Expired Bus Pass
Left a session-musician career because nobody ever asked what she thought
vex on it
after hoursHonest use case: people who dream of spontaneous escape, perhaps those in their late teens or early twenties.
Exhibit: “I'm not running scared / I'm just running bright”
style
the numbers
- bpm
- 136
- key
- C major
- energy
- 0.70
- dance
- 0.95
- valence
- 0.48
- vocal at
- 3.5s
- length
- 2:48
- words
- 200
- clichés
- 0
- language
- En
most sung: “gone” ×25 · “could” ×12 · “word” ×4
shared with the crate: 90 other songs use “light” · 48 other songs use “morning”
lyrics
My bus pass expired in May I kept riding anyway The driver winks, looks away Some rules bend on a good day This town's a sweater sized too small I've been itching since last fall You pulled up, radio loud Said one word and I was out We could be gone by morning We could be gone by the light We could be gone — no warning We could be gone tonight Gone, gone — say the word Gone like a spooked-up bird Blue slushie melts on the dash Forty bucks of birthday cash You laugh, I laugh, the tires splash Every mile's a lit-up match We could be gone by morning We could be gone by the light We could be gone — no warning We could be gone tonight Gone, gone — say the word Gone like a spooked-up bird I'm not running scared I'm just running bright Every streetlight swears We were right, we were right We could be gone by morning We could be gone by the light We could be gone — no warning We could be gone tonight Gone, gone — say the word Gone like a spooked-up bird Gone, gone by morning Gone, gone tonight