Girl In Stereo

{felt

upright piano motif, filtered

room tone, inhale before first

line} Need a girl on this Need a girl on this To

say it plain, not pretty To hold my hand through

it (ahhhh) {intimate lead vocal

enters, brushes

and bass creep in} Need a girl on this To tell

me what I miss If I’m fading,

pull me back If I’m done,

just

say I’m done {octave lift,

cello rise, groove tightens}

Need a girl on this Need a girl on this To sing

the hurt out loud

To make

it feel like home Need a girl on this Need a girl

on this So I can

let it go And not break down

alone

(ooh) {full band bloom,

strings open wide} Need a girl on this Need a girl on

this (oh-oh) {short refrain,

guitar replies, let reverb tails breathe}

Need a girl on this

To sit beside the quiet To laugh a little,

then

Let the truth come through it (hmmm) {add fingerpicked acoustic,

bass

deeper, vocal a touch grittier} Need a girl

on this

To stop

me mid-sentence

If I’m reaching

for you When

you’re not reaching back {build with soft toms,

harmony stack on

last line} Need a girl on this Need a girl on this

To sing the hurt out loud To make

it feel like home Need a girl on this Need a girl

on this So I can let it go And not break down

alone (yeah) {bigger harmonies,

piano octaves, wider drums} Need a girl on this When the room

goes heavy If I’m breaking,

stay close If I’m healing,

let

me (ahhhh) {breakdown first half: piano + voice,

then drums return

with

toms} Need a girl on this

Need a girl on this To sing

the hurt out loud To make it feel like home Need a

girl on this Need a girl on this So I can let

it go And not break down alone (ooh-oh) {final lift,

choir-like

pads, last line held longer} (ahhhh) {piano alone,

strings

fade, final chord with added 6 for bittersweet color}