Glass Dress

(Verse 1) [Voice enters, smooth as velvet but with a touch of a raspy ache. He's observing her, singing with a knowing tenderness.] Lady in a glass dress... I can see right through you... [Melisma on "through youuuu..."] You act like you don't want this... but you know... that you do... [Voice drops to a whisper on "know," then swells with conviction] Since he broke your heart, girl... you say you'll never love again... [Sympathetic tone, slight crack on "heart"] And you won't let it stop, girl... but we know... in the end... ["We know" is sung like a shared secret] (Pre-Chorus) [Music swells slightly. The vocals build with a pleading intensity.] You still dream... dream... [Softly, almost spoken] You still dream... dream... [Louder, with more soul] Baby, I can make your dreams come true... [A full, soulful promise. A gentle vocal run on "true-ooh-ooh"] (Chorus) [The music opens up. A Hammond organ swells in the background, and a soft, shimmering tambourine enters. The vocals are powerful, earnest, and full of soul.] Oh, oh... my lady in the glass dress... oh, oh... [Long, sustained notes, full of emotion] (Verse 2) [The groove tightens back up. The singer's delivery becomes more direct, almost conversational, but still dripping with soul.] I'm tellin' you I want you... but you're sayin' you don't care... [Frustration creeping in] Beggin' you to stay with me... but you're stayin' right there... [Voice breaks with longing on "there"] I... [A short, pained pause] When will you try? I swear you're bein' selfish, girl... you know that this ain't fair... [Sung with a mix of accusation and hurt] (Bridge) [Music becomes even sparser, just the Rhodes and a soft kick drum. Vocals are close-mic'd, intimate, like he's whispering right next to her.] Tell me that you wanna be alone... when you go to bed tonight... You close your eyes... [A meaningful pause, then with aching tenderness] and you still dream... dream... (Chorus) [Full band returns with more power. The drummer uses the full kit now. The singer pours his entire heart out.] You still dream, dream! [Strong, belted] You still dream, dream! [Even stronger, with a raspy edge] Baby, I can make your dreams come true! [A soaring, hopeful cry] Oh, oh... lady in the glass dress... [Held note with a soulful vibrato] (Guitar Solo) [A soulful, weeping guitar solo takes the melody. It's not flashy; it's lyrical and crying, echoing the vocal lines. The B3 organ wails softly underneath.] (Outro) [Band fades back to just the Rhodes and bass. The singer ad-libs with raw emotion.] I see right through you... [Whispered] I see right through you... [Stronger, with a gritty rasp] 'Cause I see me... in you... [A moment of profound connection, voice cracks] Yeah... you still dream... [Final lines are sung softly over the fading music.] You still dream... dream... Baby... I can make your dreams come true... Oh, oh... my lady... in the glass dress... oh, oh...