[Instrumental Intro] [Catchy, upbeat 1980s funky electric guitar riff] [Driving, punchy dance rock drum beat drops at 115 BPM] [Bright synthesizer stabs and sharp brass section hook] [Verse 1] [Male Vocals, deep, charismatic baritone, bowie-style theatricality] Forty years in the neon maze, we traded the stars for a digital haze. I remember the girl from the old-world street, before the skyline choked under corporate heat. Now you walk through the glass in your velvet dress, and you smile like a ghost in a press release. I promised back then I would ruin your view, and look at the world that I built for you. [Pre-Chorus] [Bassline getting funkier, percussion intensifying] The sacred temples are covered in chrome, we made the whole wide world our home. But when the screen goes dark and the wires unwind, are you still the girl that I left behind? [Chorus] [Explosive 80s Dance Rock Drop, maximum energy] [Catchy synthesizer melody, upbeat and chic] Oh, my China Girl, in the neon shallows we drown! We built a empire, then we burned it down! I hear the vision, I hear the sound, of the television crashing to the ground. Little China Girl, don't you cry tonight, we can still escape in the fading light! [Verse 2] [Steady dance rock beat continues, funky rhythm guitar scratch] You look at your hands, they are cold and clean, trapped in the glow of a satellite screen. We don't talk about the crash or the old desire, we just dance on the edge of a plastic fire. I am the master of a western cliché, and you are the prize that I stole away. [Pre-Chorus] [Bassline building up, sharp snare snaps] The sacred temples are covered in chrome, we made the whole wide world our home. But when the screen goes dark and the wires unwind, are you still the girl that I left behind? [Chorus] [Explosive 80s Dance Rock Drop, maximum energy] Oh, my China Girl, in the neon shallows we drown! We built a empire, then we burned it down! I hear the vision, I hear the sound, of the television crashing to the ground. Little China Girl, don't you cry tonight, we can still escape in the fading light! [Bridge] [Beat drops into a moody, atmospheric groove, low bassline] [Spoken-word style, deep and theatrical, heavy vocal echo] I stumble into town... just like a sacred cow. The plans we made... they are useless now. Shh... don't say a word. [Massive 1980s brass section and drum roll build-up begins] Just dance with me! [Instrumental Solo] [Epic, cutting 1980s blues-rock guitar solo, stevie ray vaughan style] [Driving dance beat and energetic handclaps] [Chorus] [Maximum Climax, ultimate vocal power] Oh, my China Girl, in the neon shallows we drown! We built a empire, then we burned it down! I hear the vision, I hear the sound, of the television crashing to the ground. Little China Girl, don't you cry tonight, we can still escape in the fading light! [Outro] [Beat slowly fading into a tight funk loop] [Vocal ad-lib, passionate Bowie-esque vocal runs and falsetto cries] Little China Girl... In the neon... in the shallows... Oh baby, just you and me... [Final sharp horn blast and sudden drum stop] [End]
