[gang vocals sharp, no warning]
look alive
look alive
wake up
we’re not alright
look alive
look alive
pretty lies
bite back

[verse 1]

[fast talk-sung delivery, tight and wired]

[palm-muted guitars driving under vocal]
you got a clean little speech
and a mouth full of smoke
everybody sells calm
when the whole thing’s broke
you say, “don’t look down”
like that saves the fall
but the ground comes quick
when it wants us all

[guitar stop]
you got a bright little grin
with a blackout heart
you keep selling the end
as a brand new start

[drums kick back in]
red light
green light
everybody pose
hands up
heads down
anything goes

[pre-chorus]

[guitars open slightly]

[drums pull back to kick, snare, claps]

[vocal climbs, sharper and melodic]
oh, isn’t it sweet
how the whole world lies
with a straight white smile
and a crooked alibi

[pause]
say it louder
say it right

[full stop]

[chorus]

[explosive pop-punk chorus]

[big distorted guitars]

[stacked harmonies hit late]

[vocal huge, catchy, full attitude]
look alive
look alive
wake up
we’re not alright
look alive
look alive
pretty lies
bite back
call it bad luck
call it life
keeps showing up
at the worst good time
look alive
look alive
if the world wants a scene
give the world one tonight

[post-chorus]

[gang vocals]
look alive
look alive

[vocal ad-lib, half-laugh]
oh, you wanted quiet?

[verse 2]

[guitars tighter, bass driving]

[vocal fast, cutting, playful]
you got a headline face
and a backroom bruise
same old trick
in expensive shoes
gold confetti
on a warning sign
everybody laughs
till it crosses the line

[guitar stab]
you say “not that deep”
with your hands on fire
say “don’t be dramatic”
while you cut the wire

[pause]
too late, babe
the curtain ripped
and the whole damn room
saw the card you slipped

[pre-chorus 2]

[drums pull back, claps on beat]

[vocal climbs harder]
oh, isn’t it sweet
how the whole room smiles
while the floor gives out
in expensive style

[pause]
say it louder
say it right

[full stop]

[chorus]

[full band explodes harder]

[harmonies wider, rougher]
look alive
look alive
wake up
we’re not alright
look alive
look alive
pretty lies
bite back
call it bad luck
call it life
keeps showing up
at the worst good time
look alive
look alive
if the world wants a scene
give the world one tonight

[bridge]

[half-time breakdown]

[bass and drums heavy]

[guitars chug low]

[vocal close, dangerous, almost spoken]
don’t blink
don’t pray
don’t ask
what broke today
don’t laugh
too soon
the punchline’s
watching you

[drums build]

[guitar feedback rising]

[vocal sharper, almost smiling]
don’t blink
don’t breathe
don’t tell me
it’s not that deep

[pause]
all this pretty
all this wrong
all this almost
all night long

[pause]
if it’s all gonna crack
let it crack in style

[one beat silence]
look alive

[final chorus]

[everything hits, highest energy]

[gang vocals loud]

[vocal raw, catchy, urgent]
look alive
look alive
wake up
we’re not alright
look alive
look alive
pretty lies
bite back
call it bad luck
call it life
keeps showing up
at the worst good time
look alive
look alive
if the world wants a scene
give the world one tonight

[final lift]

[fast gang vocals]

[guitars wider, drums loosen live]
look alive
look alive
wake up
we’re not alright
look alive
look alive
pretty lies
bite back

[lead vocal over gang vocals]
if the world wants a scene
give the world one tonight

[outro]

[guitar riff repeats]

[fuzz bass swells]

[drums hit hard]

[vocal shouted]
look alive

[hard stop]