Written, performed, produced, and mixed by Andy Dunfee at the My Devil Works home studio in Olde Towne East, Columbus, Ohio.
Additional vocals by Cristina Crimaldi.
Mastered by Brad Smalling at Evergroove Studio.
lyrics
I keep the beat, but my timing ain’t perfect
I slow down when you wanna go fast
I keep the beat, but don’t always listen
Forget lines when you say something strange
I keep the beat, but repeat staid patterns
Play 2 and 4 when you want 5 and 9
I keep the beat, but missed the intro
I started late when you have perfect time
I keep the beat, I try to keep up
I can’t keep up, I’m falling behind
I keep the beat, but can’t even hear you
Your mouth moves, but there are no words
I keep the beat, but fell off backwards
You stand tall while I lay on the floor
I keep the beat, I try to keep up
I can’t keep up, I’m falling behind
I keep the beat, but you know that line, you wrote that line
You said it a 1000 times, you said it like a roaring lion
You said keep in step, step up, straighten up
Listen closely
You keep the beat, but don’t stop to breath
You fill the room with your wicked sound
You keep the beat, but don’t repeat it
Play 5 and 9 after 2 and 4
You keep the beat, but hate the outro
Wanna go back to where we started from
You keep the beat, but it doesn’t matter
If I’m behind, we are solo
I keep the beat, I try to keep up
I can’t keep up, I’m falling behind
credits
released March 10, 2020
Andy Dunfee - drums, guitar, bass, vocals, percussion
Cristina Crimaldi - additional vocals
Hi, I’m Andy, I make rock music in my home studio whenever time allows. I’m a child of the eighties, learned guitar in the
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