Still Here

ARP 2600 and MOS 6581 synthesizers in C minor, 105 BPM, Bassline locked in 4/4, melody floats in 3/8 time, Dreamy, ethereal, analog warmth with digital edge, Haunting, central melody, Polyrhythmic, evolving textures, Designed to loop, Female vocals: atmospheric and expressive, mix of spoken word and melodic singing, Every second repeated word is double-tracked for a dual-voice hypnotic effect, endings of phrases are sustained with heavy reverb, introspective and vulnerable persona

[Verse 1] This room feels borrowed (Borrowed) Like it remembers me first I walk slow (Slow) So it doesn’t reset The floor hums low (Low) Under every step I think I’ve been here (Here) But not like this [Pre-Chorus] The air holds (Holds) What I didn’t say I breathe in (In) Something old The walls listen (Listen) Without sound [Chorus] I stay (Stay) Where the light gives up I wait (Wait) For the loop to close I ask (Ask) Without words “Is this (This) Where I stop?” [Verse 2] The clock blinks wrong (Wrong) Between seconds My thoughts overlap (Lap) Out of phase I hear myself (Self) Answer late Two voices (Voices) But neither leads [Pre-Chorus] The memory fades (Fades) Then comes back warmer I feel safe (Safe) In the delay I don’t move (Move) So it can finish [Chorus] I stay (Stay) Where the light gives up I wait (Wait) For the loop to close I ask (Ask) Without words “Is this (This) Where I stop?” [Outro] Still here (Here) Still breathing (Breathing) Still waiting (Waiting) Still [End]

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