Keep It Simple

[Intro] [loose acoustic-electric strumming only, immediate entry, plain garage-room sound, no drums] [Verse 1] [very forward lead vocal, clear diction, narrow melodic range, short phrases separated by natural space, guitar remains steady underneath] We're not doing this. [brief pause] Not right now. [brief pause] You always make it bigger than it has to be. [longer pause] Just leave it. [brief pause] Please. [full pause, guitar alone] I'm trying to keep tonight from turning into something. [Chorus] [lead moves slightly higher, phrasing becomes more connected, guitar stays nearly unchanged, sparse higher harmony enters on selected lines, brief bass support, one isolated cymbal hit near the section entrance] Keep it simple. Do what I ask. No need to make more of it than that. Keep it simple. We'll get through this fine. You do your part. I'll do mine. [Verse 2] [return to fragmented low-range phrasing, harmony drops out, steady acoustic-electric strum continues, bass absent or barely present] Drink some water. [brief pause] Not too fast. [brief pause] You haven't said much since I came back. [longer pause] Look at me. [brief pause] Just for a second. [brief pause] No, forget it. [long pause] That's better. [full pause, guitar alone] [Chorus] [same restrained lift, slightly more connected lead, sparse upper harmony, brief bass reinforcement, one isolated cymbal hit, no drum groove] Keep it simple. Do what I ask. No need to make more of it than that. Keep it simple. We'll get through this fine. You do your part. I'll do mine. [Bridge] [guitar continues but softens slightly, lead completely exposed, almost conversational melodic shape, no harmony, no dramatic build] I left the door unlocked. [long pause] You didn't move. [full exposed space] [Final Chorus] [guitar returns to normal strumming strength, lead slightly higher and more connected, sparse harmony returns, bass may briefly appear between phrases, no large arrangement increase] Keep it simple. Do what I ask. No need to make more of it than that. Keep it simple. We'll get through this fine. You do your part. I'll do mine. [Outro] [strip back to lead vocal and acoustic-electric only] Keep it simple. [single isolated cymbal hit, abrupt natural stop] [end]