Office guy Carl - Fish in a Tie
Slow to mid-tempo funk with slick basslines, comic timing, talkbox/vocoder accents, and expressive vocals Mood: Think “James Brown if he worked in HR and had gills” Humor Delivery: Timing is everything — the slower pace allows dramatic pauses, dry punchlines, and side comments Instrumentation: Slappy bass Clean funky guitar licks Tight, playful drums Backing vocals chiming in with comments
Office guy Carl - Fish in a Tie
Slow to mid-tempo funk with slick basslines, comic timing, talkbox/vocoder accents, and expressive vocals Mood: Think “James Brown if he worked in HR and had gills” Humor Delivery: Timing is everything — the slower pace allows dramatic pauses, dry punchlines, and side comments Instrumentation: Slappy bass Clean funky guitar licks Tight, playful drums Backing vocals chiming in with comments
Lyrics
Meet Carl: mild-mannered data entry clerk by day… deep-sea fishman by nature. Fish in a Tie dives headfirst into Carl’s slippery double life — hiding gills under a button-up, dodging coworkers’ suspicions, and explaining why his desk is always… dripping. 🐠💦
This track is a slow-groove funk comedy overflowing with slap bass and office absurdity. Think The Office, if one of the employees was secretly... a fish. Funky horns punch in between Carl’s panicked cover stories (“It’s seaweed tea!”), while a slick rhythm section carries his fishy lies straight through HR.
Whether you’re into funk, weird comedy, or just love a good office scandal involving crustaceans, this is your jam. 🦀🎷📠
Carl’s just trying to stay dry. But you? You're gonna get soaked in funk.
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Intro
Put on cologne... mask the brine
Tryna look... “professionally” — fine
Drip down the hallway... socks still wet
But they ain't caught the fishman — yet
Verse 1
Subway’s packed — I keep my fins in check
Hoodie up, breathin' through my neck
Swipe in smooth, play it dry
One flipper wave to the office guy
Pre-Chorus
Keep it cool — (uh huh)
Play it dry — (real sly)
I’m just a dude… with fish inside
Stapled smile, no questions why
Chorus
Fish in a tie... keepin' it fly
Typin’ all day with a watery eye
Don’t ask questions... don’t you pry
Just pretend I’m one normal guy
Verse 2
Swim break quick in the water cooler
Blame the leak on the AC ruler
Sneeze a scale, oops — tap it down
Stick it under a coffee crown
Pre-Chorus
Keep it low — (shush)
Play it slow — (don’t show how)
If they peek inside my drawer
They'll find a crab and some seaweed chow
Chorus
Fish in a tie... stylin’ on land
Sendin’ those emails, stapler in hand
No one sees these gills I hide
Under this shirt and corporate pride
Bridge
Last day, a colleague looked at me real suspicious...
"Carl... is that... seaweed in your mug?"
I said, "It's a... new matcha blend. Ocean-grown."
Then they squinted at my chair — and said:
"And your chair’s... leaking again."
I smiled. "Ergonomic water support. It's very nice."
Chorus
Fish in a tie... and I'm still dry
Dancin' past HR with my fishy alibi
Crunchin' numbers, spillin' tea
Nobody knows there's an anemone on me
Outro
Back to the sea when the work is done
But I’ll be back... at eight-o-one
I’m the fishman in a button-up lie
Splashin’ out with a tie held high!