Keep Rowing - A.P.E. (Catalyst EP)

[Intro – slow fade-in, clean delayed guitar arpeggio, deep sub bass swell, very subtle ambient digital texture underneath like distant static] Life Is but a dream But a dream Has no end [Verse 1 – smooth, controlled vocal, intimate and centered, minimal grit] Time Moves much slower here Why doesn't this one ever end... Why does this one come again... [Pre-Chorus – tension rising, slight edge added to vocal tone] And again... And again! Keep rowing! [Chorus – steady and hypnotic, layered harmonies, restrained power] Merrily merrily merrily merrily Merrily merrily merrily merrily Keep rowing! Merrily merrily merrily merrily Merrily merrily merrily merrily Life's but a dream [Verse 2 – fuller instrumentation, vocal slightly rougher, more presence] But a dream Has no end There's no end As much as I'd like there to be Just more n' more Of less n' less Until we fall asleep again [Pre-Chorus – stronger projection, subtle saturation on vocal] And again... And again... Keep rowing! [Chorus – thicker guitars, vocal grit emerging] Merrily merrily merrily merrily Merrily merrily merrily merrily Keep rowing! Merrily merrily merrily merrily Merrily merrily merrily merrily Life's but a dream. [Bridge – dynamic lift, emotional strain, clear but gritty, controlled distortion] But a dream! Doesn't end! It never ends! Will it ever end! Just more n more! Again and again! The end is where! The old began! [Bridge variation – peak intensity, gritty projection, not screaming but forceful] Row row row Row row row! The boat! Row row row, Row row row! Keep rowing! [Final Chorus – strongest vocal, textured grit, layered harmonies wide] Merrily merrily merrily merrily Merrily merrily merrily merrily Keep rowing! Merrily merrily merrily merrily Merrily merrily merrily merrily Life's but a dream! [Outro – instruments gradually strip away, digital ambience returns, vocal softens but remains textured] That never ends Just begins again a blink in neverland awake in quicksand Keep rowing... Keep rowing... Keep rowing... [Fade out – return to intro texture, subtle digital wash dissolves] [End]