[vocals: female lead (anthem), male fast-rap switch (short), voicebox narrator (intro), crowd chant (low)] [style: EDM, trance, goa trance, industrial touches, guitar accents, cinematic, hometown victory lap, big build + massive drop] [include: edm, trance, goa trance, industrial, female vocals, male vocals, fast rap, crowd noise, festival, synth lead, psy bass, cinematic, big chorus, hometown, french phrases] [exclude: acoustic, folk, country, reggae, reggaeton, dancehall, trap, drill, dubstep, metalcore, chiptune, hyperpop, orchestral-only] [weirdness: 41] [style influence: 88] [audio influence: 62] [structure: voicebox intro > verse 1 > pre > chorus > verse 2 > rap switch > build > drop > bridge > final chorus > outro] [energy map: 16, 48, 66, 92, 60, 78, 98, 74, 99, 12] TITLE: MONTRÉAL, TOURIST IN MY OWN HEART [voicebox soft voice over] [PA speaker filter] [airport chime] [engine hum low] [crowd bed low] Arrival, Montréal, Québec. Local time, right now. If you left pieces of yourself around the world, collect them at baggage claim. Bienvenue à la maison. [filter opens] [sub pulse] [Intro] [goa arp begins] [vinyl crackle] [riser] [kick enters low] Same skyline, different eyes I’m home, but I’m still surprised [Verse 1, female lead] [trance groove] [tight hats] [industrial ticks light] [guitar shimmer] Cold air hits like a first confession STM roar, familiar pressure Orange cones like a city joke But the streetlights glow through the winter smoke Plateau steps, Mile End hum Late-night bagels, sugar on the tongue Old ghosts wave from a corner bar Like, “You made it back, you went too far” [Pre-Chorus] [build] [snare rise] [bass tension] [crowd swell low] I left as one, I came back changed [short stop] Same streets, new flame [riser] [impact] [Chorus, big anthem hook] [CHORUS] [big kick] [wide bass] [stacked vocals] [crowd chant] Montréal, Montréal, light me up again I’m a tourist in my own heart, back where it began Je reviens vivant, je reviens plus fort Hold me close, I’m home, I’m home, I’m home encore Montréal, Montréal, I breathe you in St. Lawrence in my bloodstream, cold gold on my skin If the world took pieces, I’m taking them back Right here, right now, on my own map [Verse 2, female lead, home city as destination montage] [groove returns] [perc adds] [guitar accents] Old Port lights, river moving slow Ice on the rail, but the skyline glows Mount Royal lookout, city laid wide I see my past like a blue-white tide Downtown glass and winter wind Underground heat where the music begins Festival ghosts in the summer air Like the crowd’s still here, like the beat’s still there And yeah, some streets got pain in the seams But even the cracks have electric dreams [Rap switch, male fast, hometown flex but real] [beat strips] [fast hats] [psy bass pulse] Back in Québec, back in the zone World stamps on me, but this my home Tourist mindset, local feet I know every shortcut, still feel the heat Plateau nights to the metro grind Saint-Laurent lights in the corner of my mind Rich talk loud, broke talk low Same cold wind make everybody glow I left to find signs, came back to see The city was waiting inside of me [Build to Drop] [goa arps faster] [snare roll] [riser] [crowd louder] Say Montréal Say Montréal Now [Drop] [DROP] [festival kick] [goa lead] [psy bass] [laser synth] [impact hits] Montréal, Montréal, light me up again Hands up high, let the whole year end Je suis chez moi, je suis debout If love is chaos, I’m dancing it out Montréal, Montréal, don’t let me freeze Write my name in the winter breeze If the world took pieces, I’m taking them back Right here, right now, on my own map [Bridge, half-time, emotional, tourist in your own city] [half-time] [pads widen] [sub holds] I walk my blocks like a stranger With my own keys in my hand Every corner is a postcard I never learned to understand Then the city breathes, soft and real And I remember how to feel [build] [snare rise] [riser] [Final Chorus, biggest, victory lap] [FINAL CHORUS] [biggest kick] [extra harmony] [crowd chant louder] Montréal, Montréal, light me up again I’m a tourist in my own heart, back where it began Je reviens vivant, je reviens plus fort Hold me close, I’m home, I’m home, I’m home encore Montréal, Montréal, I breathe you in St. Lawrence in my bloodstream, cold gold on my skin If the world took pieces, I’m taking them back Right here, right now, on my own map [tag, repeat 2x] I’m home Je suis chez moi [Outro, voicebox soft voice over] [PA speaker filter] [crowd fades] [wind bed] Destination complete. Montréal. Welcome back, traveler.
