STRANGE

[Intro] [Clean acoustic studio mix, crisp melodic acoustic guitar fingerpicking, deep warm bass line, subtle real hand shaker building a gentle pulse] [Verse 1] [Low, brooding, passionate vocal delivery, intimate acoustic guitar chords anchoring the steady rhythm] Don’t come too close, I may be contagious, My strange behavior, Might bring you down, It’s better if you keep your distance, My mom used to say, You’re so weird, you’ll never be normal, But she hid in her room with deep depression, So maybe don’t take her advice as a lesson, I’ll give her this though, [Pre-Chorus] [Acoustic strumming becomes soft and sparse, raw unrefined isolated vocal whisper building into an intense breathy grit] I’m a strange, I’m a, I’m a, strange, I’m a I’m a Straaaange kinda girl [Chorus] [Dynamic lift, rich layered acoustic guitars, deep melodic bass groove, powerful soaring belted vocals with upfront presence and natural grit] This is who I am. I joke at my own expense, it’s okay if you do too, there’s nothing you can say that I haven’t heard before. [Verse 2] [Acoustic rhythm section kicks back in with a steady pulse, organic hand percussion, expressive half-sung delivery] When I was younger, I thought my life was sad I was dirt poor n’ homeless n’ livin’ kinda bad Life don’t follow the step of your dance, So ya gotta learn to give life a little chance [Pre-Chorus] [Guitars drop to a quiet pulsating bass line, vocal emotional intensity increases on the repetitions] I’m a sad, I’m a, I’m a, sad, I’m a, I’m a, Saaaad kind of girl. [Chorus] [Full acoustic rock band production lifts back in, soaring wide vocal range, vocals completely clear and upfront over the instruments] This is who I am. I laugh at my own expense, and it’s okay if you do too, there’s nothing you can do that I haven’t been through before. [Bridge] [Tempo slows slightly, intense acoustic strumming grows urgent, vocals transition into a desperate visceral belt full of raw passion] I’ve cried. I’ve screamed. I’ve bled. But I’m still standing! [Final Chorus] [Climactic emotional peak, sweeping acoustic guitars, prominent upfront vocals driving the melody at the highest register] This is who I am, I can sacrifice myself, it’s not okay for you to, that’s MY choice, Not anyone else’s, Not anymore! [Outro] [Instruments fade down to a single acoustic guitar line, vocals become a fierce defiant rhythmic chant] I’m no doormat I’m no, I’m no, I’m no doormat I’m no, I’m no, We’re no doormat anyMORE!! Mmmmm mmmm mmm