[Intro – kick only, choir breathing] (background: ooooooh...) "eighth and spring, back door. coming from ellendale." [Verse 1 – you] Apartment near the college, shoes by the door, We fold the map twice, phones on silent, Freeway's empty, I'm driving with both hands on ten and two, You laugh because I never used to drive at all. [Pre – wife] City lights blur into one long line, I can finally hear the room before we get inside. [Build – choir lifts] (background: ooo-ah-ooo) Stay, (background: ahhh) Stay, [Drop – instrumental, choir holds] (background: sustained oooohs) [Verse 2 – you, the memory] I remember the back hallway at places like this, That separate quiet where the bass turned to cotton, I used to chase that ketamine float on purpose, Watch the lights from the ceiling while everyone else danced below. Tonight I'm just here, water in my hand, Feeling the floor instead of leaving it. [Chant – both] Eighth and spring, we stay down, Eighth and spring, we stay down, (background: ooooh down...) [Breakdown – 32 bars, no beat, just pads and choir] (background: wordless ooo-ah melody, slow and wide) [Verse 3 – you, present tense] Now it's weed and early mornings back in Washington, No more disappearing in the middle of a set, I like remembering the songs instead of losing them, Watching your face when the breakdown finally opens. [Sunrise Outro – wife, choir full behind] We pull onto Adams as the sky goes pink, Ears ringing, but I'm actually here for it, We left as kids looking for an exit, Came home wanting the whole drive back, (background: ooooooh... ahhhh... fade out)
