Sleep Paralysis Demon

doom metal, philadelphia soul, southern rock

+ Show full styles

CUSTOM

[Character_Dossier]
Age/Gender: Late 40s male, Southern (Middle Georgia)
Timbre: Raspy gravel baritone, operatic vibrato on sustained notes, intense glottal compression
Delivery: Theatrical, confessional, minimal rests between phrases, forward momentum, vocoder ad-libs
Accent/Region: Slight Middle Georgia drawl, soft consonants on word-ends
Emotional Posture: Weary defiance, testifying behind the wheel, not asking for sympathy

///*****///

[Intro]

[Guitar Clean: Chord Progression:"Dm", Octave:"4", Duration:"Whole"]
[Hammond B3: Chord Progression:"Dm", Octave:"5", Duration:"Whole"]
[FX Noise: Style:"Low Breath Drone", Duration:"Free"]

"somethin’ sittin’ on my chest again… watchin’ me breathe…"

[Verse 1]

[Acoustic 12-String: Chord Progression:"Dm→Bb→C→A", Octave:"4", Duration:"1/4"]
[Electric Guitar Rhythm: Chord Progression:"Dm Pedal", Octave:"4", Duration:"1/8"]
[Bass: Pattern:"Low Drone→Syncopated Push", Octave:"2"]
[B3 Dark Pad: Chord Progression:"Dm", Duration:"Whole"]
[Kick: Duration:"1/4"][Snare: Duration:"1/4"][Hi-Hat Closed: Duration:"1/8"]

"I wake to the weight of a shadow leanin’ in close."
"Room’s frozen solid like the world done lost its pulse."
"Streetlight creepin’ through blinds paints a line across its grin."
"Can’t scream, can’t move, I just feel that night seep in."

[Verse 2]

[Electric Guitar Rhythm: Chord Progression:"Dm→C→Bb→A", Duration:"1/8"]
[Slide Guitar: Techniques:"Low Moans, Slow Slides", Duration:"Free"]
[Bass: Pattern:"Southern Swamp Stagger", Octave:"2"]
[Drums: Pattern:"Half-Time Groove, Heavy Kick"]

"It crawls from the corner where the dust and heat collect."
"Knows every doubt I buried, every truth I won’t accept."
"Breath like rust on iron, whisperin’ ‘boy, stay down.’"
"Feels like a preacher of darkness tryna claim this house."

[Pre-Chorus]

[Guitar Crunch: Chord Progression:"Bb→C", Duration:"1/4"]
[Hammond Leslie Swirl: Chord Progression:"Bb→C", Duration:"Whole"]
[Kick: Duration:"1/4"][Open Hi-Hat: Duration:"1/4"]

"But I feel fire crawlin’ up my throat…"
"Somethin’ in me swears I ain’t lettin’ go…"

[Chorus]

[Twin Guitars: Harmony:"Dm→Bb→C→A", Octave:"5", Duration:"1/4"]
[B3 Wide Dark: Chord Progression:"Dm→Bb→C", Duration:"Whole"]
[Bass: Pattern:"Straight 8ths, Heavy Drive", Octave:"2"]
[Kick: Duration:"1/4"][Snare: Duration:"1/4"][Crash: Duration:"Free"]

"Sleep paralysis demon, starin’ straight through my soul."
"Tryin’ to drag me under where the cold winds roll."
"But I ain’t dyin’ quiet, no I’m breakin’ your hold."
"You can ride my chest, but you won’t own my ghost."

[Post-Chorus]

[Lead Guitar: Techniques:"Bends, Screams", Duration:"Free"]
[Shaker: Duration:"1/8"][Tambourine: Duration:"1/4"]

"yeah—won’t own my ghost…"

[Bridge]

[Piano Low: Chord Progression:"Dm→A", Duration:"Whole"]
[Tom Groove: Pattern:"Slow Rolling Toms", Duration:"1/4"]
[Dark Pad: Chord Progression:"Dm"]

"I seen you in storms, in mirrors, in heat."
"You’re the fear I fed when I couldn’t sleep."

[Solo]

[Lead Guitar Overdrive: Key:"Dm", Techniques:"Wide Vibrato, Bends, Slides, Double-Stops", Duration:"Free"]
[Rhythm Guitar: Chord Progression:"Dm→Bb→C→A"]
[Drums: Pattern:"Thunder Toms + Solid Backbeat"]

"No vocal lines here (instrumental solo section)"

[Chorus (Final)]

[Twin Guitars: Harmony:"Dm→Bb→C→A", Octave:"5", Duration:"1/4"]
[B3 Wide: Chord Progression:"Dm→Bb→C", Duration:"Whole"]
[Bass: Pattern:"Straight 8ths Drive"]
[Crash: Duration:"Free"]

[Outro]

[Clean Guitar: Chord Progression:"Dm", Duration:"Whole"]
[B3: Chord Progression:"Dm", Duration:"Whole", FX:"LongVerb Fade"]

"no… you won’t own my ghost…"

4531/7500

[arrangement_cues | - Intro: Rhodes and Hammond, kick bar 3, bass bar 4 — Ghost 18%, atmospheric - Verse: Full rhythm, Rhodes pad, B3 answers sparingly — Medium 48% - Pre-Chorus: Rhodes swells, snare intensifies, tension builds — Strong 78% - Chorus: SATB gospel harmonies wide, Rhodes tremolo, full wall — Accent 100% - Bridge: Strip to Rhodes/kick bar 1, rebuild bar by bar, Les Paul bent note bar 7 under pivot, full reassembly bar 11 into Solo — Strong 78% → Accent 100% - Solo: Les Paul confessional over rhythm section, B3 out — Accent 100% - Final Chorus: SATB + Les Paul melody doubling, biggest lift — Accent 100% - Outro: Rhodes + B3 sustained chord, kick/snare pulse, hard cut (E4) — Weak 30% ] [Character_Dossier] Age/Gender: Late 40s male, Southern (Middle Georgia) Timbre: Raspy gravel baritone, operatic vibrato on sustained notes, intense glottal compression Delivery: Theatrical, confessional, minimal rests between phrases, forward momentum, vocoder ad-libs Accent/Region: Slight Middle Georgia drawl, soft consonants on word-ends Emotional Posture: Weary defiance, testifying behind the wheel, not asking for sympathy ///*****/// [Intro] [Guitar Clean: Chord Progression:"Dm", Octave:"4", Duration:"Whole"] [Hammond B3: Chord Progression:"Dm", Octave:"5", Duration:"Whole"] [FX Noise: Style:"Low Breath Drone", Duration:"Free"] "somethin’ sittin’ on my chest again… watchin’ me breathe…" [Verse 1] [Acoustic 12-String: Chord Progression:"Dm→Bb→C→A", Octave:"4", Duration:"1/4"] [Electric Guitar Rhythm: Chord Progression:"Dm Pedal", Octave:"4", Duration:"1/8"] [Bass: Pattern:"Low Drone→Syncopated Push", Octave:"2"] [B3 Dark Pad: Chord Progression:"Dm", Duration:"Whole"] [Kick: Duration:"1/4"][Snare: Duration:"1/4"][Hi-Hat Closed: Duration:"1/8"] "I wake to the weight of a shadow leanin’ in close." "Room’s frozen solid like the world done lost its pulse." "Streetlight creepin’ through blinds paints a line across its grin." "Can’t scream, can’t move, I just feel that night seep in." [Verse 2] [Electric Guitar Rhythm: Chord Progression:"Dm→C→Bb→A", Duration:"1/8"] [Slide Guitar: Techniques:"Low Moans, Slow Slides", Duration:"Free"] [Bass: Pattern:"Southern Swamp Stagger", Octave:"2"] [Drums: Pattern:"Half-Time Groove, Heavy Kick"] "It crawls from the corner where the dust and heat collect." "Knows every doubt I buried, every truth I won’t accept." "Breath like rust on iron, whisperin’ ‘boy, stay down.’" "Feels like a preacher of darkness tryna claim this house." [Pre-Chorus] [Guitar Crunch: Chord Progression:"Bb→C", Duration:"1/4"] [Hammond Leslie Swirl: Chord Progression:"Bb→C", Duration:"Whole"] [Kick: Duration:"1/4"][Open Hi-Hat: Duration:"1/4"] "But I feel fire crawlin’ up my throat…" "Somethin’ in me swears I ain’t lettin’ go…" [Chorus] [Twin Guitars: Harmony:"Dm→Bb→C→A", Octave:"5", Duration:"1/4"] [B3 Wide Dark: Chord Progression:"Dm→Bb→C", Duration:"Whole"] [Bass: Pattern:"Straight 8ths, Heavy Drive", Octave:"2"] [Kick: Duration:"1/4"][Snare: Duration:"1/4"][Crash: Duration:"Free"] "Sleep paralysis demon, starin’ straight through my soul." "Tryin’ to drag me under where the cold winds roll." "But I ain’t dyin’ quiet, no I’m breakin’ your hold." "You can ride my chest, but you won’t own my ghost." [Post-Chorus] [Lead Guitar: Techniques:"Bends, Screams", Duration:"Free"] [Shaker: Duration:"1/8"][Tambourine: Duration:"1/4"] "yeah—won’t own my ghost…" [Bridge] [Piano Low: Chord Progression:"Dm→A", Duration:"Whole"] [Tom Groove: Pattern:"Slow Rolling Toms", Duration:"1/4"] [Dark Pad: Chord Progression:"Dm"] "I seen you in storms, in mirrors, in heat." "You’re the fear I fed when I couldn’t sleep." [Solo] [Lead Guitar Overdrive: Key:"Dm", Techniques:"Wide Vibrato, Bends, Slides, Double-Stops", Duration:"Free"] [Rhythm Guitar: Chord Progression:"Dm→Bb→C→A"] [Drums: Pattern:"Thunder Toms + Solid Backbeat"] "No vocal lines here (instrumental solo section)" [Chorus (Final)] [Twin Guitars: Harmony:"Dm→Bb→C→A", Octave:"5", Duration:"1/4"] [B3 Wide: Chord Progression:"Dm→Bb→C", Duration:"Whole"] [Bass: Pattern:"Straight 8ths Drive"] [Crash: Duration:"Free"] "Sleep paralysis demon, starin’ straight through my soul." "Tryin’ to drag me under where the cold winds roll." "But I ain’t dyin’ quiet, no I’m breakin’ your hold." "You can ride my chest, but you won’t own my ghost." [Outro] [Clean Guitar: Chord Progression:"Dm", Duration:"Whole"] [B3: Chord Progression:"Dm", Duration:"Whole", FX:"LongVerb Fade"] "no… you won’t own my ghost…"

0/500