Whenever you come around

Name: Whenever you come around
Duration: 195 s
IronwoodRow
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Prompt / Lyrics
[Intro]
(Rhythmic acoustic guitar strumming starts, joined by a steady finger-snap track)
(Light synth swell)


[Verse 1]
Yeah, I see that glow from across the street
Like a neon sign in a summer heat
You got that look, those eyes, that light
The kind that keeps me up all through the night
I’m playin' it cool, or at least I try
But I’m trippin' on air when you walk by
Got a heavy heart that I can't let show
And a million things that you’ll never know.

[Pre-Chorus]
(Bass kicks in, driving the rhythm)
It’s like my system’s crashing, total glitch
Whenever we’re together, I can’t find the switch.


[Chorus]
I’m weak in the knees and I’m losing my breath
One look at you and I’m scared to death
To say a word, to even try
I’m just a guy standin' paralyzed
When you smile that smile, yeah, the room spins 'round
The world turns upside down
Whenever you come around.


[Verse 2]
(Beat stays steady, acoustic guitar gets a bit more percussive)
I feel like a kid back in homeroom class
Waitin' for the clock or the bell to pass
I’m a grown man, baby, but I’m losing my grip
Keepin’ every secret on the tip of my lip
I wish I could tell you, I wish I could speak
But the logic’s gone and the willpower’s weak.


[Chorus]
I’m weak in the knees and I’m losing my breath
One look at you and I’m scared to death
To say a word, to even try
I’m just a guy standin' paralyzed
When you smile that smile, yeah, the room spins 'round
The world turns upside down
Whenever you come around.


[Bridge]
(Music strips back to just the snap track and a muted guitar)
I’m holding on, I’m holding out
Wondering if you know what I’m about
Or if I’m just another face in the crowd...

(Full band kicks back in)
Yeah, I’m shouting it inside, but it never gets loud!

[Guitar Solo / Hook]
(Melodic, clean electric guitar riff following the vocal melody)


[Chorus]
I’m weak in the knees and I’m losing my breath
One look at you and I’m scared to death
To say a word, to even try
I’m just a guy standin' paralyzed
When you smile that smile, yeah, the room spins 'round
The world turns upside down
Whenever you come around.


[Outro]
(Rhythmic acoustic guitar fades)
Whenever you come around...
Yeah, everything turns upside down.
(Final snap)