Choreograph the Break - Reckoners of the Afternoon - The Gone Kids

[Intro – Drumroll + Breath Loop] Feet hit floor Four-count fight Left-right-left You didn’t say “goodnight” [Verse 1] Steps rehearsed Before the split I packed my silence You clapped your wit We danced like sirens in the hall You leaned too far I took the fall We spun our lies in three-four time Still landed out of line [Pre-Chorus – Dry Harmony] And it felt like grace But it broke like glass We knew each move Still tripped too fast [Chorus – Chant Swell, Male Youths] (oooooooohhhhhhhhhh) We choreographed the break Steps mapped out before the ache (oooooooohhhhhhhhhh) We kept the beat, we faked the pause We clapped on tears, ignored the cause [Verse 2] I wore my rhythm like a mask You wore goodbye like a flask We looped the part where we said “wait” Just to syncopate the hate Curtains down, but still on stage Your voice a line I can’t erase The lights went out on cue But I still saw you [Bridge – Stomp Rhythm + Whispered Line Layering] [Stomp-stomp-clap rhythm grows] [One voice says:] “Step back” [Another:] “Don’t turn” [Another:] “Take the hit” [All:] “Let it burn” [Instrumental Break – Polyrhythmic Guitars + Dry Bass Groove] [Guitar scratches loop under snare rhythm] [Bass line chugs without rest] [Chorus Repeat – Higher Layer, Louder Stomp] (oooooooohhhhhhhhhh) We choreographed the break No surprise, no mistake (oooooooohhhhhhhhhh) It was written in the floor We just danced through the war [Outro – Beat Slows Down, One Voice Left] Steps in silence Shoes untied Curtain fallen No more guide