The Michelle Effect (Extended)

[Intro] (Warm acoustic strumming blends with a clean electric guitar lick. A light shaker keeps the beat.)

[Verse 1] Six A.M. and the curtains are wide
She’s got the rhythm of the ocean tide
No coffee needed, no snooze on the clock
She’s already halfway ‘round the block
In a yellow cardigan, faded and worn
She looks like the sister of the early morn’
Whistling a tune that you swear you know
Setting the seeds for the day to grow.

[Chorus] Oh, Michelle, where’d you get that light?
You’re burning like a bonfire in the middle of the night
With a smile like a secret and a heart on your sleeve
You make the cynics want to start to believe
The world’s spinning fast, but you’re taking it slow
High-tide Michelle, everywhere you go.

[Verse 2] Tuesday’s raining and the sky is lead
Everyone’s wishing they were back in bed
But here comes Michelle with a polka-dot brolly
Turning the gloom into high-speed folly
She remembers your name and your birthday too
She knows the exact right thing to do
To take a heavy heart and make it feel light
Like a paper plane taking its very first flight.

[Chorus] Oh, Michelle, where’d you get that light?
You’re burning like a bonfire in the middle of the night
With a smile like a secret and a heart on your sleeve
You make the cynics want to start to believe
The world’s spinning fast, but you’re taking it slow
High-tide Michelle, everywhere you go.
[Bridge] Now, the skeptics say it’s a bit of an act
That nobody stays that happy, in fact
But if you look in her eyes, you can see the truth
It isn’t about some fountain of youth
She just decided a long time ago
That if you’ve got a spark, you’ve gotta let it show.

[Guitar Solo] (A 15-second melodic slide guitar solo, building tension and warmth.)

[Female Vocal Solo] (The band settles into a groove as a powerful female voice takes over with wordless, soaring ad-libs) (Ooh-ooh-ooh, yeah...)
(Da-da, da-da-da, let it shine!)
(High melodic peak, then drifting back down...)

[Verse 3] Even when the engine won’t start on her car
She’s looking up high for the very first star
She says, “It’s just a chance to take a long walk”
To listen to the birds and to hear the wind talk
You can’t bring her down, don’t even try
She’s got a direct line to the blue in the sky.

[Chorus] Oh, Michelle, where’d you get that light?
You’re burning like a bonfire in the middle of the night
With a smile like a secret and a heart on your sleeve
You make the cynics want to start to believe
The world’s spinning fast, but you’re taking it slow
High-tide Michelle, everywhere you go.

[Outro] (Michelle, Michelle)
She’s humming that song again
(Michelle, Michelle)
(Vocal solo ad-libs return softly over the fade) Turning the gray into gold, my friend
Keep on shining, keep on flying...
(Fade out on a final bright G-major chord)

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