
10. The Unfinished Woman
[Intro] [Foley: Ambient bar noise | soft lounge piano] [Verse 1 - Low-pitched smoky voice: Spoken word] I woke up today and realized my plants are still alive. [High-pitched voice whispers: A miracle.] I bought a vacuum cleaner with a laser light To hunt for dust I didn’t know was there. Is this it? The peak of my performance? I’m wearing a blazer, but I’m thinking about pizza. I have a five-year plan, but I can’t find my keys. I’m a professional, apparently. [High-pitched voice whispers: Keep telling yourself that.] [Chorus - Low-pitched voice: Melodic and simple] The dress is ironed, but the mind is a mess I’m winning at life, I must confess. A masterpiece that’s never quite done The youngest old person under the sun. [Verse 2 - Low-pitched smoky voice: Spoken word] My mother at my age had a house and a plan. I have a subscription to a gym I never visit. We talk about collagen and the meaning of "flow", While we hide the chocolate where the kids won't go. [High-pitched voice whispers: Deep. Very deep.] [Bridge - Dialogue: Low voice and High voice] [Music slows down | Bass and Piano only] [Low voice spoken:] Maybe I’ll never actually feel like a grown-up. [High voice spoken:] Darling, "grown-up" is just a myth invented by furniture stores. [Low voice spoken:] You think? [High voice spoken:] I know. I’m thirty-something and I still want a sticker for doing the laundry. [Verse 3 - High-pitched voice: Spoken word, cheeky] So we paint our faces and we play the part, With a vintage soul and a nursery heart. We’re the girls in the suits, the queens of the doubt, Trying to figure what "thriving" is about. [Low voice whispers: It’s about the coffee.] [High voice whispers: And the wine.] [Both whisper: Definitely the wine.] [Final Chorus - Duet: Low and High voice harmony] [Low-pitched lead, High-pitched harmony | Melodic and warm] The dress is ironed, but the mind is a mess I’m winning at life, I must confess. [Outro - Interaction] [Low voice spoken:] So... are we adulting now? [High voice spoken:] No. But we’re doing it with style. [Foley: Laughter | Final piano chord] [End]


