[Intro — scattered sample syllables, soft tape flutter] da-li-da / stay-a-while mor-ning-go / radio some-where / some-where I know... [Verse 1 — tightly syncopated micro-chops] win-dow-light / city-go half-a-name / radio part-of-a/ mem-o-ry fall-ing through the avenue say-it-low / say-it-slow nev-er-quite / let-it-go every little sound you made fall-ing through the avenue [Long Sample Voice — stretched, warm, distant] “I thought maybe... he'd remember me...” [Pre-Chorus — chopped call-and-response] remember / member / me little-bit / little-bit / differently come-around / turn-around hear-it-in-the-background now [Chorus — larger loop, bright and repetitive] Somewhere in the sound you came back around come-back / (please)/ come-back around-around-to-me/me/me Somewhere in the light you’re still there tonight (tonight) stay-a-while / stay-a-while around-around-to-me/me/me [Post-Chorus — phonetic ribbon] da-li-da / stay-a-while mor-ning-go / radio some-where / some-where I know... da-li-da / stay-a-while mor-ning-go / radio some-where / some-where [Verse 2 — denser syncopation] win-dow-light / city-go half-a-name / radio part-of-a/ mem-o-ry fall-ing through the avenue say-it-low / say-it-slow nev-er-quite / let-it-go every little sound you made fall-ing through the avenue [Long Sample Voice — almost untouched] “You know, there are some things you don’t notice until they’re gone.” [Break — beat strips down] gone... gone-but-not not-quite-gone Break — beat strips down] [Bridge — samples become increasingly fragmented] tell-me-where tell-me-when tell-me-how-it-starts-again light-on-glass hands-in-grass for-get / re-set hold-that-second / not-done-yet little-bit / little-bit let-the-memory-never-leave (Please) [Build — multiple voices overlapping] come back stay here somewhere right here come-back / stay-a-while somewhere in the Audio file [Final Chorus — full collage] Somewhere in the sound you came back around come-back / (please)/ come-back around-around-to-me/me/me Somewhere in the light you’re still there tonight (tonight) stay-a-while / stay-a-while don’t leave me all alone Somewhere in the noise I still hear your voice little-bit / little-bit broken into something bright [Outro — fragments gradually lose meaning] some-where some-when come-back-round again-again ra-di-o mem-o-ry stay-a-while... [Long Final Sample Voice] “so yeah...here I am....heh...i can't survive without you...” [Bridge — samples become increasingly fragmented] tell-me-where tell-me-when tell-me-how-it-starts-again light-on-glass hands-in-frame every loop forgets your name for-get / re-set hold-that-second / not-done-yet little-bit / little-bit let-the-memory stay [Build — multiple voices overlapping] come back stay here somewhere right here come-back / stay-a-while somewhere in the radio dial [Final Chorus — full collage] Somewhere in the sound you come back around come-back / come-back around-around Somewhere in the light you’re still there tonight stay-a-while / stay-a-while don’t disappear this time Somewhere in the noise I still hear your voice little-bit / little-bit broken into something bright [Outro — fragments gradually lose meaning] some-where some-when come-back-round again-again ra-di-o mem-o-ry stay-a-while... [Long Final Sample Voice] “I suppose I never quite left..”
