Feets Turned to Stone

IDM, melodic prog rock, and phonk with polished punchy low end and clear vocal placement; intimate male lead shaped from the supplied voice; featured syncopated fretless slap bass, sharply accented drums, clipped electronic percussion, and tense guitar patterns, opening into melodic prog-rock chorus chords, bass answers, and odd-meter instrumental turns; half-time phonk pulse with shifting time signatures and a repeated refrain

[Verse 1] The map was drawn in amber lines Each mile a promise, each turn a prize I watched the road catch afternoon But every step came heavy, too soon [Pre-Chorus] You said, “Pick a path, the world is yours” I stood where all the crossroads pour [Chorus] All roads are paved with gold But my feet have turned to stone Gold beneath me, nowhere to go All roads are paved with gold Still I’m standing here alone Gold beneath me, nowhere to go [Verse 2] A brass sign points to every town I lift my heel; it won’t come down The wind can move the willow trees It cannot move the weight in me [Pre-Chorus] You said, “The choice is yours to make” I count the roads; the ground won’t break [Chorus] All roads are paved with gold But my feet have turned to stone Gold beneath me, nowhere to go All roads are paved with gold Still I’m standing here alone Gold beneath me, nowhere to go [Bridge] One road bends where the hillside ends One goes back to where the river bends I loosen my hands, I shift my weight A single step can change my fate [Final Chorus] All roads are paved with gold But my feet have turned to stone Gold beneath me, nowhere to go All roads are paved with gold Now I’m moving, slow but sure Gold beneath me, one step more [Outro] One step more One step more

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