Odd Time Odd Heart

Instrumental Intro

Verse 1

Kakek kept a kroncong record

spinning through the rainy season

I learned the keroncong rhythm wrong

then I learned it right

the gamelan in my neighbor's yard

rang a different time than mine

Pre-Chorus

Seven beats then five

seven beats then five

count the tiles beneath my feet

Chorus

Odd time odd heart

I don't fit the meter

odd time odd heart

I keep dancing off the line

Bapak said be patient

Ibu said be kind

odd time odd heart

I'll find the count that's mine

Post-Chorus

Satu dua tiga

Satu dua tiga

La la la

Verse 2

Warung lights at half past ten

scooters hum a shifting tempo

I tap my fingers on the table edge

trying to match the rain

Jakarta never holds one rhythm

so I stopped expecting it to

Pre-Chorus

Seven beats then five

seven beats then five

count the cracks along the wall

Chorus

Odd time odd heart

I don't fit the meter

odd time odd heart

I keep dancing off the line

Bapak said be patient

Ibu said be kind

odd time odd heart

I'll find the count that's mine

Bridge

Maybe the song is crooked

Maybe I'm the one who's straight

Maybe the count is nowhere

and I've been waiting late

Breakdown

Satu

Dua

Tiga

Empat

Five

Chorus

Odd time odd heart

I don't fit the meter

odd time odd heart

I keep dancing off the line

Bapak said be patient

Ibu said be kind

odd time odd heart

I'll find the count that's mine

Post-Chorus

Satu dua tiga

Satu dua tiga

La la la