[Duration: 5:30] [Structure: intro -> verse1 -> pre -> chorus -> verse2 -> pre -> chorus -> verse3 -> bridge -> silence -> final chorus -> outro] [Tempo: 60 bpm → sudden 160 bpm on final chorus → return to 60 bpm] [Dynamics: pp → mp → mf → p → mp → mf → mf → pp → ff → pp] [Vocal: female, deep contralto, melismatic, quarter tones, wide vibrato, hold final vowels] [Intro 0:00-0:20 - heavy distorted guitars, cello-like drone, feedback, no drums, 60 bpm] [Verse 1 0:20-0:45 - female, intimate whisper, no heavy drums] do you want me to tell you i am flying [hold "flying" with vibrato, asc melisma] in a dream or in reality till dawn [slide on "dawn", desc melisma] and in your arms i quietly am dying [hold "dying" with vibrato, ornament] just whisper softly: "i love you" [hold "you" with fade] do you want me to sing of birds of wind [hold "wind" with vibrato, asc melisma] that rush on by like a pink-coloured dream [slide on "dream", desc melisma] they glide across the sky of summer's skin [hold "skin" with vibrato, ornament] reflecting in the river's silent gleam [hold "gleam" with fade] [Pre-Chorus 0:45-1:00 - female, mp, rising, soft drums, guitars swell] in your warm hands i melt and disappear [hold "disappear" with vibrato, asc melisma] like falling snow that fades in the sky [slide on "sky", vibrato] you'll whisper tiredly: "i miss you, dear" [hold "dear" with ornament] and i will softly whisper back reply [hold "reply" with fade] [Chorus 1 1:00-1:25 - female, mf, full chest, heavy groove, distortion] do you want me to sing, and you will stay [hold "stay" with vibrato, asc melisma] and quietly whisper: "you love" [desc melisma on "love", slide] birds of the wind, birds that wander away [hold "away" with vibrato, ornament] will carry us high up above [asc melisma on "above", fade] do you want me to sing of the birds of light [hold "light" with vibrato, asc melisma] that fly as they touch the great heights [slide on "heights", desc melisma] that glide through the sky of the summer so bright [hold "bright" with vibrato, ornament] as if all our dreams came to life [hold "life" with fade] [Verse 2 1:25-1:50 - female, p, deeper, intimate, soft drums] do you want me to whisper i'm not afraid [hold "afraid" with vibrato, asc melisma] to open forgotten worlds once again [slide on "again", desc melisma] with you, all my yesterdays start to fade [hold "fade" with vibrato, ornament] i'll take every gift life will send [asc melisma on "send", fade] do you want me to tell of the birds of light [hold "light" with vibrato, asc melisma] that carry my sins far away [slide on "away", desc melisma] all of my prayers with no answers in sight [hold "sight" with vibrato, ornament] and old unwritten poems i saved [hold "saved" with fade] [Pre-Chorus 2 1:50-2:05 - female, mp, rising, building] in your warm hands i melt and disappear [hold "disappear" with vibrato, asc melisma] like falling snow that fades in the sky [slide on "sky", vibrato] you'll whisper tiredly: "i miss you, dear" [hold "dear" with ornament] and i will softly whisper back reply [hold "reply" with fade] [Chorus 2 2:05-2:30 - female, mf, full chest, heavy groove, distortion] do you want me to sing, and you will stay [hold "stay" with vibrato, asc melisma] and quietly whisper: "you love" [desc melisma on "love", slide] birds of the wind, birds that wander away [hold "away" with vibrato, ornament] will carry us high up above [asc melisma on "above", fade] do you want me to sing of the birds of light [hold "light" with vibrato, asc melisma] that fly as they touch the great heights [slide on "heights", desc melisma] that glide through the sky of the summer so bright [hold "bright" with vibrato, ornament] as if all our dreams came to life [hold "life" with fade] [Verse 3 2:30-2:55 - female, mf, rising, heavy groove, building] do you want me to shout that i dream of a star [hold "star" with vibrato, asc melisma] so distant and shining above [slide on "above", desc melisma] and i know of no greater great happiness far [hold "far" with vibrato, ornament] than writing each song about love [asc melisma on "love", fade] do you want me to tell of the birds of the dawn [hold "dawn" with vibrato, asc melisma] whose two wings are glowing so red [slide on "red", desc melisma] they soar through the skies somewhere with me withdrawn [hold "withdrawn" with vibrato, ornament] in wonderful dreams that i've led [hold "led" with fade] [Bridge 2:55-3:20 - female, pp, whisper, intimate, no drums, solo guitar] (whisper) do you want me to stay silent, i don't know [hold "know" with vibrato, desc melisma] how to reach that mountain of snow [slide on "snow", fade] i only can sadly just watch with my eyes [hold "eyes" with vibrato, ornament] as they fly away there in the skies... [hold "skies" with fade] [3:20-3:23 - SUDDEN 3-SECOND SILENCE] [Final Chorus 3:23-4:10 - TEMPO SHIFT TO 160 BPM, full blast beats, max wall of sound, female full chest, heavy cry]
