[Intro] [Verse 1] [Intimate spoken word, soft vocoder harmonies beneath lead vocal] I don't cry myself to sleep when dark sets in, I just count the quiet hours where dreams begin. [Soft UK Garage drum shuffle enters] Watching as the heavy minutes slowly fade, Lying awake in this stillness I have made. [Pre-Chorus] [Filter sweep, building synth tension, vocal layers multiplying] With all this time I choose to waste, No tears are streaming down my face. The night grows cold, the hours creep, [Music cuts to silence] I stay awake when I should sleep. [Chorus] [Melodic Chillstep Drop, wide harmonized vocals, deep sub-bass swell] I lay awake when I should be dreaming, Lost in the silence where thoughts are streaming. I don't want to stand in the way of where we go, But the less I get of you, the less I know. [Verse 2] [Slight VHS pitch-bend wobble, 2-step garage beat continues] Proving time and space have lost their rightful place, Staring at the glow that time cannot erase. The hallway creaks, the hours drift and slowly pass, Counting every second through the window glass. we lay awake, moving through light, yeah ooh all the sleep we're losing in spite [Chorus] [Full electronic arrangement, rich vocal harmonies] I lay awake when I should be dreaming, Lost in the silence where thoughts are streaming. I don't want to stand in the way of where we go, But the less I get of you, the less I know. [Bridge] [Drums stop, Acapella vocoder harmonizer stack, ambient spatial reverb] Maybe tomorrow the morning brings us light, Maybe we're standing on opposite sides tonight. [Pitched-down vocal echo] I don't want to crowd your space or pull you down, I just miss the weight of having you around. [Breakdown] [Slowed tape effect, low-pass filtered beat, pitched-down vocal chop] [Minimal Vocoder] With all this time I choose to waste, No tears are streaming down my face. The night grows cold, the hours creep, [Vocoder swell] I stay awake when I should sleep. [Chorus] [Maximum dynamic height, crisp drums, lush ambient synths] I lay awake when I should be dreaming, Lost in the silence where thoughts are streaming. I don't want to stand in the way of where we go, But the less I get of you, the less I know. [Chorus] [Glitchy vocal chops layered over chorus lead, pounding sub-bass] I lay awake when I should be dreaming, Lost in the silence where thoughts are streaming. I don't want to stand in the way of where we go, But the less I get of you, the less I know. [Outro] [Music slows down, cassette tape stop effect, fading vocal echoes] Watching the minutes fade away, Waiting for the arrival of the day. No sleep tonight, no tears to cry, [Faded tape hiss] Just watching the quiet hours go by. [Fade out to silence]
