Search for a Soul (cover) (v5.5) by ChristoParis

[Pre-Chorus]
Bills stack
Friends fade
Family grows like vines around your ankles
Holding you steady
Holding you still
(theremin glide)
And you tell yourself this is the good life
(upright piano hollow chords)
The real life
The one they promised if you just kept your head down and your heart open

[Chorus]
But some nights you feel that old wind pushin’ at your back
(bass roll + drop)
Remindin’ you there’s more out there than mortgages and memories
(horn geometry stabs)
More than the slow march toward the dirt
(background shout: "dirt!")
Some nights you swear you hear her
(theremin tremble)
The soul you’re searchin’ for

[Verse 2]
Settle down
Settle in
Settle for whatever peace you can carve out of the noise
Spend your days provin’ your worth, the breath you take
(guitar stabs)
Provin’ you can hold someone without crushin’ them—
Provin’ you can stay
(background whisper: "stay... stay... stay...")
When the world keeps whisperin’ run—
(horn stab: "RUN!")

[Pre-Chorus]
Bills stack
Friends fade
Family grows like vines around your ankles
Holding you gently
Holding you near
(theremin glide)
And you wonder if this is all there is
(upright piano hollow chords)
The real life
The one you almost missed while keeping your head down and your heart open

[Chorus]
But some nights you feel that old wind callin' out your name
(bass roll + drop)
Remindin' you there's more out there than all the things we bury
(horn geometry stabs)
More than the slow march toward the dirt
(background shout: "dirt!")
Some nights you swear you hear her
(theremin tremble)
The soul you’re searchin’ for

[Bridge]
WAY… NO… WAY… NO… leave me alone
WAY… NO… WAY… NO… leave me alone…
(background chant: "leave me alone" in binary rhythm)

[Outro]
[Theremin tremble)]
[Binary pulse fades]
Singer (soft, exhausted):
Searchin’ for a soul…
Searchin’ for a soul…
Searchin’ for a soul…

[Silence]
[End]

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[Verse 1] Search for a soul, yeah That’s what they tell you, like she’s hidin’ in the rafters somewhere Waitin’ for your tired hands To reach up and pull her down, but most days it feels like (kick = WAY, snare = NO) You’re just siftin’ through ashes, hopin’ one ember remembers your name (background chant: "ember... ember... ember...") You try anyway (bass drop, horn puff) [Pre-Chorus] Bills stack Friends fade Family grows like vines around your ankles Holding you steady Holding you still (theremin glide) And you tell yourself this is the good life (upright piano hollow chords) The real life The one they promised if you just kept your head down and your heart open [Chorus] But some nights you feel that old wind pushin’ at your back (bass roll + drop) Remindin’ you there’s more out there than mortgages and memories (horn geometry stabs) More than the slow march toward the dirt (background shout: "dirt!") Some nights you swear you hear her (theremin tremble) The soul you’re searchin’ for [Verse 2] Settle down Settle in Settle for whatever peace you can carve out of the noise Spend your days provin’ your worth, the breath you take (guitar stabs) Provin’ you can hold someone without crushin’ them— Provin’ you can stay (background whisper: "stay... stay... stay...") When the world keeps whisperin’ run— (horn stab: "RUN!") [Pre-Chorus] Bills stack Friends fade Family grows like vines around your ankles Holding you gently Holding you near (theremin glide) And you wonder if this is all there is (upright piano hollow chords) The real life The one you almost missed while keeping your head down and your heart open [Chorus] But some nights you feel that old wind callin' out your name (bass roll + drop) Remindin' you there's more out there than all the things we bury (horn geometry stabs) More than the slow march toward the dirt (background shout: "dirt!") Some nights you swear you hear her (theremin tremble) The soul you’re searchin’ for [Bridge] WAY… NO… WAY… NO… leave me alone WAY… NO… WAY… NO… leave me alone… (background chant: "leave me alone" in binary rhythm) [Outro] [Theremin tremble)] [Binary pulse fades] Singer (soft, exhausted): Searchin’ for a soul… Searchin’ for a soul… Searchin’ for a soul… [Silence] [End]

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