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What We Gave Away

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[Instrumental Intro | 8 bars | high synth melody and ticking percussion | no vocals] [Instrumental Build | 10 bars | electronic kick and muted syncopated bass | no vocals] [Verse 1 | compact electronic drums | muted synth bass] First, the trees Then the row of houses Then the road we used to know Glass above us New names on the buildings Nothing says what stood before [Chorus | layered synth chords | steady electronic groove] Everything is changing Nothing as it was before The future looks inviting Till we see what it replaced [Verse 2 | added percussion | muted synth bass] One by one The small exchanges Disappear from daily life Fewer reasons To depend on strangers Every need arrives on time [Chorus | layered synth chords | steady electronic groove] Everything is changing Nothing as it was before The future looks inviting Till we see what it replaced [Bridge | bass drops out | ticking percussion and sustained synth chords] No alarms No resistance Just an easier way to live What goes missing Looks so minor Till we cannot say what changed [Final Chorus | full electronic drums and saturated syncopated bass | sustained line endings] Everything is changing Nothing as it was before The future looks inviting Till we see what we gave away [Instrumental Break | 16 bars | bassline and high synth melody | sustained wordless ad-libs] (Ooh, ooh) (Ah-ah, ah) (Ooh, ooh) (Ah-ah, ah) [Outro | full instrumental motion | high wordless vocal held above the bassline] (Ooh...) (Ah...)