[Intro — congas alone, 6 bars] [sub bass bar 4] [arpeggios bar 6] [Verse 1 — half-vocoder, emotional] Sunset Seaside Perfect Then you said it [timbales entering] Took me high Brought me down Said you'd be there Can't be found [arpeggios building] [Pre-Chorus — tension rising] Felt like everything Until I didn't Said you needed me Until you didn't [Chorus — full groove] Tear me apart Isn't that what you want Love me or leave me What do you really want Not my lover Not the lover I knew Not my lover Not the lover I knew [call-and-response] Not my lover — (not my lover) Not the lover — (not the lover) I knew — (I knew) [FAKE DROP — held breath] [silence — 4 beats] [single conga] [half-vocoder, cold] You're holding that knife. [128 BPM returns] [full groove] [148 BPM SWITCH — bass stabs, percussion wall] Not my lover Not my lover Not the lover I knew [call-and-response peak] Not my lover — (NOT MY LOVER) I knew — (I KNEW) Not the lover — (NOT THE LOVER) [Verse 2 — half-vocoder, most human here] Had it all Gave you everything Why wasn't it enough Why are you leaving [bass deepening] With him now Looking in my eyes Holding that knife While you smile [arpeggios at peak] [Pre-Chorus] Felt like everything Until I didn't Said you needed me Until you didn't [Final Chorus — full everything] Tear me apart Isn't that what you want Love me or leave me What do you really want Not my lover Not the lover I knew Not my lover Not the lover I knew [Outro — congas stripping back] [half-vocoder, tender and cold simultaneously] Lover I know Lover I know That knife in your hand While you look in my eyes [spoken, flat, final] Not the lover I knew. [congas alone] [sub bass fading] [silence] [End]
