The Missing Piece v1.10 by Amanda Vale

[Verse 1]
I watch the door when somebody walks in,
Hold their eyes a second past polite.
Last week someone asked me what I wanted.
I gave the answer easiest to hear.
They smiled like maybe they had found me.
I smiled back and disappeared.

[Chorus]
The missing piece,
Small enough to lose, big enough to feel.
Everything still works, but nothing settles.
Nothing ever fits the way it should.
I keep thinking someone else will bring it,
Set it in the space inside of me.
Everything is here except
The missing piece.

[Verse 2]
I change my voice before I say a word,
Laugh softer when the room goes still.
I get louder when the loud ones need me,
Say I love the things I never will.
Then I leave with everybody liking
Someone who looks almost like me.

[Chorus]
The missing piece,
Small enough to lose, big enough to feel.
Everything still works, but nothing settles.
Nothing ever fits the way it should.
I keep thinking someone else will bring it,
But they only meet who I agree to be.
Everything is here except
The missing piece.

[Bridge]
Someone asked me once to tell the truth.
I gave them what they wanted instead.

[Final Chorus]
The missing piece,
Small enough to lose, big enough to feel.
Everything still works, but nothing settles.
Nothing ever fits the way it should.
Maybe no one else has ever held it.
Maybe I made sure they couldn’t see me.
Everything is here except
The missing piece.

[Outro]
[fragmented_background_title_vocals, full_arrangement_withdraws]

Piece

[end]

[tempo: 130_bpm, driving_4_4]
[opening: rapid_clipped_electric_guitar, electronic_bass_entry, drums_and_lead_follow]
[vocal: close_word_forward_lead, restrained_verse_doubles, widening_chorus_harmonies]
[arrangement: early_large_chorus, verse_2_retains_developed_motion, hook_fragments_accumulate, guitar_withdraws_for_bridge, reduced_final_chorus_opening, mid_chorus_rebuild]
[performance: human_band_pocket, slight_guitar_attack_variation, non_identical_vocal_doubles]
[ending: maximum_final_density, rapid_arrangement_withdrawal, exposed_final_word]

[Verse 1]
I watch the door each time somebody walks in,
Hold their eyes a second past polite.
I let the conversation keep on going,
Even when I know it doesn’t feel right.
Last week someone asked me what I wanted.
I gave the answer easiest to hear.
They smiled like maybe they had found me.
I smiled back and disappeared.

[Verse 2]
I change my voice before I say a word,
Laugh softer when the room goes still.
I get louder when the loud ones need me,
Say I love the things I never will.
I have made myself so easy to accept,
No one has to wonder what I need.
Then I leave with everybody liking
Someone who looks almost like me.

[Chorus]
The missing piece,
Small enough to lose, big enough to feel.
Everything still works, but nothing settles.
Nothing ever fits the way it should.
I keep thinking someone else will bring it,
But they only meet who I agree to be.
Everything is here except
The missing piece.

[Post-Chorus]
[broken_title_fragments, offset_vocal_responses, expanding_stereo_motion]

Missing
Missing piece
Almost like me
Who I agree to be

[Bridge]
[lead_and_synth_only_at_entry, percussion_rebuild_after_first_line]

Someone asked me once to tell the truth.
I gave them what they wanted instead.

[Final Chorus]
[reduced_voice_and_synth_opening, full_rebuild_begins_mid_section, independent_background_fragments]

The missing piece,
Small enough to lose, big enough to feel.
Everything still works, but nothing settles.
Nothing ever fits the way it should.
Maybe no one else has ever held it.
Maybe I made sure they couldn’t see me.
Everything is here except
The missing piece.

[Outro]
[fragmented_background_vocals, rapid_instrumental_withdrawal]

Missing
The missing
Missing piece

Piece

[end]

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[tempo: 114_bpm, driving_4_4] [opening: rapid_clipped_electric_guitar_figure, electronic_bass_enters_after_four_bars, compact_drums_and_lead_follow] [vocal: close_word_forward_lead, firm_consonants, restrained_verse_doubles, wider_chorus_harmonies] [arrangement: early_large_first_chorus, guitar_led_verse_return, verse_2_retains_added_percussion_and_low_synth_motion, title_fragments_accumulate_beneath_later_lead, gradual_guitar_to_electronic_handoff] [bridge: guitar_withdrawal, lead_and_low_synth_opening, percussion_rebuild_during_second_line] [final_chorus: reduced_voice_and_synth_entry, mid_chorus_full_rebuild, maximum_vocal_and_percussion_population, high_moving_synth_figure] [ending: rapid_arrangement_withdrawal, exposed_final_word] [Verse 1] I watch the door when somebody walks in, Hold their eyes a second past polite. Last week someone asked me what I wanted. I gave the answer easiest to hear. They smiled like maybe they had found me. I smiled back and disappeared. [Chorus] The missing piece, Small enough to lose, big enough to feel. Everything still works, but nothing settles. Nothing ever fits the way it should. I keep thinking someone else will bring it, Set it in the space inside of me. Everything is here except The missing piece. [Verse 2] I change my voice before I say a word, Laugh softer when the room goes still. I get louder when the loud ones need me, Say I love the things I never will. Then I leave with everybody liking Someone who looks almost like me. [Chorus] The missing piece, Small enough to lose, big enough to feel. Everything still works, but nothing settles. Nothing ever fits the way it should. I keep thinking someone else will bring it, But they only meet who I agree to be. Everything is here except The missing piece. [Bridge] Someone asked me once to tell the truth. I gave them what they wanted instead. [Final Chorus] The missing piece, Small enough to lose, big enough to feel. Everything still works, but nothing settles. Nothing ever fits the way it should. Maybe no one else has ever held it. Maybe I made sure they couldn’t see me. Everything is here except The missing piece. [Outro] [fragmented_background_title_vocals, full_arrangement_withdraws] Piece [end] [tempo: 130_bpm, driving_4_4] [opening: rapid_clipped_electric_guitar, electronic_bass_entry, drums_and_lead_follow] [vocal: close_word_forward_lead, restrained_verse_doubles, widening_chorus_harmonies] [arrangement: early_large_chorus, verse_2_retains_developed_motion, hook_fragments_accumulate, guitar_withdraws_for_bridge, reduced_final_chorus_opening, mid_chorus_rebuild] [performance: human_band_pocket, slight_guitar_attack_variation, non_identical_vocal_doubles] [ending: maximum_final_density, rapid_arrangement_withdrawal, exposed_final_word] [Verse 1] I watch the door each time somebody walks in, Hold their eyes a second past polite. I let the conversation keep on going, Even when I know it doesn’t feel right. Last week someone asked me what I wanted. I gave the answer easiest to hear. They smiled like maybe they had found me. I smiled back and disappeared. [Chorus] The missing piece, Small enough to lose, big enough to feel. Everything still works, but nothing settles. Nothing ever fits the way it should. I keep thinking someone else will bring it, Set it in the space inside of me. Everything is here except The missing piece. [Verse 2] I change my voice before I say a word, Laugh softer when the room goes still. I get louder when the loud ones need me, Say I love the things I never will. I have made myself so easy to accept, No one has to wonder what I need. Then I leave with everybody liking Someone who looks almost like me. [Chorus] The missing piece, Small enough to lose, big enough to feel. Everything still works, but nothing settles. Nothing ever fits the way it should. I keep thinking someone else will bring it, But they only meet who I agree to be. Everything is here except The missing piece. [Post-Chorus] [broken_title_fragments, offset_vocal_responses, expanding_stereo_motion] Missing Missing piece Almost like me Who I agree to be [Bridge] [lead_and_synth_only_at_entry, percussion_rebuild_after_first_line] Someone asked me once to tell the truth. I gave them what they wanted instead. [Final Chorus] [reduced_voice_and_synth_opening, full_rebuild_begins_mid_section, independent_background_fragments] The missing piece, Small enough to lose, big enough to feel. Everything still works, but nothing settles. Nothing ever fits the way it should. Maybe no one else has ever held it. Maybe I made sure they couldn’t see me. Everything is here except The missing piece. [Outro] [fragmented_background_vocals, rapid_instrumental_withdrawal] Missing The missing Missing piece Piece [end]

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