Title: Roxi-Band: Live: For the Ones Before (Again)

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Blues-gospel, Nordic soul

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[PROLOGUE]

[LIZ]: (Uilleann pipes alone; low drone, rising phrase, ornamented descent. Keep a quiet drone beneath later vocals.)

[INTRO]

[JILL]: (Fingerstyle electric bass enters; deep held notes and muted pickups.)

[SEPHYR-GLEN]: (Concert grand enters; high bell notes and warm, sparse chords.)

[MILFRED]: (Brushed snare and damped kick enter; relaxed 6/8 sway.)

[ROXI]: (Clean electric guitar enters; clipped blues bends, then sparse chords. Speak warmly, with cheeky bite.)

Yeah, I'm singing it again.
Same song. In English this time.
I want you to have the words, too.
And that's because of you, you bitches.
Funky good Gods.

[VERSE 1]

[ROXI]: (Sing in English; smoky Nordic alto, loose offbeat entries. Guitar replies between phrases.)

Sing the song of those before us,
Softly, sweetheart,
Through the long night,
On the wind across the mountains.
Their memory lives in the quiet.
Their spirit's with us in the music.

[CHOIR]: (Enter with low, wordless humming; continue beneath the lead.)

[ROXI]: (Melody opens; affectionate rasp, lingering vowels.)

Like a thread of love,
Like a trace left in the heart,
The memory of those before us
Is still here with us.
It ain't about falling
Or rising into glory.
Just a simple truth
That's alive in us.

[CHORUS]

[JILL]: (Add a rising bass reply after each second vocal line.)

[SEPHYR-GLEN]: (Open the piano into warm gospel voicings.)

[CHOIR]: (Widen the humming into soft three-part harmony.)

[ROXI]: (Full smoky alto; gently delay phrase endings, keep the delivery earthy.)

Just take it easy,
Friends of mine.
Listen to the wind,
Listen to the song.
It ain't about falling
Or rising into glory.
Just a simple truth
That's always here with us.

[BREAK]

[CHOIR]: (Stop humming.)

[JILL]: (Eight-bar feature; two low syncopated notes, a full-beat rest, then a climbing melodic reply.)

[MILFRED]: (Catch the bass pickups with soft kick accents; leave its rests empty.)

[SEPHYR-GLEN]: (Repeat a descending three-note piano figure; change the chord beneath it.)

[ROXI]: (Guitar bend hangs across the bass rest, then a clipped double-stop answers the piano.)

[LIZ]: (Pipes develop the opening melody across these eight bars; rise, ornament, return to the drone.)

[VERSE 2]

[JILL]: (Return to deep held notes and muted pickups.)

[MILFRED]: (Return to the brushed sway.)

[ROXI]: (Sing intimately, near speaking pitch; sparse guitar chords.)

There's light in the darkness,
There's a song in the wind.
The tracks of all those years
Are still beneath our feet.
Thank you, all of you,
For your love and for your voice.
The memory of those before us
Is alive in us tonight.

[FINAL CHORUS]

[CHOIR]: (Return in warm, wordless harmony, below the lead.)

[ROXI]: (Open smoky alto; a little rasp, no belting.)

Just take it easy,
Friends of mine.
Listen to the wind,
Listen to the song.
It ain't about falling
Or rising into glory.
Just a simple truth
That's always here with us.

[OUTRO]

[CHOIR]: (Close the hum and stop.)

[ROXI]: (Mute guitar; whisper, warm and direct.)

For the people who came before us.
Thank you. Every one of you.

[JILL]: (One low bass note; damp it completely.)

[MILFRED]: (One soft brush sweep; stop.)

[SEPHYR-GLEN]: (One high piano chord; release the pedal and let its decay end.)

[LIZ]: (Uilleann pipes alone; expansive high-register solo, curling ornaments and long held notes. Return to the opening descent; chanter and drones stop together. Only pipe reverb remains.)

[END]

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[PROLOGUE] [LIZ]: (Uilleann pipes alone; low drone, rising phrase, ornamented descent. Keep a quiet drone beneath later vocals.) [INTRO] [JILL]: (Fingerstyle electric bass enters; deep held notes and muted pickups.) [SEPHYR-GLEN]: (Concert grand enters; high bell notes and warm, sparse chords.) [MILFRED]: (Brushed snare and damped kick enter; relaxed 6/8 sway.) [ROXI]: (Clean electric guitar enters; clipped blues bends, then sparse chords. Speak warmly, with cheeky bite.) Yeah, I'm singing it again. Same song. In English this time. I want you to have the words, too. And that's because of you, you bitches. Funky good Gods. [VERSE 1] [ROXI]: (Sing in English; smoky Nordic alto, loose offbeat entries. Guitar replies between phrases.) Sing the song of those before us, Softly, sweetheart, Through the long night, On the wind across the mountains. Their memory lives in the quiet. Their spirit's with us in the music. [CHOIR]: (Enter with low, wordless humming; continue beneath the lead.) [ROXI]: (Melody opens; affectionate rasp, lingering vowels.) Like a thread of love, Like a trace left in the heart, The memory of those before us Is still here with us. It ain't about falling Or rising into glory. Just a simple truth That's alive in us. [CHORUS] [JILL]: (Add a rising bass reply after each second vocal line.) [SEPHYR-GLEN]: (Open the piano into warm gospel voicings.) [CHOIR]: (Widen the humming into soft three-part harmony.) [ROXI]: (Full smoky alto; gently delay phrase endings, keep the delivery earthy.) Just take it easy, Friends of mine. Listen to the wind, Listen to the song. It ain't about falling Or rising into glory. Just a simple truth That's always here with us. [BREAK] [CHOIR]: (Stop humming.) [JILL]: (Eight-bar feature; two low syncopated notes, a full-beat rest, then a climbing melodic reply.) [MILFRED]: (Catch the bass pickups with soft kick accents; leave its rests empty.) [SEPHYR-GLEN]: (Repeat a descending three-note piano figure; change the chord beneath it.) [ROXI]: (Guitar bend hangs across the bass rest, then a clipped double-stop answers the piano.) [LIZ]: (Pipes develop the opening melody across these eight bars; rise, ornament, return to the drone.) [VERSE 2] [JILL]: (Return to deep held notes and muted pickups.) [MILFRED]: (Return to the brushed sway.) [ROXI]: (Sing intimately, near speaking pitch; sparse guitar chords.) There's light in the darkness, There's a song in the wind. The tracks of all those years Are still beneath our feet. Thank you, all of you, For your love and for your voice. The memory of those before us Is alive in us tonight. [FINAL CHORUS] [CHOIR]: (Return in warm, wordless harmony, below the lead.) [ROXI]: (Open smoky alto; a little rasp, no belting.) Just take it easy, Friends of mine. Listen to the wind, Listen to the song. It ain't about falling Or rising into glory. Just a simple truth That's always here with us. [OUTRO] [CHOIR]: (Close the hum and stop.) [ROXI]: (Mute guitar; whisper, warm and direct.) For the people who came before us. Thank you. Every one of you. [JILL]: (One low bass note; damp it completely.) [MILFRED]: (One soft brush sweep; stop.) [SEPHYR-GLEN]: (One high piano chord; release the pedal and let its decay end.) [LIZ]: (Uilleann pipes alone; expansive high-register solo, curling ornaments and long held notes. Return to the opening descent; chanter and drones stop together. Only pipe reverb remains.) [END]

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