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[Title: All I Want for Christmas Is Less (Zen Jargon Cut)]

[Intro – sparse piano, felt]
(4 bars, silence doing most of the work)

[Verse 1]
I don’t want a lot for Christmas  
There is just one thing I need  
I don’t care about the presents  
Or the concept of the tree  
I don’t need the perfect moment  
I don’t need to do it right  
All I want is to subtract  
From the story of tonight

[Instrumental Breath – 2 bars]
(single note, decay)

[Pre-Chorus]
No agenda  
No attainment  
Just awareness  
Without adornment

[Instrumental Lift – 1 bar]
(low tonic, barely there)

[Chorus]
All I want for Christmas is less  
Less grasping, less excess  
No seeking, no self to impress  
Just suchness  
Yes, suchness  
All I want for Christmas is less

[Instrumental Break – 4 bars]
(piano drops out → room tone → piano returns)

[Verse 2]
I don’t need a guided journey  
With a mantra and a brand  
I don’t need enlightenment  
Explained in bullet points I’ll scan  
I don’t need a better version  
Of the person I present  
I’d rather feel my shoulders drop  
Into impermanence

[Instrumental Pause – 2 beats]
(total silence)

[Pre-Chorus]
Jaw unclenched  
Breath arises  
No problem  
No surprises

[Instrumental Lift – 1 bar]
(sustained chord, fades)

[Chorus]
All I want for Christmas is less  
Less narrative, less context  
No progress chart, no growth index  
Just this moment  
Unindexed  
All I want for Christmas is less

[Instrumental Drop – 6 bars]
(low piano pulse, half time)

[Bridge – spoken / half-sung]
Breathing in (dependent origination)  
Breathing out (non-attachment)

[Instrumental Pause – 2 beats]
(silence)

Nothing to solve  
Nothing to fix  
Just phenomena  
Doing what it does

No before  
No after

[Instrumental Break – 2 bars]
(single bell hit, long decay)

No somewhere else  
Just this  
As it is

[Break – near silence]
I don’t want a lot for Christmas  
There is just one thing I need  
(…long pause…)

[Instrumental Micro-Tag – 1 bar]
(piano harmonic)

Yeah. That’s it.

[Final Chorus – very soft, slight swell]
All I want for Christmas is less  
Less clinging, less stress  
No meaning wrapped in red  
Just emptiness  
Fully dressed  
All I want for Christmas is less

[Outro – extended instrumental]
(8 bars, tempo dissolves)

Less.

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[Title: All I Want for Christmas Is Less (Zen Jargon Cut)] [Intro – sparse piano, felt] (4 bars, silence doing most of the work) [Verse 1] I don’t want a lot for Christmas There is just one thing I need I don’t care about the presents Or the concept of the tree I don’t need the perfect moment I don’t need to do it right All I want is to subtract From the story of tonight [Instrumental Breath – 2 bars] (single note, decay) [Pre-Chorus] No agenda No attainment Just awareness Without adornment [Instrumental Lift – 1 bar] (low tonic, barely there) [Chorus] All I want for Christmas is less Less grasping, less excess No seeking, no self to impress Just suchness Yes, suchness All I want for Christmas is less [Instrumental Break – 4 bars] (piano drops out → room tone → piano returns) [Verse 2] I don’t need a guided journey With a mantra and a brand I don’t need enlightenment Explained in bullet points I’ll scan I don’t need a better version Of the person I present I’d rather feel my shoulders drop Into impermanence [Instrumental Pause – 2 beats] (total silence) [Pre-Chorus] Jaw unclenched Breath arises No problem No surprises [Instrumental Lift – 1 bar] (sustained chord, fades) [Chorus] All I want for Christmas is less Less narrative, less context No progress chart, no growth index Just this moment Unindexed All I want for Christmas is less [Instrumental Drop – 6 bars] (low piano pulse, half time) [Bridge – spoken / half-sung] Breathing in (dependent origination) Breathing out (non-attachment) [Instrumental Pause – 2 beats] (silence) Nothing to solve Nothing to fix Just phenomena Doing what it does No before No after [Instrumental Break – 2 bars] (single bell hit, long decay) No somewhere else Just this As it is [Break – near silence] I don’t want a lot for Christmas There is just one thing I need (…long pause…) [Instrumental Micro-Tag – 1 bar] (piano harmonic) Yeah. That’s it. [Final Chorus – very soft, slight swell] All I want for Christmas is less Less clinging, less stress No meaning wrapped in red Just emptiness Fully dressed All I want for Christmas is less [Outro – extended instrumental] (8 bars, tempo dissolves) Less.

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