Over Your Shoulder

uniquely nocturnal raw lo-fi bedroom guitar pop, dynamically shifting BPM, Ghostly wistful repetitive 4/4 groove, built around one unique simple instantly memorable subtle spookycore ghostly electric-guitar riff repeating almost unchanged throughout with, Thin slightly warbly guitar, cheap amp grit, mild chorus and open ringing notes; riff has a faintly eerie unresolved turn while remaining sweet and melodic, Warm simple bass follows the guitar, Primitive dry drum-machine-like beat with plain kick and snare, almost no fills, Young male vocal, high, slightly nasal, fragile, distant and imperfect, casually sung with narrow range, loose pitch, cracked edges and almost no vibrato, Short repetitive vocal phrases with an innocent sing-song melody, Chorus stays small, repetitive and hypnotic, Homemade cassette recording, tape hiss, wow/flutter, narrow uneven mix and room noise, Bittersweet, youthful, lonely, autumnal and faintly uncanny; catchy through repetition, never dramatic, ‑modern indie pop, ‑dream pop, ‑shoegaze, ‑emo, ‑pop punk, ‑goth, ‑darkwave, ‑horror soundtrack, ‑synths, ‑pads, ‑polished vocals, ‑lush reverb, ‑huge chorus, ‑heavy distortion, ‑complex drums, ‑vocal stacks, ‑cinematic, ‑orchestral, ‑glossy production

# Over Your Shoulder [Intro – lonely repeating clean guitar riff, faint tape hiss] [Verse 1 – soft, distant male vocal] We used to walk the long way home Past the houses down the road You'd fall behind to tie your shoes I'd turn around and wait for you October always comes too soon The leaves are falling like they used to I took that road the other day And looked behind me out of habit [Instrumental – guitar riff repeats, dry drums enter] [Verse 2 – same gentle melody] The corner store is closing down There's nothing left to keep us round The sidewalk cracks are still the same I almost said your name again I thought by now I'd outgrow this The little things I seem to miss Like hearing footsteps next to mine Or someone telling me the time [Chorus – simple, repetitive sing-song hook] Over my shoulder Over my shoulder I still look for you Like I used to do Over my shoulder We're getting older I turn around You're not around [Post-Chorus – guitar riff, faint wordless vocal] Ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh [Verse 3 – intimate, slightly warmer] The sun goes down a little fast The streetlights flicker on at last I walk the same way every night With no one walking by my side Sometimes I hear a step behind And for a second, I don't mind I turn around like I always do Still half expecting it was you [Chorus – same melody, no dramatic build] Over my shoulder Over my shoulder I still look for you Like I used to do Over my shoulder We're getting older I turn around You're not around [Bridge – drums drop, guitar alone] Maybe somewhere down the road You're walking home like years ago And when the cold wind passes through You turn around Like I still do [Final Chorus – fragile, slightly cracked vocal] Over my shoulder Over my shoulder I still look for you Like I used to do Over my shoulder We're getting older I turn around You're not around [Outro – guitar riff alone] I took the long way home Again [Instrumental fade]

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