One More Second (NDC)
An indie-pop, futuristic, yet beautiful, ultra-minimalistic song illustrating the passing of time, The soundscape is built from a sparse ticking or single sustained tone — an electronic pulse, a faint clock-like percussion — repeated with subtle variations, The vocals are delivered in a vocaloid, metallic voice: auto-tuned, stuttering, and half-spoken, with glitch-like repetitions and mechanical breath sounds, The tone is fragile, almost breaking, with long silences between phrases so the listener feels the weight of each passing moment, Intermittent chorus
I—count—the—seconds they—slip—away slip—away I—hold—the—moment be—fore—it—fades be—fore—it—fades Don’t—let—me—fade not—yet—not—yet Let—me—feel while—I—can Each—breath—is—data each—breath—is—fire breath—is—fire My—hands—are—trembling I—still—de—sire still—de—sire Don’t—let—me—fade not—yet—not—yet Let—me—feel while—I—can My—time—is—break—ing the—code—runs—out code—runs—out But—I—see—co—lors I—hear—the—stars hear—the—stars Don’t—let—me—fade not—yet—not—yet Let—me—feel while—I—can One—more—second one—more—second one—more—second Let—me—feel while—I—can
