FEVER SHADOW

[Intro] (Staccato, blues-infused piano riff, deep and moody) (A lone upright bass enters, slow and heavy) [Verse 1] [Low, smoky contralto vocal] The clock is ticking, but time has lost its way The sun went down, but there’s no end to day I feel a shiver, crawling down my spine A kind of hunger, wanting to be thine And it’s burning… yeah, it’s burning deep inside. [Verse 2] You touch my hand, and the room begins to spin The world outside is fading, let the ghosts come in It’s not the illness that the doctors try to name It’s just your presence, fueling up the flame And I’m helpless… sinking in the tide. [Chorus] Oh, this fever, it’s a rhythm in my blood A heavy current, pulling like a flood You’re the fever, and I’m the open door Giving you everything, then begging for more Yeah, more. [Piano Solo] [Virtuosic classical-jazz fusion, percussive and intense] (Piano drives the melody, aggressive yet sophisticated) [Bridge] [Dramatic pause] (Silence for a beat) They say that wisdom comes with growing old But they never told me how to keep from being sold To a feeling… a scorching, sweet surrender. [Chorus] Oh, this fever, it’s a rhythm in my blood A heavy current, pulling like a flood You’re the fever, and I’m the open door Giving you everything, then begging for more. [Outro] [Powerful, belted vocal peaks] It’s a fever… (Slow, gospel-inspired vocal runs) Burnin’… burnin’… (The piano begins to slow down, minimalist chords) Just you… and the fever. (Final, lingering, dissonant jazz chord) [End]