[KEY CENTER: E MINOR] [female vocals fusing rock, folk, and metal by mixing heavy-metal belting with delicate, operatic control, deep emotional intensity, and forward-placed resonance and vibrato. Vocal harmonies on chorus and outro] [rubato 5/4, 11/8, 17/16 110-180 BPM] [The Band: Electric guitars sustain, bends, melodic phrasing, grit, blues attack lead, and open tuned slide guitar shimmer, gated snares with explosive accents, polyrhythmic tom patterns driving, melodic bass guitar weaving counter lines, rhythm guitar triads, suspended chords, double stops heavy distortion and precise, percussive palm muting.] [FX: Analog synths: EMS Synthi AKS textures, Minimoog (fat bass and leads), Prophet 5 warm pads and analog brass. Spectrasonics Omnisphere 2 for Cavernous stadium echo, long-tail reverb and delay, long echoes, reverse reverb swells, and wide stereo imaging.] [ Guitar Solo: After the bridge Wah infused, blues metal phrasing bends, slides, minor pentatonic runs] [Mood: starved, feral, pissed off, predatory, high energy, claws out metal.] [Structure Notes: Use heavy riff for verses, rising tension for pre chorus, big anthemic chorus, doom heavy bridge, then a guitar solo, then repeat chorus for outro.] [Verse 1: | Em (riff) | G5 | F5 | Em | | Em (riff) | G5 | F5 | Em |] I’m a photovore, a he-lio-phile, and you just blocked the sun I’m solar powered by the hour so Baby you better run Clouds roll in you try to win, my fuse starts burnin’ low You stole my shine, crossed the line - now I’m about to blow [PRE CHORUS (Tension rising): | C5 | D5 | Em | Em | | C5 | D5 | F5 | Em |] My battery slips- bit by bit- hangry for some light One more eclipse from your lips there’s gonna be a fight [Chorus (Big, anthemic, metal power progression): | Em | G | D | C | | Em | G | F5 | Em |] I need that ultraviolet, feel it in my core Feed me rays or get away - I’m comin’ back for more When the sky goes dark I lose my spark That’s when my claws come out I’m a PHOTOVORE, baby a PHOTOVORE Verse 2 Your darkness hits, I lose my shit, runnin’ on low volts Defibrillator, generator handin’ me some jolts Your heart is filled with shadows you always bring me pain Like an evil stormy gallows hidden in the rain [BRIDGE (Dark, primal, gnawing, Metal doom): | F5 | G5 | Em | Em | | F5 | G5 | A5 | Em |] you take away my sunny day, leavin me in the dark You just better back away, I'm gonna rip you apart Just like a bloody carnivore gnawin’ on its meat, This sun addicted photovore always craves the heat [GUITAR SOLO (Metal style modal shred section) | Em | D | C | B5 | | Em | G | F5 | Em |] [Prechorus: | C5 | D5 | Em | Em | | C5 | D5 | F5 | Em |] My battery slips bit by bit hangry for some light One more eclipse from your lips there’s gonna be a fight [OUTRO CHORUS (same as chorus, but doubled and heavier): | Em | G | D | C | | Em | G | F5 | Em |] I need that ultraviolet, feel it in my core Feed me rays or get away - I’m comin’ back for more When the sky goes dark I lose my spark That’s when my claws come out I’m a PHOTOVORE, baby a PHOTOVORE
