | Dmaj7 | A | Eadd9] [MAIN GUITAR — palm-muted electric guitar] [C#5 A4 F#4 A4 | A4 F#4 E4 F#4 | E5 C#5 A4 C#5 | B4 G#4 E4 G#4] [Short rhythmic notes; repeat quietly in verses] [SIGNATURE SYNTH HOOK — bright pluck] [F#5 A5 C#6 E6 | D6 C#6 A5 E5 | C#6 B5 A5 E5 | B5 G#5 E5 F#5] [Play after every chorus line] [Keep this melody recognizable] [BASS — pulsing analog bass] [F#2 C#3 E3 C#3 | D2 A2 C#3 A2 | A1 E2 A2 E2 | E2 B2 D3 B2] [Short eighth-note pulses] [DRUMS] [Four-on-the-floor kick] [Tight clap on beats 2 and 4] [Closed offbeat hi-hat] [Open hat and tambourine only in choruses] [INTRO — 4 bars] [Pulsing bass and filtered kick] [Palm-muted guitar enters in bar 2] [Signature synth plays only F#5 A5 C#6] [Reverse breath into verse] [VERSE 1 — 12 bars] [Muted guitar, bass and tight minimal drums] [Male vocal close and controlled] Two a.m., your name lights up. I know better, still I pick it up. Empty streets and a restless mind, Every road ends at the same red light. I tell myself I’m leaving it alone, Then your voice pulls me out of my home. One more turn and I’m crossing the line. I know the truth, but I’m losing the fight. [PRE-CHORUS — 4 bars] [Open the synth filter] [Add clap and rising background harmony] I say I’m done, Then the night begins. I know I should run, But you pull me in. [One-beat silence] [Deep impact] [CHORUS — 8 bars] [Full dance drums and brighter synth layers] [Signature synth answers every two lines] Red lights, red lights, I keep running through the red lights. One touch, one lie, And I’m back here for another night. Red lights, red lights, Every warning disappears in your eyes. I know where this road goes, Still I drive, still I drive. [POST-CHORUS — 8 bars] [No new lyrics] [Signature synth hook plays twice] [Add chopped vocal: “Red—red lights”] [Open hat, tambourine and moving bass] [Short guitar answer after each synth phrase] [VERSE 2 — 12 bars] [Remove open hat and vocal chops] [Keep bass and guitar moving] Sun comes up through the window blinds. You disappear with the morning light. I make promises I never keep, Then spend all day trying not to think. I clear your number, I change my route, But every night brings the feeling back out. Maybe I’m wrong, maybe you’re right. Maybe we’re only alive after midnight. [PRE-CHORUS — 4 bars] [Add rising pad and layered male harmony] I say I’m done, Then the night begins. I know I should run, But you pull me in. [CHORUS — 8 bars] [Full drums and signature hook] Red lights, red lights, I keep running through the red lights. One touch, one lie, And I’m back here for another night. Red lights, red lights, Every warning disappears in your eyes. I know where this road goes, Still I drive, still I drive. [BRIDGE — 8 bars] [Remove kick and bass] [Electric piano plays chords] [Piano: F#3 A3 C#4 | D3 F#3 A3 | A3 C#4 E4 | E3 G#3 B3] [Male vocal emotional and exposed] Maybe I don’t want to be saved. Maybe I’m still learning to change. If I turn around before the dawn, Will I miss you when the feeling is gone? [Heartbeat kick enters] [Signature synth rises one octave] [Short snare build] [Half-bar silence] [FINAL CHORUS — 16 bars] [Biggest section] [Full drums, pulsing bass, muted guitar and wide synth] [Repeat chorus twice] [Add high vocal harmony during second repetition] Red lights, red lights, I keep running through the red lights. One touch, one lie, And I’m back here for another night. Red lights, red lights, Every warning disappears in your eyes. I know where this road goes, Still I drive, still I drive. [Repeat with stronger harmony] Red lights, red lights, I keep running through the red lights. One touch, one lie, And I’m back here for another night. Red lights, red lights, Every warning disappears in your eyes. I know where this road goes, Still I drive, still I drive. [Signature synth one octave higher] [F#6 A6 C#7 E7 | D7 C#7 A6 E6] [Vocal repeats: “Still I drive”] [OUTRO — 4 bars] [Remove drums] [Pulsing bass fades] [Muted guitar plays once] [Male whisper: “Red lights…”] [Tape-stop ending]
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