Bits

[Verse 1] [8-bit melody, clean arpeggios] [C → G → Am → F] bits 2 bits I use 2 bits I like 2 use 2 bits [Verse 2] bits 4 bits I wait 4 bits I wait for 4 bits [Verse 3] [Driving rhythm, syncopated bass, minor key tension] [Am → F → C → G] bits 8 bits I 8 bits I hate 8 bits [accent in "hate"] [Verse 4] [F → C → G → Am] bits sixteen bits I play sixteen bits I pay for sixteen bits [Verse 5] [Repetitive, glitchy feel] bits thirty two bits I hack thirty two bits I back on thirty two bits [Verse 6] [G → Am → F → C] bits sixty four bits I run sixty four bits I burn on sixty four bits [Verse 7] [Layered synths, vocal chops, explosive climax] [C → Em → Am → F] bits one hundred and twenty eight bits I dream one hundred and twenty eight bits I scream on one hundred and twenty eight bits [bridge] [8 bit sounds] bits bits bits bits bits bits bits bits bits bits bits bits bits bits bits bits bits bits bits bits bits bits bits bits [verse 8] [Break] [Am → F → C → G (slow)] [vocals only, spoken word, a cappella] bits lost bits [slow the tempo and add reverb] I lost bits I am lost in bits bits of me are lost [emotional peak] lost in bits bits lost bits [fade with a single, dying square wave tone] [Verse 9] [low-pitched soft square waves, no percussion, spoken word, rapping, clearly pronounce all syllables, extra clear voice ] [C (hold) → silence → buzz] [letter "i" always pronounced as in "bit"] [compressed] be let be let bit let bit be let bit be a bit let bit be free let me just a bit let me be just a bit free let me be just a little bit let me be just a little bit more free [full silence] [outro] bit by bit... [whispered vocal ad-lib for emotional release — soft, breathy, with reverb]