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Half a Step Behind

[Intro, Lo-fi tape hiss, Minimal synth pulse] I'm here But I ain't in it [Verse 1, Sparse beats, Whispered vocal] World spins fast — fuckin' blur Eyes open wide, but I don't stir Clock ticks, feet freeze I watch them chase ghosts in the breeze [Chorus, Broken UKG rhythm, Distant vocal delay] Half a step behind Not slow — just wired different Half a step behind Call it fear — I call it vision [Verse 2, Hollow pad swell, Mechanical percussion] They run red — I hover yellow Say I'm cold, I say I'm mellow I see cracks in neon signs They see the glow — I read the lines [Pre-Chorus, Glitched vocal loop] They move like noise I breathe like silence [Chorus, Repeats with added sub-bass swell] Half a step behind Not weak — just tuned tighter Half a step behind They burn out — I burn brighter [Bridge, Drumless, Reverb-drenched monologue] Careful ain't coward Still ain't static I move when the moment Means somethin' magic [Break, No vocal, Shifting ambient textures] [Outro, Minimal beat returns, fading] Half a step Still here Still fuckin' here [End, Lo-fi fade, Vinyl crackle]