[Intro — Immediate rolling bass, bright marimba hook, distant filtered vocal loop] [Female vocal — Low-pitched chopped fragments, vintage sampler texture, narrow-band radio filtering, slightly distant] Le prochain beat... The next beat... [Filter cuts abruptly; processed vocal disappears] [Female contralto — Completely dry, ultra-close mic, warm natural voice, intimate melodic delivery, suddenly clear and present] I feel it coming... Ce vide au fond de moi. [Full percussion enters; driving groove continues] [Verse 1 — Rhythmic melodic singing; driving percussion] Every thought gets louder, I can hardly breathe. I go looking for a rhythm, something underneath. One note in the darkness, une note dans le noir. Something with a heartbeat pulls me back to where you are. [Pre-Chorus — Rising melody; percussion builds] I follow every frequency, chaque vibration, chaque son. There's a part of me that's starving, seule la musique répond. [One beat of silence] [Chorus — Fully melodic; rolling log drums] I hunt like my life depends on it, j'attends le prochain beat. For the sound that cracks me open, qui fait parler le silence. Every feeling I can't name finds a rhythm, finds release. Je retrouve enfin ma voix— something wakes in me. [Post-Chorus — Hypnotic vocal hook; marimba answers] Le prochain beat... The next beat... [Instrumental Hook — Rolling log drums, syncopated marimba] [Verse 2 — Flowing melodic singing; groove continues] Some things won't come out talking, elles restent au fond de moi. Give me four bars in the darkness, et ma voix revient déjà. Everything I couldn't tell you finds a way to come alive. I'm not searching for another song, je cherche ce qui vit en moi. [Pre-Chorus — Melodic lift; building percussion] I follow every frequency, chaque vibration, chaque son. There's a part of me that's starving, seule la musique répond. [One beat of silence] [Chorus — Full melodic delivery; layered percussion] I hunt like my life depends on it, j'attends le prochain beat. For the sound that cracks me open, qui fait parler le silence. Every feeling I can't name finds a rhythm, finds release. Je retrouve enfin ma voix— something wakes in me. [Instrumental Break — Explosive Amapiano groove; chopped vocal fragments] Le prochain beat... The next beat... [Bridge — Brief breakdown; intimate contralto] Maybe that's the hunger. Pas seulement entendre— être entendue. Pas par quelqu'un d'autre. Par moi. [Single heartbeat; one beat of silence] [Melodic lift — Percussion returns] I chase the sound jusqu'à ce qu'il me réponde. It gives a voice à ce qui n'en avait pas. [Final Chorus — Full driving groove; expressive melodic singing] I hunt like my life depends on it, maintenant je sais pourquoi. Not another perfect melody— je cherche ma propre voix. Every feeling I can't name finds a rhythm, finds release. Je retrouve enfin ma voix— something wakes in me. [Post-Chorus — Layered female vocals; hypnotic instrumental hook] Le prochain beat... The next beat... Comme si ma vie en dépendait. [Outro — Bass and marimba continue; intimate female vocal] There... C'est ça. [Final heartbeat; clean cut]
