Twenty-Twenty-Six

Lyrics

[INTRO – 8 BARS – WARM ANALOGUE SYNTHS, PULSING BASS, ASCENDING ARPEGGIO] [SOFT DISTANT BRITISH MALE FALSETTO] Twenty twenty-six… [BG VOX: No quick fix] [VERSE 1 – RESTRAINED, CONVERSATIONAL] I saw tomorrow on a shopfront screen They promised us a shorter week Forty years of progress later We’re still running out of time [CHORUS – CATCHY 1980S SYNTH-POP, WIDE MELODY, LAYERED MALE VOCALS] Twenty twenty-six, no quick fix New machines, old politics Twenty twenty-six, no quick fix Wasn’t meant to look like this We’re still alive We’re still alive [POST-CHORUS – 16 BARS – STRONG MELODIC SYNTH HOOK, BASS GROOVE, NO VOCALS] [VERSE 2 – PLAYFUL, UNDERSTATED] We speak across the world for free But can’t get Tuesday night quite right They say the future starts today They’ve said that every other time [CHORUS – FULLER SYNTHS, STRONGER HARMONIES] Twenty twenty-six, no quick fix New machines, old politics Twenty twenty-six, no quick fix Wasn’t meant to look like this We’re still alive We’re still alive [EXTENDED INSTRUMENTAL – 24 BARS – ANALOGUE SYNTH LEAD, MELODIC BASS, DRUM MACHINE, BUILDING KEYBOARD HOOK] [BRIDGE – STRIPPED BACK, SOFT ELECTRIC PIANO, INTIMATE FALSETTO] There’s a smart speaker by the sink Still can’t tell me what to think For all the things we didn’t get I think we’re doing mostly fine [INSTRUMENTAL BUILD – 8 BARS – RISING ARPEGGIOS, DRUM FILLS, BUILDING TENSION] [FINAL CHORUS – FULL, UPLIFTING, WIDE SYNTHS AND HARMONIES] Twenty twenty-six, no quick fix New machines, old politics Twenty twenty-six, no quick fix Wasn’t meant to look like this We’re still alive We’re still alive [OUTRO – STRIP BACK TO BASS AND SOFT ANALOGUE SYNTHS] [SOFT FALSETTO] Some things changed Some stayed the same Twenty twenty-six… [BG VOX: No quick fix] [INSTRUMENTAL OUTRO – 8 BARS – SYNTH HOOK REPRISE, CLEAN ENDING]