[Hooks: "eternal you — you never end" (chorus), "through every change, you still ascend" (chorus), "the mother's joy is yours to keep" (chorus), "floating... floating... light of mine" (outro)] [Duration: 4:30] [Structure: intro 6 -> verse 1 8 -> verse 2 8 -> chorus 8 -> verse 3 8 -> verse 4 8 -> chorus 8 -> bridge 6 -> final chorus 8 -> outro 8 fade] [Tempo: 80 bpm intro/verse -> 90 bpm chorus -> 75 bpm bridge -> 95 bpm final chorus -> 65 bpm outro] [Dynamics: pp -> p -> mf -> f -> ff -> mp -> f -> ff -> p -> ppp] [Vocals: female, warm contralto, underwater texture, intimate, smoky, whispered to spoken-sung, reverbed hooks, no operatic, no belting, no metallic, no falsetto, no soprano, fragile, ethereal, mournful, urgent soaring, slow-burning delivery] [Instrumental Intro 6 — 80 bpm, heavy distorted guitars enter immediately, wall of sound, droning bass, no drums, no vocals, spacious, uneasy, veiled and distant] [Verse 1 8 — 80 bpm, whispered, intimate, heavy guitars continue, no drums, fragile] [whisper, close-mic'd, warm chest, underwater resonance, fragile, dark] slip through the veil and fade away feel my gaze — don't look away touch my love — it's where you are a quiet flame, a distant star [Verse 2 8 — 80 bpm, melodic singing, intimate, fragile, building] [melodic warm voice, intimate, fragile, dark, held notes, underwater resonance] float above the weight of days the sun is fire — fleeting rays it lights your heart, then slips behind but leaves its warmth inside your mind [Chorus 8 — 90 bpm, melodic singing, full chest, drums enter softly, floor tom pulse, bass swells] [melodic warm voice, intimate, soaring, held notes, hooks, underwater texture, building intensity] eternal you — you never end through every change, you still ascend the mother's joy is yours to keep she watches over you in sleep [Verse 3 8 — 80 bpm, melodic singing, intimate, fragile, building] [melodic warm voice, intimate, fragile, dark, held notes, underwater resonance] don't be afraid, my little light these shadows aren't your kind — they're night let them dance on time's cold face you'll find your space — you'll find your place [Verse 4 8 — 80 bpm, melodic singing, intimate, building] [melodic warm voice, intimate, dark, held notes, underwater texture, growing] the great dimension stands through all you'll never break — you'll never fall the father's love, the son's bright name the mother's arms — they stay the same [Chorus 8 — 90 bpm, full chest, wall of sound, peak intensity, full drums, strings swell] [melodic warm voice, intimate, soaring, held notes, hooks, underwater texture, maximum urgency] eternal you — you never end through every change, you still ascend the mother's joy is yours to keep she watches over you in sleep [Bridge 6 — 75 bpm, spoken-sung, intimate, slower, more fragile, atmospheric keys, droning bass] [spoken-sung, close-mic'd, warm chest, fragile, dark, held notes, underwater resonance, dissolving] oh my child, there's no need to cry nothing is lost — it's just passed by the brilliant shore is always near it holds your name — it holds you here [3:30-3:33 — FALSE ENDING — 3 SECONDS OF COMPLETE SILENCE] [Final Chorus 8 — 95 bpm, full chest, soaring, wall of sound, peak intensity, full percussion, strings swell] [melodic warm voice, intimate, soaring, held notes, maximum urgency, hooks, final melismatic cry, underwater texture, lifted] eternal you — you never end through every change, you still ascend you'll never fall — you're held above wrapped in the gaze of endless love [Outro 8 — 65 bpm, whispered, dissolving, fading into silence, droning bass] [whisper, intimate, close-mic'd, underwater decay, dissolving, dark and final] floating... floating... light of mine... floating... floating... through all time...
