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The Tall One

Irrelin
Irrelin
Neo-synthwave horror ballad; 86 BPM, A minor; preserve imported sample’s arpeggiated extended-chord bed + original top-line contour (no piano on melody); primary melody as mono wavetable/analog-poly synth (60–90 ms portamento, gentle vibrato), doubled by bowed-synth/choir pad + thin tape-strings; analog polys with detuned saw beds, eerie wavetable overtones, sparse FM bell pings; sub as breathing swell with mild sidechain to leave space for synth melody + vocal; ambience: long pre-delay plate + small iron-room slap, tasteful tape hiss, wow/flutter; drums minimal: Linn/DMX ghosted snare, low-velocity rim, heartbeat kick post-first hook, sparse hats; vocal: grounded, grainy older male baritone, intimate + close, dry/no FX, warm/honest/aged tone, spoken-sung phrasing, internal groove, narrow in verses, wider double in hooks; noir neon dread, reflective melancholy; melody sits +1–2 dB over pads

© 2025 Irrelin. All rights reserved https://suno.com/@irrelin --- Written as a tribute to the atmosphere and surreal horror of Phantasm (1979). --- I woke when the house stopped breathing My name was whispering back Something heavy crossed the hallway Slow shoes, soft crack Don’t let him find me Don’t let him see He bends the air When he looks at me I hid behind the linen door The cold was crawling in He hummed— no, not a song— just a weight beneath my skin Don’t let him find me Don’t let him near He folds the room Till it disappears Each night he moves without a sound The floor stays still, but turns around The light won’t keep its promise here It flicks, then disappears Don’t let him find me Don’t let him see He bends the air When he looks at me He said my name I bit my tongue The sound was warm And wrong