THE LAST BERRY [INTRO — E MINOR — 114 BPM — 4/4 — VOCALS START IMMEDIATELY — NO INSTRUMENTAL INTRO — DARK ELECTRONIC PULSE — DEEP CONTROLLED BASS] [VERSE 1 — EM – C – G – D — CLEAR CLOSE-MIC FEMALE LEAD — FRONT AND CENTER — MEDIUM-LOW REGISTER — CRISP DICTION — DRY VOCAL — MINIMAL REVERB — MUSIC LOW UNDER VOCAL] For countless years upon this land, A secret grew beneath our hands. A gift of power, a gift of sight, That turned our darkness into light. The strongest men would bow their heads, Before the power of the red. And those who knew its sacred ways, Would guard its secrets through the days. [2-BAR TRANSITION — DEEP PERCUSSION — SHORT SYNTH PULSE] [CHORUS — C – G – D – EM — CLEAR FEMALE LEAD FRONT AND CENTER — STRONG BUT NATURAL — NO DOUBLED LEAD — NO VOCAL HARMONIES — CONTROLLED TECHNO GROOVE] The last sacred berry fell, Its ancient power is gone. The miracle of ages Has vanished with the dawn. The mountains stand in silence, The valleys hear our cry. The berries still are growing, But all their wonders die. [4-BAR INTERLUDE — SYNCOPATED BASS — DARK SYNTH PULSE — POLYRHYTHMIC PERCUSSION] [VERSE 2 — EM – C – G – D — CLOSE-MIC FEMALE LEAD — CLEAR CRISP DICTION — MEDIUM-LOW REGISTER — DRY VOCAL — MUSIC PULLED BACK UNDER VOICE] We ran like winds across the sand, With strength no world could understand. We heard the whispers of the night, And saw beyond the reach of sight. The generations came and went, Their lives upon this island spent. But something we believed would stay, Has slowly faded into gray. [2-BAR BUILD — SYNCOPATED PERCUSSION — RISING SYNTH PULSE] [CHORUS — C – G – D – EM — CLEAR FEMALE LEAD — FRONT AND CENTER — STRONG RHYTHMIC DELIVERY — NO ECHO — NO HARMONIZED LEAD — MUSIC BELOW VOCAL] The last sacred berry fell, Its ancient power is gone. The miracle of ages Has vanished with the dawn. The mountains stand in silence, The valleys hear our cry. The berries still are growing, But all their wonders die. [4-BAR BREAK — DEEP BASS — DARK TECHNO PULSE — COMPLEX TIMBA-INFLUENCED PERCUSSION — NO PARTY FEEL] [BRIDGE — AM – EM – C – B7 — INTIMATE CLOSE-MIC FEMALE LEAD — CLEAR DICTION — MINIMAL REVERB — SPARSE ELECTRONIC PULSE] Who will remember what we knew? The things that only we could do? Who will believe the tales we tell, Of those who lived beneath its spell? The world will turn, the years will pass, Our names will fade like shadows cast. But somewhere in the mountain stone, The truth will wait when we’re all gone. [4-BAR BUILD — DEEP POLYRHYTHMIC PERCUSSION — BASS INTENSIFIES — DARK SYNTH RISE] [FINAL CHORUS — C – G – D – EM — CLEAR POWERFUL FEMALE LEAD — FRONT AND CENTER — NATURAL VOICE — CRISP DICTION — NO BELTING — NO VOCAL LAYERS — FULL RHYTHM KEPT BELOW VOCAL] The last sacred berry fell, Its ancient power is gone. The miracle of ages Has vanished with the dawn. The mountains stand in silence, Beneath an empty sky. The berries still are growing, But all their wonders die. [2-BAR TRANSITION — RHYTHM STRIPS DOWN — LOW SYNTH PULSE] [OUTRO — EM – C – G – EM — CLOSE INTIMATE FEMALE LEAD — ALMOST DRY VOCAL — EVERY WORD CLEAR — MINIMAL ACCOMPANIMENT] And when the final story’s told, Of ancient wonders, brave and bold, Remember what the mountains gave… And what the passing centuries took away. [6-BAR OUTRO — DEEP SYNTH PULSE — SPARSE PERCUSSION — SHORT CONTROLLED FADE] [END]
