Under the Tinsel and the Noise
Layered, reverb-laden electric guitars open with a gritty blues riff, while punchy 90s alternative drums drive the energy. Post-punk basslines cut through, syncopated and melodic, as atmospheric synths accent the electric R&B groove. Verses keep it moody; choruses burst with edgy instrumentation.
Under the Tinsel and the Noise
Layered, reverb-laden electric guitars open with a gritty blues riff, while punchy 90s alternative drums drive the energy. Post-punk basslines cut through, syncopated and melodic, as atmospheric synths accent the electric R&B groove. Verses keep it moody; choruses burst with edgy instrumentation.
Lyrics
Intro
Amp buzz
Cold air
Static breath
Cheap red flare
low vocal register
It’s Christmas on the corner
Of broke and almost-there
Verse 1
Burned-out bulbs on the railing
Plastic deer with a busted horn
Mom works late at the diner
Dad’s truck stuck in the snow
Still warm
Half-price cans on the counter
Taped-up card from a year ago
I draw hearts in the frost
On this cracked window
Chorus
Under the tinsel and the noise
We’re still just tired kids and broken toys
But I’ll sing your name like a midnight prayer
Yeah
We make our own Christmas out of thin
Thin air
Under the tinsel and the noise
Verse 2
Old band tee for a sweater
Your chipped nails wrapped in mine
You say “I don’t need presents
I just need time”
We light sparklers in a bottle
Watch the sparks stain the snow street-red
You laugh
“This is kinda ugly”
I say
“Best one yet instead”
Chorus
Bridge
[guitars drop to clean
Bass forward]
No angels in the shopping mall
Just you and me in this cracked-up hall
Singing off-key carols to the exit sign
whispered vocals
If there’s a star for losers
I hope it’s ours this time
crescendo
Count it down
Three
Two
Hold your breath
I do
If this is all we ever get
I’ll still believe it’s new
Chorus