The Other Side
[Intro — whisper, hypnotic 808 house, 90 BPM, tape hiss] She looks like me… She looks like me… She looks like me… (the 808 pulses like a heart, hypnotic house groove) [Verse 1 — spoken-rap, intimate female vocal, hypnotic 808 house, wide stereo] I look at her, I look at her, She looks at me, she looks at me, I move my hand, I move my hand, She moves too late, she moves too late. I blink once, I blink once, She blinks twice, she blinks twice, I smile slow, I smile slow, She smiles wide, she smiles wide. The glass is cold, the glass is cold, But she’s so warm, she’s so warm, I touch the frame, I touch the frame, She touches me, she touches me. I step away, I step away, She stays right there, she stays right there, I leave the room, I leave the room, But I can feel her stare, feel her stare. [Pre-Chorus — house groove accelerates, rising 808, strings enter] And if I turn away, turn away, She comes alive, alive, alive, And if I close my eyes, close my eyes, She opens hers, her eyes, her eyes. So I watch her, I watch her, I watch her, I watch her, I watch her… [Chorus — airy female R&B vocal, 8-voice harmonies, Auto-Tune, full 808, hypnotic house groove] I’m the mirror, getting nearer, I’m the face you fear to see, I’m the shimmer, getting dimmer, You’re the shadow wearing me. You watch me, I watch you, You copy me, I copy you, You’re not outside, you’re inside, I’m your other on the other side. [Verse 2 — VOICE CHANGE: darker female whisper, distorted 808, darker house groove] (whisper, close mic, hypnotic 808 pulse) She’s getting close, she’s getting close, But I don’t move, I don’t move, She’s breathing slow, she’s breathing slow, But I don’t breathe, I don’t breathe. Her lips are red, her lips are red, Mine are pale, mine are pale, She says my name, she says my name, From behind the glass, behind the glass. Her fingers tap, her fingers tap, One, two, three, one, two, three, Her fingers tap, her fingers tap, Come to me, come to me. The room is dark, the room is dark, But her room glows, her room glows, I step back, I step back, She steps forward, forward, forward. [Verse 3 — deep female voice, slow, 808 sub 20 Hz, minimal house groove, sul ponticello] I am not your mirror. I am not your face. I am the girl Who learned your shape While you were Looking away. I am the smile That is not yours. I am the voice Behind your voice. I am the blink Between your blinks. I am the thought Behind your thoughts. I am the left Inside your right. I am the wrong That feels so right. I am the you You never knew. And now… You look like me. [Final Pre-Chorus — sweet female voice returns, but FALSE, house groove slipping out of time] And if I turn away, turn away, She comes alive, alive, alive, And if I close my eyes, close my eyes, She opens mine, she opens mine. So I watch her, I watch her, I watch her, I watch her… (voice cracks) …she watches from inside. [Bridge — multiple female voices, layered whispers, 808 heartbeat only, house groove stops] (multiple female voices, layered, whispered, from behind the glass) Come closer… Come closer… Come closer… We look like you… We look like you… We look like you… Give us your eyes… Give us your eyes… Give us your eyes… Your side is warm… Your side is warm… Your side is warm… Touch the glass… Touch the glass… Touch the glass… Let us through… Let us through… Let us through… Closer… Closer… Closer… Closer… Closer… [Final Chorus — solo female vocal, soft and beautiful, hypnotic house groove returns, full 808, 8-voice harmonies, maximum stereo width] I’m the mirror, getting nearer, I’m the face you fear to see, I’m the shimmer, getting dimmer, You’re the shadow wearing me. You watch me, I watch you, You copy me, I copy you, You’re not outside, you’re inside, I’m your other on the other side. I’m the mirror, you’re the fear, I’m the whisper in your ear, You’re the body, I’m the view, You were me… (voice suddenly stops) …I am you. [Outro — hypnotic 808 house fades over 8 beats, tape hiss, distant female breathing] She looks like me… She looks like me… She looks like me… Tap… Tap… Tap… …now you look like me.
