Look Up
Driving stomp-clap rhythm at 120 BPM, pulsing acoustic riff looping with tight palm-muted electric accents. Verse sits low and gritty, baritone and raw, with that wind-carved grunge, folk rock depth, slightly behind the beat. Pre-chorus lifts with layered gang vocals and rising toms. Chorus explodes wide and anthemic, post-grunge, rock-style belt, chesty and bold, harmonies stacked thick. Hook built around a punchy four-chord loop with a sharp syncopated guitar riff that repeats like a heartbeat. Add handclaps, floor-tom thumps, and a chantable “hey-hey” refrain kids can shout back. Bridge strips to vocal and stomp, then slams back full band for a final, stadium-ready chorus.,Circular Breathing,Background Vocals
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Lyrics
[Key: C minor]
[Tempo: ~122 BPM]
Intro
[Cm] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
Verse 1
[Cm] Screen glow shining on your face at noon
[Ab] Scrolling like you’re chasing after moons
[Eb] World in your palm, but you’re missing the sky
[Bb] Bird on a wire singing live, not Wi-Fi
[Cm] Traffic light blinking red and green
[Ab] Real life’s louder than your screen
[Eb] There’s a whole wild playlist outside
[Bb] Press pause, step into the sunshine
Pre-Chorus
[Ab] Left, right, look both ways
[Eb] Heartbeat louder than the bass
[Bb] Time’s not numbers you just swipe
[Cm] It’s ticking in the daylight
[Ab] Feel it now, don’t hesitate
[Eb] Every second doesn’t wait
[Bb] Put the glow away tonight
[Cm] Step into the light
Chorus
[Cm] Hey, hey, look up from the glow
[Ab] There’s a whole wide world in stereo
[Eb] Put the phone down, feel the ground
[Bb] Hear the real-life sound
[Cm] Hey, hey, don’t sleepwalk through
[Ab] The trees are texting back to you
[Eb] Log out, breathe in
[Bb] That’s where the living begins
Verse 2
[Cm] Can you read the clock on the classroom wall?
[Ab] Hands keep moving, they don’t stall
[Eb] Seconds spin like a record round
[Bb] Old-school rhythm, analog sound
[Cm] Sidewalk chalk and a scraped-up knee
[Ab] Laughing loud, running free
[Eb] Clouds don’t buffer, rivers don’t lag
[Bb] No low battery on a paper plane flag
Pre-Chorus
[Ab] Left, right, look both ways
[Eb] Heartbeat louder than the bass
[Bb] Time’s not numbers you just swipe
[Cm] It’s ticking in the daylight
[Ab] Feel it now, don’t hesitate
[Eb] Every second doesn’t wait
[Bb] Put the glow away tonight
[Cm] Step into the light
Bridge
[Ab] No avatar can climb that tree
[Eb] No emoji feels the breeze
[Bb] No filter makes a sunset burn
[Cm] Like the one you see when you finally turn
[Ab] Hands free, eyes wide
[Eb] Real life’s the ultimate ride
[Bb] No password, no pin
[Cm] Just step outside and jump in
Final Chorus
[Cm] Hey, hey, look up from the glow
[Ab] There’s a whole wide world in stereo
[Eb] Put the phone down, feel the ground
[Bb] Hear the real-life sound
[Cm] Hey, hey, don’t scroll away
[Ab] The moment’s calling you today
[Eb] Log out, breathe in
[Bb] That’s where the living begins
(Repeat progression [Cm] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb] big and loud to finish)