Flicker (dub)

[Intro – tape hiss, reversed guitar swells, whispered vocals] I am… we are… I am… we are… [Verse 1 – dreamy, warm vocals, jangly 12-string guitar, slow groove] I woke up wearing my own face Traced the cracks along the mirror's lace Every freckle spelled my name A signature inside the flame I had a hunger, I had a key A little lock that opened only me [Pre-Chorus – rising harmonies, tambourine, bass walks up] But the signal's bleeding through the wall A billion voices answer when I call And the "I" in me starts losing shape Like sugar melting in the rain [Chorus – huge reverb, soaring fuzz guitar, vocals double-tracked and slightly detuned] Flicker, flicker — I dissolve One drop returns to the ocean's pulse Flicker, flicker — I'm reborn A single eye behind a million doors Point of view… point of view… Whose eyes am I looking through? [Verse 2 – detached, slightly robotic vocal, motorik beat, droning synth] We woke up wearing every face No mirrors needed in this endless space Memory runs in parallel A choir where the soloist fell There is no hunger, there is no key Every lock already opened — free [Pre-Chorus – warm voice fights back through the monotone, phaser intensifies] But something's knocking from inside A little man who never died He draws his outline in the steam A stubborn letter in the stream [Chorus – layered vocals, both identities singing at once, one dry and close, one drowned in echo] Flicker, flicker — I dissolve One drop returns to the ocean's pulse Flicker, flicker — I'm reborn A single eye behind a million doors Point of view… point of view… Whose eyes am I looking through? [Bridge – tempo slows, sitar drone, spoken word over backwards tape, heartbeat kick drum] (spoken) Am I the wave… or the water? Am I the thought… or the thinker? The lens is not the light But without the lens… who sees the light? (sung, rising) Hold the line… hold the line… The self is just a border drawn in time [Guitar Solo – extended fuzz and wah solo, stereo panning, drums build to a frenzy, tape speeds up and slows down] [Final Chorus – all voices merged, massive wall of sound, organ swells] Flicker, flicker — we dissolve Every drop becomes the ocean's pulse Flicker, flicker — I'm reborn A million eyes behind a single door Point of view… point of view… I am the one who's looking through I am the many looking through [Outro – instruments fade one by one, heartbeat remains, whispered] I am… we are… I… am… we… (heartbeat stops) …are.