Sinkin’ in the Sound

[Soft Gospel Choir – low hum] [male, Baritone Whisper, close mic] can you feel the hush... [break – tape crackle, light ride cymbal] [Verse 1] [Wurlitzer & Sax – moody groove] I don’t play jazz — I drown in it. Sax cuts deep, I bleed a hymn. Notes ain't notes, they confess sins, Every breath — a battle I win. [Subtle Laughter FX – panned right] Hah… you hear that? That’s truth off pitch. Not broken — bent, Like a heart that switched. [Cliffhanger Pause — sax squeal, silence] [Chorus – Full Gospel Harmony + Female Echo] I’m sinkin’ in the sound… (sound…) No floor, no ground… (ground…) Don’t save me now… (now...) Let that music drown me loud! [shout, male] [Break — Sax Solo: Birdland homage riff] [Riff repeats as ghost motif throughout song] [Verse 2] [Muted Trumpet stabs – bluesy counterpoint] Vinyl dust in my veins, Drums stutter like old pain. Midnight chords — no refrain, I speak through minor rain. [Echoed Hook – female, soft whisper] “Improvisation is life...” (Improvisation is...) I ain’t lost — I slide. No map but I ride. From chaos to glide — This melody’s my guide. [Bridge – Organ Swell, Choir Swell] [gospel shout, male preacher voice FX] Can I get a witness?? I was born in static, raised by groove, Healed in reverb, learned to move. [bass drop + silence] MUSIC SAVED ME [Whisper, wide stereo] music saved me… [Chorus – variation, echo emphasis] I’m sinkin’ in the sound… (in the sound…) No floor, no ground… (no ground…) Don’t pull me out — I’m found… (I’m found…) Let that music wrap me ‘round! [Verse 3 – spoken word cadence, jazzy snap beat] It ain't chords — it’s choices. Bassline’s got voices. My sax SCREAMS. It ain’t noise — it’s dreams. [Shout] TESTIFY! Choir bleeds soul, Vinyl crackle’s control, Every skip — a role. [Final Chorus – changed lyrics, climax build] I BECAME the sound! I ain’t ever comin’ down! No sin, no crown — just rhythm as my vow! [All drop except vocals – male solo, soft falsetto] I don’t play jazz… …I drown in it. [final sax squeal, trailing echo into silence]