Collab project with Lunarbaby (check description). Probably one of the most authentic people I've met on this platform. I'm very fortunate to have some real af friends that have been gracious enough to include me and provide an opportunity to work with them. Learned so much! So talented, so real. I loved working with them and look forward to being able to again. Please enjoy and go check their page out. <3 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// [Intro – 0:00–0:12] (Detuned synth pads + vinyl hiss + clean reverb guitar arpeggio; sub swell) (Lunarbaby – whispered, distant, telephone FX): “I’m not leaving… I’ll hold the space.” ⸻ [Verse 1 – 0:12–1:02] (Light chopped Amen break + muted Reese bass + drone guitar) (Unscene – Male Rap Lead, center, dry): First time that you spoke to me I’d already written out the ending in my head, I swear I knew the script Yeah, I’ve seen your type before All kindness and a friendly face but later on, you always flip I don’t wanna hear the sweet talk I’m tired of all the promises, to tell the truth, I’d rather you just dip Yeah, you ask me how I’m doin’ But you don’t really wanna know You’re just waitin’ for the moment you can split You don’t care what you’d be breakin’ What’s the game here Had a list of all your motives on a notepad sittin’ on the counter in my kitchen Now it’s crumpled in the garbage with the others, in a pile I don’t ever wanna go through You’re just biding your time Told me that you’re here for me Yeah, all I ever hear are empty words I wish that I could say this felt like somethin’ different to me Told me that you want to understand and now you’re listenin’ too close for me (Lunarbaby – whispered reply, near-field): “I’m here. I’m listening.” Yeah ⸻ [Hook / Chorus A – 1:02–1:28] (new – Lunarbaby lead) (Lift: distorted guitars L/R low-mix, Reese bass growl, Amen hits, ethereal pad) (Lunarbaby – Female Lead, stacked harmonies, wide): Say it once—then stay. You don’t have to fix me, just hold the space. If I shake—don’t break me. Tell me I’m safe… and I won’t run away. ⸻ [Verse 2 – 1:28–2:18] (Beat tighter; feedback guitar accents every 4 bars; Reese wider LFO) (Unscene – Male Rap Lead): I was ready for the fallout I remember that, I guess I don’t know why you haven’t disappeared (Lunarbaby – reply, soft): “Why would I leave?” Now you got me questionin’ what this is You told me I could count on you Yeah, and you actually meant it, didn’t ya (Lunarbaby): “Yeah, I meant it” Now you wanna build a bridge Right to where I’m wounded (Lunarbaby): “I see you” Well, I’m used to it Everybody else ran (Lunarbaby): “But I’m not them” Who you talkin’ ‘bout Don’t tell me I’m not broken, every time you try I just feel weird (Lunarbaby): “It’s okay” You’re the one that stepped in Knew I was a minefield (Lunarbaby): “And I’m still here” Now you tryin’ to tell me that is not true I ain’t gotta clue Who I’m talkin’ to right now, but I know the person that I’m talkin’ to is not a threat Yeah They say that kindness always has a price tag (Lunarbaby): “Not from me” Maybe that’s the reason I’ve been holdin’ back and actin’ this way ⸻ [Pre-Lift / Transition – 2:18–2:32] (Palm-muted guitars lock with Reese bass; snare roll build; white noise riser) (Lunarbaby – breathy vowel pads, no words, stacked harmonies): “Ooooh—ahhhh—” ⸻ [Bridge – 2:32–3:02] (Halftime stomping drums + wah/phaser guitar riff + sub-bass drone + glitch vocal chops) (Unscene – Spoken Rap, megaphone FX): All the baggage that I have is screamin’ in my ear (Lunarbaby – reply whisper, reverb tail): “Don’t you listen…” Says “This isn’t somethin’ real, just another shade of fear” (Lunarbaby): “Don’t you listen…” And I’m tryin’ to believe the person that you see in me, I swear I am I’m tryin’ to put down the heavy armor I’ve been holding all these years. ⸻ [Final Chorus – 3:02–3:40] (Massive drop: full distorted guitars, Reese earthquake bass, dense Amen fills, ethereal pads) (Lunarbaby – Female Lead soaring + stacked harmonies): Say it once—then stay. You don’t have to fix me, just hold the space. If I shake—don’t break me. Tell me I’m safe… and I won’t run away. (Unscene – ad-lib shouts, background, center): “I’m still here!” / “Never leaving!” / “You’re safe!” ⸻ [Outro – 3:40–end] (Breakbeat fragments dissolve; clean guitar arpeggio; ethereal pads; tape-stop FX) (Lunarbaby – fading whisper, stereo wide): “…in the silence I remain… in the dark I hold the space…”
