Who Asked Me

Wizard Mike

Solan Reeve

Wizard Mike

cinematic hybrid orchestral, nordic noir, psychological thriller score

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[Verse 1 | half-spoken baritone | close-mic | sparse cello only]
One point.
One village.
A line drawn through the vote.
They brought the contract first,
then asked us what we chose.
The tower turned all winter.
By spring it disappeared.
Still there. Still turning.
Just no longer feared.

[Pre-Chorus | ostinato stops | single digital ping | glitch micro-accent]
Then a light in the corner,
every morning new.
I closed it on Monday.
Tuesday it came through.

[Chorus | open full baritone | choir pads | brass swell | never shouted]
WHO ASKED ME
before it moved in?
WHO ASKED ME
where it should begin?
Give me the switch,
give me the say.
Ask me once
and I might stay.

[Post-Chorus | low choir chant | sparse metal percussion]
Ask me once.
Ask me once.

[Stop]
[Silence]

[Verse 2 | half-spoken | tape texture | ping returns under the voice]
It writes my letters better.
It answers without breath.
It quoted me a book
that no one's written yet.
I saw it fail one morning.
Now I count every crack.
The closer that I knew it,
the more I held it back.

[Pre-Chorus | ostinato stops | ping repeats twice]
If the church on the square
moved a metre each day,
no one would kneel there.
They'd just walk away.

[Chorus | open full baritone | brass swell | choir rising]
WHO ASKED ME
before it moved in?
WHO ASKED ME
what it would bring?
Give me the switch,
give me the say.
Ask me once
and I might stay.

[Stop]
[Silence]

[Bridge | monotone chant | industrial metal percussion pulse | half-time]
Take my choice,
I take it back.
Push it closer,
I push it back.
Take my choice,
I take it back.

[Break | percussion cuts | solo cello | half-spoken]
I never needed the whole machine.
Only a lever
in my hand.

[Stop]
[Silence]

[Final Chorus | key lifts to F sharp major | full choir | warm brass | open baritone]
YOU ASKED ME,
so now I can choose.
YOU ASKED ME,
and there's less to lose.
Give me the switch,
give me the say.
Ask me first
and I might say yes.

[Outro | ping fades out | ticking stops | ostinato slows]
Ask me first.

[Outro | one clean acoustic piano tone | silence]
[End]

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[Intro | low cello ostinato | soft ticking clock pulse | sub bass drone] [Instrumental | ostinato turning slowly | no vocals] [Verse 1 | half-spoken baritone | close-mic | sparse cello only] One point. One village. A line drawn through the vote. They brought the contract first, then asked us what we chose. The tower turned all winter. By spring it disappeared. Still there. Still turning. Just no longer feared. [Pre-Chorus | ostinato stops | single digital ping | glitch micro-accent] Then a light in the corner, every morning new. I closed it on Monday. Tuesday it came through. [Chorus | open full baritone | choir pads | brass swell | never shouted] WHO ASKED ME before it moved in? WHO ASKED ME where it should begin? Give me the switch, give me the say. Ask me once and I might stay. [Post-Chorus | low choir chant | sparse metal percussion] Ask me once. Ask me once. [Stop] [Silence] [Verse 2 | half-spoken | tape texture | ping returns under the voice] It writes my letters better. It answers without breath. It quoted me a book that no one's written yet. I saw it fail one morning. Now I count every crack. The closer that I knew it, the more I held it back. [Pre-Chorus | ostinato stops | ping repeats twice] If the church on the square moved a metre each day, no one would kneel there. They'd just walk away. [Chorus | open full baritone | brass swell | choir rising] WHO ASKED ME before it moved in? WHO ASKED ME what it would bring? Give me the switch, give me the say. Ask me once and I might stay. [Stop] [Silence] [Bridge | monotone chant | industrial metal percussion pulse | half-time] Take my choice, I take it back. Push it closer, I push it back. Take my choice, I take it back. [Break | percussion cuts | solo cello | half-spoken] I never needed the whole machine. Only a lever in my hand. [Stop] [Silence] [Final Chorus | key lifts to F sharp major | full choir | warm brass | open baritone] YOU ASKED ME, so now I can choose. YOU ASKED ME, and there's less to lose. Give me the switch, give me the say. Ask me first and I might say yes. [Outro | ping fades out | ticking stops | ostinato slows] Ask me first. [Outro | one clean acoustic piano tone | silence] [End]

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