[Stuck On A Dream] [Style: expressive twin lead guitars • warm analog production] [Intro] [(8 bars) Clean electric guitar arpeggios with long delay • warm bass swells • distant toms gradually enter • restrained atmosphere] [Verse 1] [Light drums with cross-stick • clean and lightly overdriven guitars • melodic bass • intimate vocal] One day I'll be at a place to succeed Until then I'm just doing what I believe I need Through long days, through long nights I know I'm missing something... nothing feels quite right [Verse 2] [Rhythm guitar becomes fuller • kick drum grows stronger • subtle second guitar harmonies] We all have our dreams, visions for what we aspire We hold on to hopes, mirages of what we desire Day in and day out, from sunrise until the last light Anxious and lonely, envious, dissatisfied [Pre-Chorus] [Drums open up • tom fills • guitars sustain longer chords • tension steadily rises] The clock keeps running I'm not getting any younger I risk becoming Just a version of my hunger [Chorus] [Full band • wide distorted guitars • soaring lead vocal • layered backing harmonies on key phrases] Stuck in a longing for a dream (for dreams) Time leaking through every seam (torn at the seams) Never enough, always something to chase (to chase) Always some more to reach for through the haze (in the haste) [Twin lead guitar answers vocal for two bars] Stuck in a longing for a dream (for dreams) Time leaking through every seam (torn at the seams) Never enough, always something to chase (to chase) Always some more to reach for through the haze (in the haste) [Instrumental] [Expressive harmonized twin lead guitars • driving rhythm section • melodic solo focused on emotion rather than speed] [Final Chorus] [First two lines: rhythm guitars only • bass and drums continue driving • lead vocal exposed • restrained backing harmonies] Stuck in a longing for a dream (for dreams) Time leaking through every seam (torn at the seams) [Arrangement explodes: twin lead guitars enter • full backing vocal stack • open crash cymbals • doubled rhythm guitars • soaring harmony guitars] Never enough, always something to chase (to chase) Always some more to reach for through the haze (in the haste) [Twin lead guitar answers for two bars] Stuck in a longing for a dream (for dreams) Time leaking through every seam (torn at the seams) [Everything at maximum intensity • highest vocal harmony • sustained twin-guitar countermelody] Never enough, always something to chase (to chase) Always some more to reach for through the haze (in the haste) [Outro] [Instrumental only • sustained twin-guitar harmony • drums gradually simplify • final ringing guitar chord fades naturally]
