Pop dance, bouncy four-on-the-floor kick, clappy backbeat, rubbery bass, playful syncopated synth stabs. Stripped verses with hand percussion and chant lead; pre-chorus rising filter sweeps and stacked vocal layers; wide chorus with gang shouts and repeated hook phrasing. Breathy lead vocal, tight doubles on the hook, small echoed ad-libs, sparkling ear-candy blips between lines, bright punchy mix with glossy top end.
[Verse 1]
You tap the table, I catch the cue
One little glance and I’m next to you
Shoelace loose, but we’re out the door
You count to two, then we count some more
[Pre-Chorus]
Hold that grin, let the seconds climb
Your hand finds mine right on the line
[Chorus]
Tic tac, tic tac, come on, come close
Tic tac, tic tac, nobody knows
Tic tac, tic tac, round we go
Say it again, let the whole room know
Tic tac, tic tac, hey! hey!
Tic tac, tic tac, hey! hey!
[Verse 2]
Your paper cup leaves a ring on the floor
We trade our jackets and laugh at the score
The bus rolls by, we let it go
There’s nowhere else that we need to know
[Pre-Chorus]
Hold that grin, let the seconds climb
Your hand finds mine right on the line
[Chorus]
Tic tac, tic tac, come on, come close
Tic tac, tic tac, nobody knows
Tic tac, tic tac, round we go
Say it again, let the whole room know
Tic tac, tic tac, hey! hey!
Tic tac, tic tac, hey! hey!
[Bridge]
One step left, one step right
Keep that little joke all night
If the day runs out too soon
We’ll start the count again at noon
[Final Chorus]
Tic tac, tic tac, come on, come close
Tic tac, tic tac, nobody knows
Tic tac, tic tac, round we go
Say it again, let the whole room know
Tic tac, tic tac, hey! hey!
Tic tac, tic tac, hey! hey!
[Outro]
Tic tac, tic tac
Hey! Hey!