Atmospheric Intro: Only rain, white noise, wind, vinyl crackle, no beat] [Instrumental: Slow detuned Wurlitzer tremolo fading in, cello drone, tape hiss] [Verse 1: Male Vocal, Intimate Baritone, Close-Mic, Dry] Leaves keep turning, falling down Window fogged, I trace your name Every street washed out in brown Nothing left to keep the flame (keep the flame) [Verse 2: Add Lo-fi Fingerpicked Acoustic, Male Whispered Doubles] Suitcase by the crooked door Rain keeps tapping out its code You said "soon" but nothing more Puddles where we stood [Chorus: Male Lead, Add Muted Strings, Distant Female Oohs Only] Endless autumn, endless rain Washing out the words we saved You walk further down the lane I keep watching every step Endless autumn, endless rain Holding what we couldn't save Every leaf becomes a stain On the ground where goodbye stays [Verse 3: SWITCH TO MALE BROKEN FALSETTO, CRACKED, ABOUT TO CRY, STRIP TO WURLITZER AND MELLOTRON] Maple red... [Pause] Turned to rust Clouds hang heavy... Won't let go Every goodbye... [Voice Cracks] Turns to dust... [Interlude: Instrumental, Cello and Mellotron Duet, Rain Louder] [Final Chorus: GHOST DUET, CALL AND RESPONSE, Male Baritone Shattered, Female Ethereal Alto Clear Response, Add Sparse Drums] [Male:] Endless autumn, endless rain [Female: Soft, Distant, Sad] I know, I know [Male:] Washing out the words we saved [Female:] I couldn't save them either [Male:] You walk further down the lane [Female:] Don't watch me go [Male:] I keep watching, step by step [Female: Harmonizing Now] Endless autumn... [Both:] Endless rain... [Outro: Female Vocal Fades First, Then Male, Only Rain and Vinyl Crackle, Tape Stops, Unresolved] [Instrumental Outro: Wurlitzer tremolo fades to nothing]
