A Restless Soul

Tor$ten

heartland-western, dark, mysterious

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**Verse 1**
**[Verse – restrained weathered baritone, minimal guitar, lots of space between lines]**

For months now
the ground won’t stay still.
Days lose their shape,
nights never will.

One thought returns
whenever I’m alone.
I never speak it.
It already knows.

I lie awake
till the windows turn gray,
watching the hours
wear themselves away.

**Chorus**
**[Chorus – slide guitar opens wider, drums grow slightly stronger, low organ underneath, vocal firm and haunted rather than loud]**

I’m a restless soul,
with nowhere to land.
Something keeps pulling
without showing its hand.

I carry the weight,
but I won’t give it a name.
Morning comes different.
Night stays the same.

I’m a restless soul,
still caught in its wake.

**Verse 2**
**[Verse – dry acoustic guitar joins quietly, slide guitar answers the ends of lines]**

I miss whole meals.
I lose track of time.
I take the long way
just to quiet my mind.

But every road
turns back to the same place.
Something unseen
I still cannot face.

No one would know
from the words that I choose.
Some things take hold
without leaving a bruise.

**Bridge**
**[Bridge – drums disappear, tremolo guitar and distant slide only, vocal almost spoken]**

Maybe it passes.
Maybe it stays.
Maybe it changes
the rest of my days.

I don’t know yet.

**Final Chorus**
**[FINAL CHORUS – fullest but still restrained desert-rock lift, wide slide guitar, stronger snare, low organ, gritty baritone with more pressure and emotion]**

I’m a restless soul,
with nowhere to land.
Something keeps pulling
without showing its hand.

I carry the weight,
but I won’t give it a name.
Morning comes different.
Night stays the same.

I’m a restless soul,
and nothing feels still.

**Outro**
**[OUTRO – drums fall away, long slide-guitar note, dry close vocal, desert reverb fading slowly]**

Months have gone by.

It’s still here.

2077/7500

**[INTRO – sparse desert heartland atmosphere, slow 4/4 around 76 BPM, tremolo electric guitar, long lonely slide-guitar notes, dry drums, low bass, distant organ drone, gritty male baritone close to the microphone]** **Verse 1** **[Verse – restrained weathered baritone, minimal guitar, lots of space between lines]** For months now the ground won’t stay still. Days lose their shape, nights never will. One thought returns whenever I’m alone. I never speak it. It already knows. I lie awake till the windows turn gray, watching the hours wear themselves away. **Chorus** **[Chorus – slide guitar opens wider, drums grow slightly stronger, low organ underneath, vocal firm and haunted rather than loud]** I’m a restless soul, with nowhere to land. Something keeps pulling without showing its hand. I carry the weight, but I won’t give it a name. Morning comes different. Night stays the same. I’m a restless soul, still caught in its wake. **Verse 2** **[Verse – dry acoustic guitar joins quietly, slide guitar answers the ends of lines]** I miss whole meals. I lose track of time. I take the long way just to quiet my mind. But every road turns back to the same place. Something unseen I still cannot face. No one would know from the words that I choose. Some things take hold without leaving a bruise. **Bridge** **[Bridge – drums disappear, tremolo guitar and distant slide only, vocal almost spoken]** Maybe it passes. Maybe it stays. Maybe it changes the rest of my days. I don’t know yet. **Final Chorus** **[FINAL CHORUS – fullest but still restrained desert-rock lift, wide slide guitar, stronger snare, low organ, gritty baritone with more pressure and emotion]** I’m a restless soul, with nowhere to land. Something keeps pulling without showing its hand. I carry the weight, but I won’t give it a name. Morning comes different. Night stays the same. I’m a restless soul, and nothing feels still. **Outro** **[OUTRO – drums fall away, long slide-guitar note, dry close vocal, desert reverb fading slowly]** Months have gone by. It’s still here.

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