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[Intro — deep female contralto, dry and extremely close; no drums, faint low room tone] You said my name … I heard you [one rounded hand-drum hit] Mm [Verse 1 — sparse jungle-like hand percussion enters around the vocal; deep sub arrives after the first two lines; lazy, melodic phrasing slightly behind the beat] My phone lit up I turned it face down You watched me do it Didn’t make a sound You moved a little closer I stayed where I was Now you’re looking at me Like that means too much [low bass answer] Mm Let it ring Whatever they want Can wait a little [Pre-Chorus — percussion thins; bass notes lengthen; vocal becomes smoother and slightly more melodic] I could check it I could leave But I’m right here Where I wanna be So let ’em wonder For a while Nothing on that screen I need to see [Chorus — hypnotic pocket; lead remains low and restrained; hand drums become rounder, never bigger] I’m offline Right in front of you Offline Still looking at you You can come close If you like I’m still here Nowhere online Offline [brief sub tail, hard pocket of silence] [Verse 2 — groove returns deeper; bass quietly answers the ends of phrases; vocal warmer but still effortless] That glass been empty For a minute now Neither one of us Trying to get up My phone buzzed twice Somewhere behind me Your hand found mine I left it there easy You looked at me I looked right back Don’t get excited … Not yet [small low-tom roll] Mm Maybe [Pre-Chorus — faint glassy upper tone appears; longer vocal phrases float over sparse percussion] Let the whole night Lose track of me Nothing out there I need to see You got my attention Don’t waste it now That’s as close As I’m getting to sweet [Chorus — deeper sub; first ghost harmony appears only once] I’m offline Right in front of you Offline Still looking at you You can come close If you like I’m still here Nowhere online [very distant thin upper ghost harmony: “online…”] Offline [Bridge — nearly all percussion disappears; sub continues as a low physical pulse; vocal intimate and unhurried] You want me To pick it up? No Let ’em call again [soft skin-drum hit] You’re doing something Much more interesting Come here [all hand percussion cuts; sub alone] Not that close … Okay Maybe that close [Production Turn — two beats of silence, then the hand drums re-enter one at a time around her voice: low tom, hollow skin hit, muted tap; no explosive drop] [contralto stays completely calm] Mm [Final Chorus — deepest bass pocket of the song; jungle-like percussion rolls beneath her with more movement but still lots of space; lead never belts] I’m offline Right in front of you [thin distant ghost harmony trails: “offline…”] Offline Still looking at you You can come close If you like I’m still here Nowhere online [distant upper ghost harmony follows the phrase: “nowhere online…”] Offline [Outro — drums disappear; sub and faint room tone only] Phone lit up Face down again You said my name … I heard you [very soft distant ghost harmony: “heard you…”] Mm