[116 BPM in B minor. Simple early-80s drum-machine pattern, dry short kick, short electronic snare, closed hi-hats, minimal fills. Analog synth bass with a syncopated pattern. Bright sequenced synth motif, short poly-synth chords and playful melodic synth lead. Low contralto female vocal register, controlled rhythmic phrasing. ] [Intro - instrumental] [Simple electronic drum-machine groove, analog synth bass, bright short synth motif] [Verse 1 - low, rhythmic, conversational] I smelled it in the elevator tonight, A little spark beneath the neon light. Something expensive, something sweet, A memory walking on invisible feet. It took me back to a room above the bar, A borrowed dress and somebody's car. You said, "Come closer, don't be afraid," And I believed every promise you made. [Refrain - restrained, rhythmic] Electric perfume, Running through the room. One breath and I'm back there, One breath and I remember you. Electric perfume, Blue light on the wall. Funny how a little fragrance Can make the past come back at all. [Verse 2 - steady, slightly playful] You wore a black shirt, I wore red, We talked until the music stopped dead. You disappeared around half past three, But left your perfume all over me. I thought it meant that something would remain, A little romance hiding in the rain. But by the morning I could finally see, The scent was yours, but the memory was me. [Instrumental Section - instrumental only] [Sequenced synth bass, bright arpeggiated synth figure, short melodic electronic lead] [Verse 3 - cool and detached] Years later I was standing in the street, When suddenly that fragrance found me. A woman passed wearing exactly the same, And for a second I almost called your name. Then I laughed because I finally knew, The perfume never really belonged to you. It was the night, the city, the light, And all the things I wanted to believe that night. [Main Refrain - firm, same low register vocals] Electric perfume, Running through the room. One breath and I'm back there, One breath and I remember you. Electric perfume, Blue light on the wall. Funny how a little fragrance Can make the past come back at all. [Bridge - low spoken contralto female voice, dry, slightly amused] I used to think you left the perfume behind. Now I know better. You only happened to be wearing it. [Final Refrain - rhythmic, controlled, low contralto female voice] Electric perfume, Fade into the blue. I don't need the memory, I don't need to remember you. Electric perfume, Disappear tonight. Some things smell like forever Until you turn on the light. [Outro - instrumental] [Bright synth motif repeats, analog synth bass and dry electronic drums fade]
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