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Office Lights (Live Version)

[suno::GLOBAL_RULE=INSTRUCTION_TEXT_IS_NOT_LYRICS] [suno::GLOBAL_RULE=ONLY_TEXT_INSIDE_LYRICS_BLOCK_IS_VOCALIZED] [suno::GLOBAL_RULE=DO_NOT_SING_PARAMETER_LINES] [suno::GLOBAL_RULE=NEVER_VOCALIZE_SUNO_INSTRUCTIONS] [suno::Create a dark mechanical live post-punk performance (4:20–4:40), recorded in Brussels.] [suno::Continuous real audience ambience: crowd murmur, scattered cheers, whistles and applause. During repetitive sections the audience becomes tense and attentive rather than constantly loud.] [suno::Remove most new-wave pop brightness from the studio version. Make the live arrangement colder, darker, repetitive and mechanical.] [suno::Chris Frank plays almost exactly one dry drum pattern for the entire song: fixed kick, tight closed hi-hat and sharp snare. Almost no fills. The beat represents clock-controlled physical routine.] [suno::Tina Wakeman plays a forward, dry, syncopated bass motif. Bass may subtly mutate while drums remain fixed.] [suno::David Beans: thin nasal nervous British male voice. Detached, half-spoken and rhythmically precise. Gradually become trapped inside the repeated beat. Never soulful, grunge or arena-rock.] [suno::Clean Telecaster uses sparse muted strokes and clipped angular attacks. No melodic guitar hooks, distortion or solo.] [suno::Jimmy Harrison uses Farfisa only. No electric piano and no synth pads. Begin with short dry notes, then subtly change note spacing and register over the fixed rhythm.] [suno::Female backing vocal is minimal, cold and short.] [suno::Raw live mix with PA coloration, room reflections, microphone bleed and amplifier hum.] [suno::SECTION=INTRO] [suno::Crowd audible. Chris begins the fixed drum pattern alone. Maintain this pattern throughout. Tina enters with bass. Muted guitar and isolated Farfisa notes appear gradually.] [suno::SECTION=VERSE_1] [suno::David nearly speaks in strict short phrases. Keep arrangement cold and sparse.] [suno::SECTION=CHORUS] [suno::Do not become pop or uplifting. Maintain the fixed beat. Female voice gives brief cold responses.] [suno::SECTION=VERSE_2] [suno::Bass subtly mutates while drums remain unchanged. Farfisa note placement shifts. David sounds increasingly controlled by the rhythm.] [suno::SECTION=BRIDGE] [suno::Remove guitar. Keep the exact drums, bass pulse and sparse Farfisa. Expose audience and room sound.] [suno::SECTION=FINAL_CHORUS] [suno::Return muted guitar. Repeat Tomorrow waits and Right on time obsessively. Build intensity through repetition and sound placement, never drum fills.] [suno::SECTION=OUTRO] [suno::Gradually remove Farfisa and guitar while fixed drums continue. Bass stops first. Chris plays the same pattern alone, then stops instantly. Preserve 6–8 seconds of Brussels applause and whistles. No fade or restart.] #LYRICS_BLOCK_START [Verse 1] Eight-oh-three Another train Another tie Another name Glass reflections Coffee stains Morning smiles Without a face Every elevator Knows my shoes Every hallway Knows my shoes The clock begins Its daily speech Another day Just out of reach [Chorus] Office lights Never sleep They shine While promises grow weak Office lights Always bright But nobody Comes alive tonight Office lights On time On time [Verse 2] Open laptops Open plans Closed emotions Hidden hands Meeting after Meeting ends Tomorrow simply Starts again Someone laughs Somebody waves Someone quietly Counts the days Outside The city’s breathing free Inside We’re perfectly routine Perfectly Perfectly Routine [Bridge] Turn the lights off… Can we hear The building breathe? Turn the lights off… Can we hear Ourselves? The clock says No The clock says Go The clock says Tomorrow [Final Chorus] Office lights Still remain Soft white rivers Without rain Office lights Burn so clean Like tiny stars Inside machines Office lights Fade behind Tomorrow waits Right on time Tomorrow waits Right on time Tomorrow waits Right on time Tomorrow waits Right on time Tomorrow Tomorrow Right on time Right on time Right on time [Outro] Another floor Another door Tomorrow waits Right on time Another floor Another door Right on time Right on time #LYRICS_BLOCK_END