[Cold Open | instant vocal, no intro] [A: high, delicate, deadpan female; tiny clipped hook, same melody four times] Clumsy but true [R: sung AM radio] Still true Clumsy but true [R] Still true Clumsy but true [R] Still true Clumsy but true [R] Still me [IMPACT | 2 bars] [Seismic bass, razor-sharp snare, heavy guitars; abrupt stop] [Verse 1 | fast, precise whisper-singing] [A: sweet, breathy, rhythmic, almost spoken; R sings after every line] I'd rather look foolish than live a lie [R] I'd rather be true Even when I stumble, I'll still give it a try [R] One more try When life gets hard, I won't turn away [R] Won't turn away I'll find a little joy in the hardest days [R] A little joy [Insert | isolated voices, tape echo] [A: barely whispered] I'm still here... [R: sung two-note hook] Still me, still true [CRASH | heavy groove resumes] [Pre-Chorus | urgent bass and drums, soft voices] [A] A little kindness in the things I do [R] A little kindness [B: clearly different, low husky female] A little care for the world around me, too [R] A little care [A] I don't have to get everything right [R] That's all right [B] I just have to trust what I feel inside [R] Trust your heart [HARD CUT | absolute silence] [A: dry close-mic whisper] Who says I have to be perfect? [Chorus | INSTANT WEIGHTLESS HALF-TIME] [Sky-wide guitars, spacious powerful drums, deep bass; no ballad singing. A holds vowels; B sings the NEXT line while A still sustains. R sings short replies.] [A: fragile, high, long echoing sustain] Clumsy but truuuuuuue [R] Still me, still true [B: low husky counter-melody over A's held note] That's all I wanna be [R] Just let me be [A: airy sustained ending] Not always braaaaave [R] Not always [B: enters while A is still holding the note] Not always graceful [R] Still me [A: soft, close, simple] I'll make mistakes [R] We all do [B: tender, low] I'll learn along the way [R] Along the way [A: long floating note, cascading tape delay] And trust this heart of miiiiiiine [R] This heart of mine [B: sings next line beneath A's sustained note] To guide me through another day [R] Another day [Post-Chorus | band fades to deep bass and distant echoes] [R: repeat the same tiny sung hook] Still me, still true [A: soft melodic answer] Still me... [B: low harmony] Still true... [FAST RETURN | tight drums, guitar riff, driving sub-bass] [Bridge | rapid, intimate, rhythmic singing] [A] Be kind to people [R] Be kind [B] Be gentle with the world [R] Be gentle [A: rise softly; let the last word ring in long echo] Even the tiniest creatures [R: sung] Every little life [B: enters over A's lingering vocal echo] Deserve to be cared for [R: sung] They matter too [Insert | clipped hook, identical melody] [A] Clumsy but true [R] Still true [A] Clumsy but true [R] Still me [ONE BEAT OF TOTAL SILENCE] [A: close whisper] That's enough for me. [Final Chorus | INSTANT HUGE HALF-TIME] [Explosive transition to luminous, soaring, weightless guitars; huge spaced-out drums, deep bass. Tender whisper vocals, not belting.] [A: airy high note, impossibly long echo] Clumsy but truuuuuuue [R] Still me, still true [B: lower independent melody over A's held note] I'll keep on trying [R] Keep on trying [A: intimate, almost spoken] Even when it hurts [R] Even when it hurts [B: husky low melody] I'll keep on finding [R] Keep on finding [A: sudden upward lift, long sustained vowel] Something to smile abooooout [R] Smile again [B: sings while A's note still rings] Something worth holding on to [R] Hold on to it [A: tender whisper] I don't need to be perfect [R] Not perfect [B: warm, low, sincere] I just need to be true [R] Still me, still true [Outro | three distinct female voices overlap] [Band cuts away; giant fading stereo echoes] [A: long, fragile, sustained vowel] I'll trust this heart of miiiiiiine [R] This heart of mine [B: independent husky melody while A sustains] This little heart of mine [R] Still me, still true [A: final whisper-sung long note] Miiiiine... [Only the echoes remain; no big final chord]
