 The gat is set in madhya <unk> ( medium tempo ) and features a driving rock rhythm accentuated by heavy tambura drone . This portion of the composition consists of eight @-@ bar " A " sections and twelve @-@ bar " B " sections , structured in an A @-@ B @-@ A @-@ B pattern . The alap 's lack of a distinct time signature is contrasted with a temporal reference in the lyrics to the opening verse : " Each day just goes so fast / I turn around , it 's past " . Throughout , the vocal line avoids the melodic embellishment typical of khyal , apart from the use of melisma over the last line in each of the A sections . In keeping with the minimal harmonic movement of Indian music , the composition 's only deviation from its I chord of C is a series of implied ♭ VII chord changes , which occur in the B sections . 
