[Intro - sung hook, full energy] [Female lead vocal sings from the very first beat, no chant] [Long open vowel on 'work'] Hardest homework, show your work [Verse 1 - punchy] [Four-on-the-floor kicks in under the voice] Three a.m., I watched it write Open A-I slid three under the door Maths, computer science, physics, one day Morning comes, the hall wants proof [Pre-Chorus - build] [Rising lift into the chorus] Every head turns to the back row Red pens clicking, how'd you get there [Chorus - full energy] [Euphoric chorus lift, female lead] Show your work, show your work Red pen running down every line Don't just tell me you're smart, baby Show me, show your work [Post-Chorus - sung hook, female lead] [Solo female lead, no gang vocals] Oh-oh, show your work [Verse 2 - punchy] Twenty-five years back, they wrote the rule Now my model's proof knocks it down Same two hold the red pen Hall goes quiet, I sink low [Pre-Chorus - build] [Rising lift into the chorus] Every head turns to me Red pens clicking, how'd you get there [Chorus - full energy] [Euphoric chorus lift, female lead] Show your work, show your work Red pen running, your rule's on the line Check every step, I can take it Show them, show your work [Breakdown - stripped] [Stripped to piano and voice] [Half-whispered confession] [Stop] Don't get every line, I watched it write P still probably isn't N-P [Final Chorus - key change, biggest] [Key change up a whole step] [Biggest chorus, female lead belts] Show your work, show your work Red pen running down every line Don't just tell me you're smart, baby Gold star, love your work [Outro - sung hook] [Solo female vocal, loops back to the opening line] Love your work, still show your work
