[Intro | 0:00–0:12 | record starts, imperfect] [vinyl crackle, needle drop, slight wobble] [doo-wop sample loop, faint] (ooh… ooh…) [Lead — soft, clean] still here… (still here…) [Verse 1 | 0:12–0:36 | original “song” feel] I asked for time that wouldn’t leave me Thought it meant I’d stay the same Morning light would always find me But it never took the pain [Hook | 0:36–0:56 | clear, melodic] I’m still here… (still here…) I’m still here… (still here…) I don’t fade… I don’t go… I just stay… [Loop Shift | 0:56–1:08 | subtle repeat] [hook phrase repeats, slightly off-time] still here… (still — still here…) [vinyl wobble increases] [Verse 2 | 1:08–1:32 | slightly warped] Skin gets thin and voice gets hollow Hands don’t hold the way they did Faces pass me, never knowing Who I was or what I lived [Hook (Fragmented) | 1:32–1:56] I’m still here… (still here… still—here…) I’m still here… (still — still…) I don’t fade… (fade… fade…) I just stay… [Break | 1:56–2:10 | time slips] [CUT] [doo-wop sample reversed, stretched] (ooh… ooh…) [voice, distant] still here… [Rebuild | 2:10–2:30 | loop becomes unstable] I’m still here… (still here…) I’m still here… (still — still here…) [violin enters, slightly detuned] [Final Hook | 2:30–3:00 | full but broken] I’m still here… (still here… still here…) I’m still here… (still — here — here…) I don’t fade… (fade… fade…) I just stay… [Outro | 3:00–3:20 | record deteriorates] [vinyl slows, pitch drops] still… here… (ooh… warped…) [needle crackle, loop repeats faintly] (still here… still here…) (fade)
