\[Intro – 8 bars] \[\[slow vinyl crackle, filtered pad, low subbass swell]] \[\[soft electric guitar with delay, background ambience]] \[\[kick 4/4 enters gently on bar 5, rimshot every 2 beats]] \[Verse 1 – Male vocal] Someone told me long ago There’s no silence in the storm I know, I’ve been chasing through the fire When it’s over, so they say There’s a glory or a shame I know it hurts but heals with deep desire \[\[pad opens slightly, guitar echoes last line, subbass holds tension]] \[Chorus – Male vocal] I want to know Have you ever won the game? I want to know Have you ever felt the pain Risin’ up through all the troubles \[\[kick gets punchier, synth pulse widens, soft vocal “ooooh”s in the back]] \[Verse 2 – Male vocal] Yesterday and days before Truth was lie, and peace was war I know that every step you’re climbing higher 'Til forever on it rolls Through the circle, highs and lows I'll keep walking on the wire \[\[light percussion added: shaker, woodblock, kalimba textures]] \[Chorus – Male vocal] I want to know Have you ever won the game? I want to know Have you ever known the name Of that girl under the rain... \[\[female background voice appears as soft echo/harmony in the last line]] \[Bridge – Male vocal] Now I see it in your eyes You’ve been fallin’, but you rise I know You’re here, not alone... And you're stronger than you’ve shown \[\[breakdown groove, only pad + bassline + ambient crackle]] \[Final Chorus – Male vocal, Female vocal in harmony] I want to know Have you ever won the game? I want to know Have you ever stayed the same Comin' down on a sunny day? \[\[pad expands to full stereo, final groove rises and fades out with delay]] \[\[vinyl noise fades, soft guitar echo remains, ambient wash returns]] [END]
