[Intro: Rhodes piano with french ambient pad and swamp guitar] Verse 1 (Glitter rock drums with drum machine accents) Had a brilliant idea at three AM Wrote it down on the back of my hand By morning light it made no sense Like footprints washed away by sand Pre-Chorus (Fuzz guitar with vintage synth bass and arpeggiator) For a moment there I had it all Could see the answer crystal clear Now I'm staring at these scribbled words Wondering what I thought I heard Chorus (Pedal steel with lush harmonies and analog delay) Temporary genius Struck like lightning in the night (Lightning in the night) Temporary genius Gone before the morning light All that wisdom slipping through my fingers Like smoke into the dawn Temporary genius And now it's gone [Instrumental break: Swamp guitar solo with vocoder and sequenced basslines] Verse 2 (Hammond organ with mid-tempo stomp and drum machine) Cocktail napkin full of poetry That seemed profound at two drinks in By coffee time it's just a mess Of words that never quite begin Pre-Chorus (Analog delay guitar with ambient swells and arpeggiator) Thought I'd cracked the code of everything Thought I'd found the secret door Now I'm back to being ordinary Just like I was before Chorus (Full harmonies with vintage effects and glitter drums) Temporary genius Struck like lightning in the night (Lightning in the night) Temporary genius Gone before the morning light All that wisdom slipping through my fingers Like smoke into the dawn Temporary genius And now it's gone Bridge (Rhodes and analog synth duet with vocoder and french ambient) Maybe that's the way it's meant to be These flashes in the dark Brief moments when we touch the truth Before we miss the mark Final Chorus (Full arrangement with all vintage effects) Temporary genius But maybe that's enough (Maybe that's enough) Temporary genius Sometimes a glimpse is all we get of love All that wisdom slipping through my fingers Reminds me I'm alive Temporary genius At least I got to fly [Outro: French ambient and swamp guitar fade with drum machine]
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