[INTRO — 92 BPM, dark modern country-rock, minor key] [Low pulsing bass, haunting pedal steel, steady acoustic guitar, restrained electric guitar] [Short instrumental intro] [VERSE 1 — SOLO FEMALE ALTO, LOW AND REFLECTIVE] Vicious revolving door Spinning in circles Around and around Forever searching for an exit Feels like there’s no end in sight [CHORUS — FEMALE, STRONG MELODIC DELIVERY, DRIVING COUNTRY-ROCK] Tugged in every direction One step forward three steps back Never ending cycle Such a curse Tugged in every direction One step forward three steps back Never ending cycle Such a curse [VERSE 2 — FEMALE, RESTLESS RHYTHM, BUILDING TENSION] Moving too fast To make it stop Continuing to go around Stuck on repeat Stuck on repeat [CHORUS — FEMALE, FULL BAND, CONTROLLED INTENSITY] Tugged in every direction One step forward three steps back Never ending cycle Such a curse Tugged in every direction One step forward three steps back Never ending cycle Such a curse [VERSE 3 — FEMALE, INSTRUMENTATION PULLS BACK] Heart runs rampant With every move With a glimpse of light My mind will slow My mind will slow [CHORUS — FEMALE, EMOTIONAL BUILD] Tugged in every direction One step forward three steps back Never ending cycle Such a curse Tugged in every direction One step forward three steps back Never ending cycle Such a curse [VERSE 4 — FEMALE, INTIMATE AND REFLECTIVE, SPARSE ACOUSTIC GUITAR] Striving for perfection Is such a curse While darn well knowing It’s only an illusion Only an illusion [BRIDGE — FEMALE, QUIET REALIZATION BUILDING INTO STRENGTH] I’ve been chasing what I can’t control, Running in circles, losing hold. Trying to fix what won’t stay right, Wearing myself down night after night. Maybe the answer ain’t another door, Maybe I don’t have to run anymore. The world can keep spinning, pulling me through, But I get to choose what I’m gonna do. [FINAL CHORUS — FEMALE, POWERFUL BUT CONTROLLED, FULL COUNTRY-ROCK BAND] Tugged in every direction One step forward three steps back Never ending cycle Such a curse Tugged in every direction One step forward three steps back Never ending cycle Such a curse [OUTRO — FEMALE, MUSIC GRADUALLY FALLS AWAY] That revolving door keeps turning, But I don’t have to chase. Perfection was an illusion, And I can slow my pace. [FINAL INSTRUMENTAL — SOFT PEDAL STEEL, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, NATURAL FADE]
