Memento absentia

[mood:Noir, Haunting, World-Weary] [tempo:Slow, 55bpm] [rhythm:Flowing, Uneven] [texture:Dark, Hollow, Smoky] [ensemble:Solo Violin, Saxophone, Double Bass, Male Narration] [instruments:Distorted Violin, Alto Saxophone, Double Bass, Sparse Piano] [personae:Deep Male Voice, Leonard Cohen-like, Spoken Word] [vocals:Low Baritone, Intimate, Gravelly] [sfx:Vinyl Crackle, Distant Traffic, Jazz Club Murmur] [reverb:Deep, Melancholic, Intimate] [structure:intro, verse1, chorus, verse2, bridge, outro] [duration:4.5min] [Intro] [SFX: Soft Vinyl Crackle, Distant Jazz Club Noise] [Double Bass: Slow, Resonant Notes, Like a Heartbeat] [Violin: Barely Audible, Long Notes, Fading In and Out] [Saxophone: First Note—Deep, Melancholic, Like a Sigh] [Deep Male Voice, Spoken:] *"There was a song once... It hung in the air, like dust in a dying neon light... Now, it’s just footsteps in an empty street."* [Verse 1] [Saxophone: Sparse, Breathing Notes] [Violin: Whispering Above the Bass] [Deep Male Voice, Spoken:] *"The moon is tired, the street’s too long, Your name fades out like a broken song. Someone still hums it, someone still dreams, But the echoes are quieter than they seem."* [Chorus] [SFX: Faint Wind, Traffic in the Distance] [Violin and Saxophone: Intertwining, But Never Meeting] *"Shine on... in the low light shadows... Shine on... where the city forgets..."* [Verse 2] [Contrabass: Slightly Faster Pulse, Like a Train in the Distance] [Saxophone: Melodic, Wistful] [Deep Male Voice, Spoken:] *"There’s a bar down on 3rd, Where the jukebox still stutters your tune. No one listens, no one waits, But the night leans in like an old, tired moon."* [Bridge] [SFX: Footsteps on Wet Pavement, Fading Radio Signal] [Saxophone: Rising, Then Dying Mid-Note] [Deep Male Voice, Softly:] *"I told them once… Some songs don’t die. They just drift. They just... wait."* [Outro] [SFX: Distant Siren, Streetlamp Buzzing] [Violin: Final, Fading Note, Like an Unfinished Thought] [Saxophone: Breathing Out, Like a Sigh] [Deep Male Voice, Whispered:] *"Still... waiting... still..."*