[INTRO four-bar build, piano riff and muted synth bells, filtered drums and sleigh bells, glitchy fx hinting at “signal lost”, open into full band] [VERSE 1 light, bouncy female vocal over piano, bass and tight drums] Everyone’s around but no one’s really here Heads down, glowing screens, scrolling through the year Dad’s on football, Mum’s on shopping deals Gran’s in the corner watching cat reveal reels [PRE-CHORUS drums lift slightly, guitars join, tiny riser] Then the router blinks and the world goes black No more pings, no calls, no “I’ll be right back” [CHORUS full band, sleigh bells and claps, gang backs last line of each phrase] The WiFi crashed on Christmas and it saved the day No more swiping through the moment while it slips away We lit some candles, found an ancient board game Told real stories, laughed till we forgot our names No notifications, just the people that we missed The WiFi crashed on Christmas… and I’m glad it did [VERSE 2 groove cruising, more playful ad-libs, same instrumentation] Little sis freaks, says “We’re gonna die” Brother’s holding his phone up to the sky Gran just shrugs and grabs the old CD’s Says, “We used to do this with no batteries” [PRE-CHORUS same shape, extra backing “oh-oh”s] We burn the roast, sing the carols wrong But the room feels right for the first time in so long [CHORUS repeat main chorus, extra harmonies and a couple of ad-libs] The WiFi crashed on Christmas and it saved the day No more swiping through the moment while it slips away We lit some candles, found an ancient board game Told real stories, laughed till we forgot our names No notifications, just the people that we missed The WiFi crashed on Christmas… and I’m glad it did [BRIDGE breakdown, drums drop to kick and claps, vocal front and dry, little glitch fx between lines, then build] Maybe next year when the signal’s strong We’ll still put all our stupid phones down when it’s on If “peace on earth” is more than just a line It starts right here at this offline time [FINAL CHORUS biggest energy, choir-style backing, same lyrics as chorus, more ad-libs and fills] The WiFi crashed on Christmas and it saved the day No more swiping through the moment while it slips away We lit some candles, found an ancient board game Told real stories, laughed till we forgot our names No notifications, just the people that we missed The WiFi crashed on Christmas… and I’m glad it did [OUTRO band drops to piano and soft bells, faint “signal lost” fx, lead repeats hook once, gentle fade] Yeah, I’m glad it did
