The Grind

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Lyrics

[Intro]
[Instrumental - piano, marimba, analog synth pad]

[Verse 1 - Male Lead Vocal, warm, restrained]
Quarters in a coffee can,
Counted twice on the hood of the car at dawn.
Ninety-nine cents of a plan,
And the gate arm stays down while the cars roll on.

[Verse 2]
I ran for the six-ten bus,
Saw the red lights shrink in the rain on the glass.
Checks clear on Tuesday, no fuss,
Rent was due the Friday that had come and passed.

[Chorus - Male Lead with rich stacked harmonies]
Dollar short, a day too late,
Up before the light, early every morning.
Dollar short, a day too late,
Still the sun gets there first, without a warning.

[Verse 3 - Male Lead Vocal, softer]
A man outside the station
Held out a cap and I filled it with the rest.
The hall light burned till Thursday
While I held a cold hand and the whole world pressed.

[Instrumental Interlude - melodic electric guitar lead, glockenspiel, strings]

[Bridge - building, strings and harmonies]
Scattered showers, then clearing,
Winds from the southwest, ten to fifteen by noon.
A slight chance of a reprieve,
Then the night closes in and the grind begins.

[Final Chorus - full stacked harmonies, major key lift]
Dollar short, a day too late,
Up before the light, early every morning.
Dollar short, a day too late,
Still the sun gets there first, without a warning.

[Outro - instrumental, glockenspiel ticking like a clock, strings swell and fade]
[false ending]

[End]

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