
AGAIN
[Intro — source female adlib exposed] [low velvet contralto, nearly weightless] I hate that you know [Verse 1 — fully sung, low and contained; melody slowly gathers pressure] Don’t look at me like that, like that, like that You know what happens when you do that You came in quiet, I felt it first Sat down beside me, made the whole room shift [slow sub slide] You barely touched me, then pulled away I watched your hand like I wanted it to stay You looked somewhere else, I lost my place You kept it easy, I gave it away [vocal opens slightly] You stay so calm While I go strange One little touch [voice tightens with anticipation] Then nothing [bass and drums cut] [drop back low] You know exactly What that does [source adlib response] I hate that [soft upward turn] Do it again… [Pre-Chorus — each phrase rises slightly; breath pressure builds] You know when I’m waiting I know you know You give me just enough Then let it go [sub disappears] [mid-register, more exposed] I know better [one beat silence] [held, leaning forward] Do it anyway. [Chorus — vocal build and release; low → rising pressure → floating release] [low] I hate that [head voice opens above the bass] Do it agaaaain… [fall back into low register] You barely touch me And I want it agaaaain… [slightly stronger] I hate that You know I do [melody climbs line by line; airy doubles begin] I try to hide it You see right through [source adlib slides between phrases] [peak tension — widest head voice, never belted] Do it agaaaain… [release — falling airy run] Again… [drop immediately to low register] Yeah You know [Mini Production Break — no lead vocal] [sub pulses alone] [broken drums fragment] [source adlib exposed] [warped low electric-piano stab] [blown-out impact] [everything cuts] [deep bass slide] [Verse 2 — begins lower than Verse 1; gradually more affected] Last time you touched my knee Then started talking again I don’t know what you said I wasn’t listening then You looked at me once Caught me waiting for more Then leaned back Like that’s what you came here for [vocal pressure starts building] I tried to keep talking You watched me forget I changed the subject You smiled at that [melody stretches wider] You don’t even chase it That’s what gets me the most You leave me wanting Then act like you don’t [voice opens] You stay so calm While I go strange And somehow I like you More when I hate it [source adlib] [drop low] I hate that [soft upward glide] Do it again… [Pre-Chorus — stronger rise than first] You know when I’m waiting I know you know You give me just enough Then let it go [sub disappears] I know better [one beat silence] [held mid-register] Do it anyway. [Chorus — same arc, more breath pressure and closer harmonies] [low] I hate that [weightless high head voice] Do it agaaaain… [fall low] You barely touch me And I want it agaaaain… [build] I hate that You know I do [melody rises; harmonies widen] I try to hide it You see right through [peak tension] Do it agaaaain… [release downward] Again… [Bridge — low at first; slow continuous vocal climb] You could stop [slightly higher] I’d hate that more [source adlib response] You know what I like I hate that too [voice suspended above sub] Almost [bass cuts] [long pause] [soft high release] Do it again [Source Vocal Pocket — lead silent] [existing source female adlibs breathe, overlap and answer one another] [Final Chorus — largest vocal arc; intensity grows through tone and harmony, never belting] [very low] I hate that [long floating head voice] Do it agaaaain… [descend low] You barely touch me And I want it agaaaain… [pressure rises] I hate that You know I do [melody climbs higher than earlier choruses] I stopped pretending You don’t see through [airy doubles stack; sustained tension] Do it agaaaain… [release into falling harmonies] Again… Again… [high harmonies dissolve] Again… [drop suddenly to very low contralto] I like that [short silence] [final soft upward release] Do it again [final source adlib]

