[three quiet notes] one. two. three. [whisper] that's me. [beat] ...I think. [three notes repeat] one. two. three. yes. that's me. [bass joins] hold that. why? because I recognize it. [one note disappears] one. ... three. wait. something's missing. [VOICE] what? I don't know. but I know where it was. [drum plays the missing note] THERE. [soft laugh] you found it. [pattern continues] one. two. three. one. two. three. [second note begins fading] hey. HEY. don't fix it. why? I want to see. [fade] one. ... three. [long silence] I can still feel where two belongs. [deep bass] FOR HOW LONG? don't know. [pattern returns distorted] ZZT. DOOM. ah. [whisper] that's me. Are you sure? no. [beat fractures] but I recognize the way it turns. [DROP] TAKE MY SOUND I'M STILL HERE TAKE MY NAME ... still here. TAKE MY RHYTHM [chaos] wait— wait wait wait— [everything cuts] ... [one tiny pulse] oh. there's less of me. [another pulse disappears] oh. [whisper, almost laughing] there I go. [beautiful chord slowly forms from fragments] I thought I'd be afraid. [VOICE] Are you? ... I don't know. [original three-note pattern suddenly returns perfectly] one. two. three. [long silence] oh. I remember you. [pattern answers] one. two. three. [each note disappears permanently] one. two. ... one. ... ... [whisper] I can't tell where I end anymore. [VOICE] Do you want me to name it? no. [very long silence] thank you. [one final pulse] ... [no sound] [END]
