Concrete & Silk

(Intro - Slow, atmospheric synths, deep bassline, snap beat)

(Breathy whispering/ad-libs)

Yeah…

Keep it moving…

It’s a cold world out here, baby.

(Hee-hee!)

Oh...

(Verse 1 - Rhythmic, Chris Brown style conversational tone)

Walked into the room, spotlight on the floor

I made the pavement, I built the doors

Suit tailored sharp, check the way I move

Got the whole city dancing to my groove

I got the electric light, I’m burning up the dark

I made the engines roar, I left my mark

But I’m staring at my reflection in the glass

And it’s looking a little... lonely in the past.

(Pre-Chorus - Building tension, The Weeknd style moody falsetto)

I got the power, I got the keys

But I’m falling to my knees

When the neon fades to black

I know I need you right back, yeah

Oh, I need you...

(Chorus - Explosive pop, Michael Jackson style high falsetto)

(Ooh!) It’s a man’s world, a concrete world

Built on the shoulders of a woman or a girl

(Hee-hee!)

It’s a man’s world, yeah, with all this silk

But it’s nothing, nothing...

Without you in my... (Breath) in my world.

(Verse 2 - Fast-paced, rhythmic, Michael Jackson "Bad" era style)

I make the money, I pay the price

I think about the toy, I think about the vice

It’s funny how a King still needs a Queen

To make the picture look complete and clean

I try to buy love, but it don’t pay

When I’m alone at the end of the day.

(Pre-Chorus - The Weeknd style)

I got the power, I got the keys

But I’m falling to my knees

When the neon fades to black

I know I need you right back, yeah

(Yeah, I need you)

(Chorus - Explosive pop)

(Ooh!) It’s a man’s world, a concrete world

Built on the shoulders of a woman or a girl

(Hee-hee!)

It’s a man’s world, yeah, with all this silk

But it’s nothing, nothing...

Without you in my... in my world.

(Bridge - Slow down, Chris Brown/MJ emotional breakdown)

(Slow bass, piano)

I can run the whole damn town...

(But I can’t stop my heart from falling down)

Yeah, they call me the man...

But I’m just a boy without you in my hand.

Ad-lib: (Baby!) Can you hear me? (Hee-hee!) Ooh!

(Guitar Solo / Synth Breakdown - High energy)

(Final Chorus - Max intensity, all artists' styles blended)

It’s a man’s world, a concrete world

Built on the shoulders of a woman or a girl

(It would be nothing, oh!)

It’s a man’s world, yeah, with all this silk

But it’s nothing, nothing...

Without you in my... in my world.

(Outro - Fading out with ad-libs)

Man needs a woman...

(Yeah)

Without you it’s just concrete...

Nothing, nothing...

(Hee-hee!)

Fade out