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Late bus, winter humming— you tap a four-count beat. Steam writes small secrets on the window by our seat. You grin—“play tender.” I nod— the vents push pockets of heat. Coat sleeves hide my shiver; sodium lamps paint gold. Your laugh unseams the ceiling. I flinch—then let you hold. close the door say no more Paper cups make halos; your lipstick leaves signs. You draw slow circles; we blur the platform lines. You say, “Truth tangles.” I smooth the crease along your sleeve—mine. Snare snaps; nerves settle. Keys hush, soft and slow. Your name—brush-cymbal—shivers. I move where you go. No mask. No pose. Lean in. Eyes close— close the door say no more
Instructional lyrics
[Intro vinyl hiss, soft pad] [Tag 2b delay bloom] [Verse 1] Late bus, winter humming You tap out a beat Steam writes little secrets On glass by our seat You grin, say play tender I nod, feel the heat [Pre rise] Coat sleeves hide my shiver Street lamps paint us gold Your laugh tilts the ceiling I jump when you hold [Break 2b stop] [Chorus impact two-line A A] close the door say no more [Verse 2] Paper cups, warm halos Your lipstick leaves signs You trace sleepy circles We blur all the lines You say, truth gets messy I say, that’s just fine [Pre rise] Snare snaps, nerves settle Keys rain soft and slow Your name rings like cymbal I move where you go [Break 2b stop] [Chorus impact two-line A A] close the door say no more [Bridge strip vox+Rhodes] No mask, no pose Lean in, eyes close [Final Chorus bigger, stacked call & response] close the door say no more close the door say no more [Chorus x2] [Outro 4b tape fade]
Song info
Pop-soul duet shimmer ~96-100 BPM; clean guitar palm mutes, Rhodes comp, piano riff; lofi kit with clap stack, rim ticks, shaker; round sub plus light live bass walks; playful whisper lead vs gritty belt answer, tight call-response; pre-chorus sus lift, one-bar stop before hook; chorus two-line, open vowels, octave doubles; slap delay on lead, warm plate BVs, soft tape glue; horn swells sparing, gospel oohs on downbeats; ear-tag “oh-oh” on bar four; key G minor to B-flat major lift; structure: Intro 4b -> Tag 2b -> Verse 1 -> Pre rise -> Break stop -> Chorus -> Verse 2 add arp -> Pre -> Break -> Chorus -> Bridge strip -> Final Chorus x2 -> Outro 4b.
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