Guy, guy, guy

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[INTRO – 8 BARS – PLAYFUL ANALOGUE SYNTH ARPEGGIO, WARM BOUNCING BASS, CRISP 1980S DRUM MACHINE, SOFT MALE VOCAL FRAGMENTS] [SPOKEN – TWO DISTANT BRITISH VOICES, CASUAL] Got his legs? Yeah, I've got him. [BRIGHT SYNTH HOOK – FULL BEAT ENTERS] [VERSE 1 – CLOSE, CONVERSATIONAL BRITISH MALE VOCAL, UNDERSTATED DELIVERY] The news was on at teatime Mum turned the volume down We filled his head with headlines And carried him through town His coat was two sizes bigger His face was drawn in pen My brother said, "He's heavy" I said, "Then take his legs" [PRE-CHORUS – MELODIC SYNTH CHORDS RISE, WARM HARMONIES ENTER] They were worried about tomorrow We were worried about his shoes And everything they talked about Was folded in the news [CHORUS – BIG CATCHY 1980S SYNTH-POP MELODY, DRIVING ELECTRONIC BASS, LAYERED BRITISH MALE FALSETTO HARMONIES] Carry the weight, carry the weight Carry the weight of the world His head was full of headlines And we were full of plans Carry the weight, carry the weight Keep his shoes above the ground We thought the world was heavy then But we could put it down [BG VOX – REPEATED RHYTHMIC HARMONIES] Carry it round Carry it round We could put it down [INSTRUMENTAL – 16 BARS – CATCHY ANALOGUE SYNTH LEAD MELODY, PULSING OCTAVE BASS, ELECTRONIC TOM FILLS, SHIMMERING POLYSYNTH CHORDS] [VERSE 2 – PLAYFUL, OBSERVATIONAL, LIGHTLY DETACHED MALE VOCAL] Outside the corner shop A woman gave us change Said, "He looks like he knows something" My brother said, "It's paint" From inside came the radio With talk of things to come My brother counted pennies I kept looking at the one Who couldn't give an answer Or tell us what he knew With all that stuff inside his head I wondered what he'd do [PRE-CHORUS – STRIPPED BACK DRUMS, RISING SYNTH PATTERN] The grown-ups had their reasons For looking so afraid We thought we knew about the world From the things the papers said [CHORUS – FULL MELODIC HOOK, LAYERED VOCALS] Carry the weight, carry the weight Carry the weight of the world His head was full of headlines And we were full of plans Carry the weight, carry the weight Keep his shoes above the ground We thought the world was heavy then But we could put it down [BG VOX] Carry it round Carry it round We could put it down [EXTENDED INSTRUMENTAL – 16 BARS – WARM ANALOGUE SYNTH SOLO, DRIVING ELECTRONIC DRUMS, BRIGHT HIGH-REGISTER SYNTH COUNTERMELODY, CLASSIC MID-1980S DANCE PRODUCTION] [BRIDGE – HALF-TIME ELECTRONIC RHYTHM, SOFT ATMOSPHERIC SYNTHS, INTIMATE MALE LEAD] At the field they took his arms And stood him in the dark My brother said, "It's only Guy" And ran off through the park I didn't know what troubled me I didn't know it then One day we'd carry something We couldn't leave with them [INSTRUMENTAL PAUSE – SOFT SUSTAINED SYNTH CHORD] [LEAD – ALMOST SPOKEN] We couldn't leave with them... [BUILD – ARPEGGIOS RISE, DRUM MACHINE FILLS, FULL DANCE BEAT RETURNS] [FINAL CHORUS – WIDE HARMONIES, STRONG MELODIC LIFT, WARM SYNTH BASS, ENERGETIC BUT RESTRAINED] Carry the weight, carry the weight Carry the weight of the world His head was full of headlines And we were full of plans Carry the weight, carry the weight Keep his shoes above the ground We thought the world was heavy then But we could put it down [CHORUS REPRISE – MORE SPACIOUS, REPEATING SYNTH HOOK] Carry the weight Carry the weight Carry the weight of the world Carry it round Carry it round We could put it down [OUTRO – 16 BARS – MELODIC SYNTH INSTRUMENTAL WITH FADING MALE HARMONIES, WARM NOSTALGIC ELECTRONIC TEXTURES] [SOFT MALE FALSETTO] We could put it down... [INSTRUMENTAL FINISH – FINAL WARM MINOR-KEY SYNTH CHORD]