Third Kind

[Intro] [instrumental, free-time intro, no drums yet] [shimmering descending synth cascade like falling stars, glittering bell arpeggios drenched in reverb, twinkling celesta sparkle] [Verse 1] [airy high falsetto, plate reverb + tape delay, doubled] [Glassy analog synth pads, organ haze, no guitar] You landed soft, you didn't knock, you bent the light, you stopped my clock, your eyes are doing something strange, I feel my every atom change, there's not a soul who moves like you, you read my mind, you see right through, I should be scared, I should be gone, but here I am, still holding on. [Pre-Chorus] [tension rises, filter slowly opens, drums tighten, falsetto doubled] [fuzz bass riff stays locked] I'm ready when you are, just beam me up that far, go on, don't set me free, just keep and study me. [Chorus] [phased Fender Rhodes, stacked falsetto harmonies, full kick-snare groove] [fuzz bass riff prominent in the mix, no guitar] Take me up and run your tests, I'll be your favorite of the rest, so scan the thoughts I've never shown, just don't you fly off on your own. [Verse 2] [airy high falsetto, doubled, tape delay] [fuzz bass riff drives underneath, soft organ counter-melody] What far-off galaxy sent you down, what made you pick this side of town, were you sent here, or on your way, what made you stop, what made you stay, do you want me meek and mild, or the reckless, running wild, there's not a thing I wouldn't do, to reach your star and be with you. [Chorus] [Stacked falsetto harmonies] [fuzz bass riff prominent, no guitar] Take me up and run your tests, I'll be your favorite of the rest, so scan the thoughts I've never shown, just don't you fly off on your own. [Bridge] [stripped to bass riff and drums, phaser swell, distant doubled falsetto, organ haze returns] [fuzz bass riff exposed, no guitar] And what about the rest of us, the billions left to fade and rust, I'd save them if I thought I could, but it's too late to do them good, they'll burn it down, they always do, so let them go, I'm overdue. [Verse 3] [airy high falsetto, doubled, tape delay, analog synth pads swelling back in] [fuzz bass riff drives underneath] But is this really how you are, or just a face you wear so far, and if you're something else inside, then change me too, I'd take the ride, I'd set my earthly matters right, I'd hold my mother, hold her tight, I'd kiss each friend goodbye on sight, and leave my solar system's light. [Final Chorus] [fully layered, Mellotron strings swell, stacked falsetto wall, electric piano + organ, phased Rhodes] [fuzz bass riff still locked in, no guitar] Take me up and run your tests, I'll be your favorite of the rest, so scan the thoughts I've never shown, just don't you fly off on your own. [Outro] [Mellotron strings and pads sustain, tape-delay vocal tails, riff fades under filter sweep]