[Title: Are You the Answer (Rock Prayer Remix)] [Style: band-driven rock with atmospheric dream pop layers, anthemic, emotional, spiritual but ambiguous, baritenor male vocal, raspy, 118 bpm, 4/4, key of E major] [Signature sound: dotted 8th delay electric guitar, clean and chiming, ambient pad subtle and warm, gradual build from intimate to full anthem] [intro--delay guitar motif, ambient pad, no drums] [Verse – delay guitar motif, ambient pad, no drums] [Chords: E – B – C#m – A] In your eyes I see the fear I hear your haunted cry Heart upon the edge of tears Old before your time Often life does bend and break Drive us to the throes I’ve asked you why a thousand times (you say) All the angels know — all the angels know [Pre-Chorus – add bass movement and tom build] [Chorus – controlled energy, not full power] [Chords: E – B – C#m – A] Is there an answer To all my questions Are you the answer I need [Verse 2 – add groove, light drums and bass movement] [Chords: E – B – C#m – A] Wandering through these dire straights Lost in shattered dreams I’ve lived the lies for oh so long I need something to believe Truth can be a brutal thing But it will set you free Peace is who I’m looking for And he's running like a thief — running like a thief [Pre-Chorus – stronger build with toms and bass] [Chorus – bigger, add harmony on last line] [Chords: E – B – C#m – A] Is there an answer To all my questions Are you the answer I need [Verse 3 – strip down, no drums, emotional vocal forward] [Chords: C#m – A – E – B] You loved me when I was lost And I’ll love you ‘til the end Demons screaming from the past Are scattered to the wind I know you’re not a magic cure But I feel your healing hands You always know just what I need And now I understand [Build – toms, swelling guitars, rising energy] [Final Chorus – full release, biggest moment, add high harmony and gang vocals] [Chords: E – B – C#m – A] You are the answer To all my questions You are the answer I need You are the answer To all my questions You are the answer I need [Outro – call and response feel, gradually strip instruments] You are the answer You are the answer [Drop instruments] YOU ARE [Hard stop, no fade]
