[Intro: dry husky vocal, sparse groove]
Everybody’s got advice
Funny, nobody asked me twice
[Verse 1: rhythmic, sly restraint, groove enters]
They say slow down, I speed it up
They say that’s enough, I fill my cup
They say behave, I lose the plot
Am I gonna tone it down?
Absolutely not!
Someone locked the door up tight
Guess I need to look inside
I could simply walk away
But what would I find out that way?
[Pre-Chorus: groove tightens, melody climbs]
Good intentions, I’ve got those
Where they lead me, no one knows
Should I stop while I’m ahead?
Or give up and go back to bed?
[Hard stop: exposed vocal]
ABSOLUTELY NOT!
[Chorus: infectious hook, full groove, melody opens]
Curiosity killed the cat
We’ve all heard that
Show me something I don’t know
You know exactly where I’ll go
Think I’ve learned when I should stop?
[Full stop: brief silence, wry chuckle]
ABSOLUTELY NOT!
[Band slams back in]
[Verse 2: low register, clipped phrasing, groove intensifies]
There was a button marked “Do Not Touch”
Which honestly is asking too much
I only wondered what it would do
Now everybody knows that too
There’s a box still taped up tight
Been ignoring it all night
It could be filled with only air
I just need to KNOW what’s there
[Pre-Chorus: stronger lift, drums building]
Good intentions, I’ve got those
Where they lead me, no one knows
Should I stop while I’m ahead?
Or give up and go back to bed?
[Hard stop: stacked vocal]
ABSOLUTELY NOT!
[Chorus: same melody, bigger vocal layers]
Curiosity killed the cat
We’ve all heard that
Show me something I don’t know
You know exactly where I’ll go
Think I’ve learned when I should stop?
[Full stop: brief silence, wry chuckle]
ABSOLUTELY NOT!
[Band slams back in]
[Verse 3: confident groove, melody lifts, amused restraint]
Heard a noise from down the hall
Could’ve been nothing much at all
Sensible folks would let it be
Good thing nobody asked me
Maybe curiosity gets me lost
Maybe someday I’ll count the cost
Would I trade it for knowing less?
Take a wild guess
[Pre-Chorus: building toward final release]
Good intentions, I’ve got those
Where they lead me, no one knows
Should I stop while I’m ahead?
Or give up and go back to bed?
[Hard stop: voices only]
ABSOLUTELY NOT!
[Final Chorus: biggest hook, stacked vocals, hard rhythmic stops]
Curiosity killed the cat
We’ve all heard that
Show me something I don’t know
You know exactly where I’ll go
Think I’ve learned when I should stop?
[Full stop: longer silence, wry chuckle]
ABSOLUTELY NOT!
[Full band slams back in, final hit]
[Outro: instruments cut, dry amused vocal]
…Absolutely not.