[Tempo: 96 BPM] [Time Signature: 4/4] [Intro: faint Hammond pad, muted wah guitar, dry room tone] [Key: D minor] (Do-do-do... do-do-do...) (same route, same route) [Verse 1: isolated upfront dry vocal, minimal bass, soft brush drums] [Key: D minor] Six-fifteen, the same cracked handle on the door I know which step complains before I hit the floor Coffee in the usual cup, no sugar, no surprise The barista nods like she's reading from my eyes Headphones on, the world goes soft around the edge (soft around the edge) I'm walking but I'm not really here (same route, same route) [Pre-Chorus: stripped down, walking bass enters, vocal tension rising] [Key: Bb major] Every corner knows my name Every window's just the same But the bassline pulls me under And I start to drift away (away... away...) [Chorus: full band, stacked harmonies, anthemic, call-and-response] [Key: D minor] The music walks me somewhere I can't find (where I can't find) A city made of rhythm in my mind (in my mind) My feet are on the pavement but my head is gone (gone, gone) And I don't know which version I belong to (which one, which one) [Verse 2: full band returns, active bass throughout, wah guitar accents] [Key: D minor] Past the bookstore, past the corner where we sat The bench is empty but I still tip my hat I see your face in every window I pass by But the Hammond keeps on spinning and I don't know why (why, why) I could stop, I could call, I could turn around (could turn around) But the groove has got my ankles and I'm spellbound (spellbound) [Pre-Chorus: half-time feel, sustained vocal notes, organ swell] [Key: Bb major] Every corner knows my name (knows my name) Every window's just the same (just the same) But the organ pulls me deeper And I let it take the blame (blame... blame...) [Chorus: massive wall of guitars replaced by full horn-section punch, stacked harmonies] [Key: D minor] The music walks me somewhere I can't find (where I can't find) A city made of rhythm in my mind (in my mind) My feet are on the pavement but my head is gone (gone, gone) And I don't know which version I belong to (which one, which one) [Bridge: instrument swap, sparse texture, psychedelic jazz-fusion keyboard solo] [Key: F major → E minor → D minor] [instrumental break, swirling Leslie organ] (Where am I? Where am I?) [spoken word, low and close] I've been walking for an hour, maybe more The same three streets, the same four corners, same old door But the music built a room I've never seen And I don't want to leave it, I don't want to be (here... here...) [Final Chorus: intense vocal delivery, full band return, call-and-response, stacked harmonies] [Key: D minor] The music walks me somewhere I can't find (where I can't find) A city made of rhythm in my mind (in my mind) My feet are on the pavement but my head is gone (gone, gone) And I don't know which version I belong to (which one, which one) (which one... which one...) [Instrumental Outro: fading instruments, Hammond pad, walking bass, restrained eerie mood] [Key: D minor] (same route, same route) (do-do-do... do-do-do...) [Hard Stop] [End]
