In The Hush of the Womb

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i am a sway in a sea of slow
i am a hush where the warm things go
i am a hum that the soft things know
then comes a rush i can’t travel through
then comes a turn i am turning to
and still the soft comes folding me slow

[Chorus - slightly more present, still hushed | Harmony: Dmaj9 Gsus2 Bm11 Gmaj9 Em9 A13sus4 Dmaj9; Melody: memorable descending contour, bloom on “comforts me”]

in a hush of the womb
in the warmest round
some thing hums through me
all around, some thing comforts me
before i know from where

[Verse 2 - same tenderness, more motion underneath | Harmony: Bm9 Gmaj9 D6/9 F#m11 Em9 Asus4 Gsus2 Dmaj9; Melody: mirror rise/fall, highest note on “quickness”]

there is a rise and a falling near
there is a sound i almost can hear
there is a peace when the soft is near
sometimes a tremble comes passing through
sometimes a quickness comes moving new
then all the hush gathers round me here

[Chorus - fuller bloom, wider piano color | Harmony: Dmaj9 Gsus2 Bm11 Gmaj9 Em9 A13sus4 Dmaj9; Melody: same contour, slight ornament on “hums through me”]

in a hush of the womb
in the warmest round
some thing hums through me
all around, some thing comforts me
before i know from where

[Chorus - most luminous, no big climax | Harmony: Dmaj9 Isus2 Gmaj9 Bm11 Em9 A13sus4 Dmaj9(add9); Melody: sustain “warmest,” then soften downward]

in a hush of the womb
in the warmest round
some thing hums through me
all around, some thing comforts me
before i know from where

[Outro - barely sung, almost breathed | Harmony: Dmaj9 Isus2(add9); Melody: two short falling gestures, unresolved]

some thing near
stillness here

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[POV: First] [THEME: A child in the womb senses warmth, motion, hum, and comfort before knowing what any of it is.] [DICTION: Poetic | pre-verbal | intimate | slightly e.e. cummings-leaning] [RHYME: Verse 1 AAA BBA | Verse 2 AAA BBA | Chorus loose echo rhyme] [PROSODY: Legato | singable | art-song rubato | soft phrase endings] [Verse 1 - intimate legato, inward rubato | Harmony: Dmaj9 Isus2 Em9 Asus4 Bm11 Gmaj9; Melody: stepwise wave contour, one small lift on “rush”] i am a sway in a sea of slow i am a hush where the warm things go i am a hum that the soft things know then comes a rush i can’t travel through then comes a turn i am turning to and still the soft comes folding me slow [Chorus - slightly more present, still hushed | Harmony: Dmaj9 Gsus2 Bm11 Gmaj9 Em9 A13sus4 Dmaj9; Melody: memorable descending contour, bloom on “comforts me”] in a hush of the womb in the warmest round some thing hums through me all around, some thing comforts me before i know from where [Verse 2 - same tenderness, more motion underneath | Harmony: Bm9 Gmaj9 D6/9 F#m11 Em9 Asus4 Gsus2 Dmaj9; Melody: mirror rise/fall, highest note on “quickness”] there is a rise and a falling near there is a sound i almost can hear there is a peace when the soft is near sometimes a tremble comes passing through sometimes a quickness comes moving new then all the hush gathers round me here [Chorus - fuller bloom, wider piano color | Harmony: Dmaj9 Gsus2 Bm11 Gmaj9 Em9 A13sus4 Dmaj9; Melody: same contour, slight ornament on “hums through me”] in a hush of the womb in the warmest round some thing hums through me all around, some thing comforts me before i know from where [Chorus - most luminous, no big climax | Harmony: Dmaj9 Isus2 Gmaj9 Bm11 Em9 A13sus4 Dmaj9(add9); Melody: sustain “warmest,” then soften downward] in a hush of the womb in the warmest round some thing hums through me all around, some thing comforts me before i know from where [Outro - barely sung, almost breathed | Harmony: Dmaj9 Isus2(add9); Melody: two short falling gestures, unresolved] some thing near stillness here

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