[Never replace main vocal or lead vocal under any circumstances] [Keep vocal take exactly as recorded, do not change or elevate or put main vocal into a register beyond what is recorded] [dark tonal palette] [warm low-mid focused instrumentation] [wide atmospheric layers with space for vocal centre] [Verse 1 - Spoken Vocals] [clean arpeggiated electric guitar, melodic bass] [breathy baritone vocals] Walking through familiar streets Faces pass without a glance Reflections blur across the glass Footsteps vanish in the wind Maybe some souls Were never meant to be seen [Bring Band in] [Chorus] [drums enter, snare with heavy reverb] [belted tenor vocals] Laughter echoes in the distance Hearts grow quiet in the noise Words are spoken, lost to air Dreams of belonging fade away Reaching out feels endless Each step heavier than before As silence fills the empty space [Verse 2] Just a shadow in a world of light Unnoticed among the crowd Standing near yet miles apart Answers come in quiet tones Paths stretch forward without meaning Stay or turn away, it's all the same [Chorus] [increased vocal intensity] Never quite like everyone else Never seen no matter how close Change the face, change the sound Still a stranger in the crowd Those words smile, none of them stay Value fades in others' eyes What does it take to be heard? To exist To exist! [Bridge] [guitar arpeggios become more resonant] Smiles surround from every side But emptiness fills the air Glance pass through without pause As if soul were never there Even shadow pulls away When daylight starts to die Some hearts were built Some hearts were built Some hearts were built to drift alone [Verse 3] [drums drop to soft kick and hi-hat] Voices call yet no one hears Sound swallowed by the night Hands reach out through the cold Only wind returns their touch Broken glass reflects the pain Pieces never quite align again [Outro] [full intensity vocals] Never quite like everyone else Never seen no matter how close Change the face, change the sound Still a stranger in the crowd Songs go unheard, hearts unseen Fading slowly in between Maybe just dust Dust upon the wind!
