WHERE DID EVERYBODY GO?
Quirky detached Detroit garage punk. 136 BPM, 4/4 time. raw primitive delivery & performance. Retro Vox Continental organ plays short stabs & small melodic motifs, 2 distorted Fender-style guitars: A Scratchy, distorted rhythm guitar single down stroke strums chords constantly through song. Wiry lead guitar answering vocal lines with simple awkward melodic hooks, primitive fills & occasional noisy outbursts. Rumbling, picked fuzz bass drives the song & sits loud in the mix. Deadpan talk-sung young girl lead vocal with messy sweet 3-part girl harmonies, Verses feel hypnotic, repetitive, detached and slightly sarcastic, Dry humor, awkward cool energy, Raw live band feel, Small room recording, tube amps, mic bleed, tape saturation, string noise, imperfect timing, loose human feel, Instrumental sections briefly explode into louder chaotic energy. Bridge is back by organ. Intro & Outro are instrumental jams No emotional pop lift, quirky, funny, heartfelt. Primitive. Lo-fi. Gritty.
WHERE DID EVERYBODY GO?
Quirky detached Detroit garage punk. 136 BPM, 4/4 time. raw primitive delivery & performance. Retro Vox Continental organ plays short stabs & small melodic motifs, 2 distorted Fender-style guitars: A Scratchy, distorted rhythm guitar single down stroke strums chords constantly through song. Wiry lead guitar answering vocal lines with simple awkward melodic hooks, primitive fills & occasional noisy outbursts. Rumbling, picked fuzz bass drives the song & sits loud in the mix. Deadpan talk-sung young girl lead vocal with messy sweet 3-part girl harmonies, Verses feel hypnotic, repetitive, detached and slightly sarcastic, Dry humor, awkward cool energy, Raw live band feel, Small room recording, tube amps, mic bleed, tape saturation, string noise, imperfect timing, loose human feel, Instrumental sections briefly explode into louder chaotic energy. Bridge is back by organ. Intro & Outro are instrumental jams No emotional pop lift, quirky, funny, heartfelt. Primitive. Lo-fi. Gritty.
Lyrics
The Speeding Snails do a cover of a really cool song by LOVE IS NOT OWNERSHIP that had referenced their own song "Where Are You". Be sure to check out the original song by LOVE IS NOT OWNERSHIP please!
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Intro
Instrumental] [Kinks-style Rhythm guitar + Organ + Some primitive lead guitar riffs]
2 bars]
Verse 1
I hit the club too late
The crowd looked half-asleep
Two drinks and a sad bassline
And nobody knew me
I went to the corner café
The chairs all faced the wall
A guy was arguing with a cart
Like it owed him the mall
I checked my phone for clues
Thumb sore from the same old scroll
Just dots and then a silence
Like nobody took the toll
Pre-Chorus
I kept my face on sale
I kept my laugh in line
If someone wants a stranger
Baby, I am that kind
Chorus
Where did everybody go? (Hey)
Where did everybody go?
I brought my jokes and my coat
Still got no place to go
Where did everybody go? (Hey)
Where did everybody go?
(hello? hello?)
I swear the whole town said no
Verse 2
I walked past seven windows
All glowing blue and dim
A couple in a doorway
Was singing to a cart with him
I saw a kid in a hoodie
Feed fries to a pigeon gang
A man on a bench kept refreshing
Like mercy might message back
Then came the capybara videos
A tiny crown of calm
I laughed so hard I startled
A stranger with a shopping bag
Pre-Chorus
Organ drone]
I kept my screen lit up
Like it could hear my mood
If loneliness had customer service
I'd be first in the queue
Chorus
Where did everybody go? (Hey)
Where did everybody go?
I brought my jokes and my coat
Still got no place to go
Where did everybody go?
Where did everybody go?
(hello? hello?)
I swear the whole town said no
Bridge
Mild organ drone, rhytm guitar]
Maybe I'm not missing much
Maybe we all just roam
Typing dots and empty plans
In every glowing phone
But I still want one good mess
One laugh that starts a fire
One real voice in the wild
That says, come on, stay awhile
Final Chorus
Where did everybody go? (Hey)
Where did everybody go?
I brought my jokes and my coat
Still got no place to go
Where did everybody go?
Where did everybody go?
(take my hand, take my hand)
I only wanted company tonight
Outro
Instrumental] [Kinks-style Rhythm guitar + Organ + Wordless harmonies]
2 -3 bars]