
Dopamine is Gone (Eirin, Come Home) (1.12x)
[Intro: Sound of a lute being tuned, a single candle flame flickering, silence of a vast stone hall] [Instrumentation: Soft, delicate lute picking] [Verse 1] [Vocal style: sweet female vocal, quiet, breathy, close-mic] Sound of glass shattering Lighter flick She’s smoking crack again [Vocal style: hesitant, fragile] Why can't she take a 5 minute break [Vocal style: softer, ghostly] I love her when she is real [Interlude: Solo lute melody, minor key, reflective] [Chorus] [Vocal style: angelic, clear, melodic, soaring] Nu-la-i, o-va-tæ, i-ni-mæ-so-læ! I love Eirin, in the hole where she’s trapped! Where the ego is scorched and the spirit has snapped! The comedown is a crater, a bottomless pit, You’re burning your own life, bit by bit! The anchor is heavy, the door is still shut, You’re losing the light in the deepest of the rut! Dopamine is gone! Just breathe! Come back to the truth! [Bridge] [Vocal style: somber, intimate, almost a whisper] [Instrumentation: slower, deliberate plucking] Dopamine is gone! Just breathe! Come back to the truth! [Breakdown: Melancholic lute solo, resonance echoing in the hall] [Verse 2] [Vocal style: ethereal, floating] [Instrumentation: faster, rhythmic fingerstyle] Ra-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-TA! [Chorus] [Vocal style: bright but melancholic, resonant] Nu-la-i, o-va-tæ, i-ni-mæ-so-læ! I love Eirin, in the hole where she’s trapped! Where the ego is scorched and the spirit has snapped! The comedown is a crater, a bottomless pit, You’re burning your own life, bit by bit! The anchor is heavy, the door is still shut, You’re losing the light in the deepest of the rut! Dopamine is gone! Just breathe! Come back to the truth! [Outro] [Instrumentation: Single, slow, fading lute pluck] [Vocal style: barely a whisper, breathless] No more loops. The key is in your hand. Eirin... come home. [Final resonant ring of a string]

