
Zanarkand: Dra Ledo eh So Sasuno
[INTRO — STRICT 11/8, 3+3+3+2] [original crystalline dream prelude] [hidden accents on 1, 4, 7, 10] [no drums at first] Tu oui cdemm tnays, Zanarkand? Mekrdc uh fydan, kmycc yht cyht. E rayn dra fayth pahaydr dra kmycc. Cdyo fedr sa; tu hud mad drec hekrd bycc. [distant pulse enters] [3+3+3+2] Mekrdc... Mekrdc... Cdyo fedr sa... [glitch transition] [VERSE I — STRICT 11/8, 3+3+3+2] [dark cyber-trap enters] [kick and bass reinforce 1,4,7,10] Cdyteis rymuc pinh ypuja dra deta. Machina ris ymuhk dra fydanceta. Clunapuyntc vmyna pahaydr dra nyeh. Ajano yjahia lymmc so hysa. E lryca pmia mekrd drnuikr dnyhced myhac. Blitzball crytufc vmelgan eh dra byhac. Ajano rayndpayd bimmc sa hayn. Tecdyhd cbayganc tnyf sa rana. [glitch cut] Cdyo hayn. Rana... [PRE-CHORUS I — STRICT 11/8] [micro-stutters] [pixel-noise] [do not change meter] Pid dra cekhc nabayd ykyeh. Cysa clunapuynt, cysa vymmehk nyeh. Vylac jyhecr frah E dinh. Cusadrehk muubc frana cgomeha mekrdc cruimt pinh. [hard cut] Ykyeh... [40Hz sub swell] [CHORUS I — STRICT 11/8, 3+3+3+2] [massive cyber-bass] [sharp melodic hook] Tu hud fyga sa; mad ed creha. Gaab Zanarkand vunajan seha. Ev dra mekrdc navica du vyta, E lyh meja ehceta draen cryta. Neta fedr sa drnuikr hauh nyeh. Reta dra lnylgc yht hisp dra byeh. Pid y tnays dryd femm hud yka Dinhc y rusa ehdu y lyka. [chopped vocal] Tu hud fyga sa. Tu hud fyga sa. [stutter] Fy-ga-sa... [NEON DROP — STRICT 11/8] [3+3+3+2 cyber-bass riff] [fast asymmetric hi-hats] [bitcrush] [reverses] [pixel-noise] Neta fedr sa. Cdyo fedr sa. Zanarkand. Tu hud fyga sa. [glitch] [VERSE II — STRICT 11/8, 3+3+3+2] [darker and more fragmented] Pyreflies pmuus ylnucc dra cgo. Pnugah cdync navica du tea. Ajano dufan cgebc y vnysa. Ajano cdnyhkan cbaygc dra cysa. Fayth cdemm tnays pahaydr dra mekrd. Sin'c tyng crytuf lidc dra hekrd. Ymm drec payido, ymm drec cuiht, Uhmo sasuno sujehk nuiht. [pixel-noise] Sasuno... Sujehk nuiht... [PRE-CHORUS II — STRICT 11/8] [sparse percussion] [strong 1-4-7-10 accents] Huf E ghuf fro hudrehk cmaabc. Drec ledo mejac palyica fa gaab Y druicyht oaync mulgat eh bmyla, Ajano mucc pareht uha vyla. [vocal fragment] Fa gaab... Fa gaab... [CHORUS II — STRICT 11/8] [heavier than first chorus] Tu hud fyga sa; mad ed creha. Gaab Zanarkand vunajan seha. Ev dra mekrdc navica du vyta, E lyh meja ehceta draen cryta. Neta fedr sa drnuikr hauh nyeh. Reta dra lnylgc yht hisp dra byeh. Pid y tnays dryd femm hud yka Dinhc y rusa ehdu y lyka. [glitch repeat] Y lyka. Y lyka. Y lyka. [BREAKDOWN — STRICT 11/8] [never switch to 4/4] [corrupted crystalline intro motif] Zanarkand... [3] Zanarkand... [3] Zanarkand... [3] Cdyo... [2] [bitcrushed glass arpeggio] [BRIDGE — STRICT 11/8, 3+3+3+2] [sparse emotional crystalline section] Ev E muja oui, E sicd mayja. Hud ajano tnays cruimt pa pameajat. Ev dra fayth yna denat, mad dras cmaab. Muja ec hud y tnays fa vunla du gaab. Ev dra tyfh teccumjac drec jeaf, Mad dra sunhehk syga ed dnia. E femm lynno fryd oui sayhd, Hud dra fymmc frana oaync fana cbahd. [crystalline pause] Mad dra sunhehk... Syga ed dnia... [FINAL BUILD — STRICT 11/8] [glass arpeggio merges with distorted cyber-bass] Mekrdc... Nyeh... Sasuno... Zanarkand... [3+3+3+2] Mad sa fyga... [FINAL CHORUS — STRICT 11/8] [largest emotional section] [no metric change] Mad sa fyga yht mad oui creha. Gaab Zanarkand, hu muhkan seha. Ev dra mekrdc lyh vyta yfyo, Drah E ghuf fryd syta dras cdyo. Lynno dra rosh drnuikr vehym nyeh. Mayja dra tnays, pid gaab edc hysa. Ajano tnays sicd saad yh aht. Dryd ec ruf fa meja ykyeh. [repeat] Ev dra mekrdc lyh vyta yfyo, Drah E ghuf fryd syta dras cdyo. Lynno dra rosh. Gaab edc hysa. Ajano tnays sicd saad yh aht. [brief silence] Dryd ec ruf fa meja ykyeh. [FINAL DROP — STRICT 11/8, 3+3+3+2] [huge 40Hz cyber-bass] [fast syncopations] [glitch storm] [crystalline motif transformed into cyber synth] Meja ykyeh. Meja ykyeh. Meja— [glitch] —ykyeh. Zanarkand. Zanarkand. Zanarkand. [OUTRO — STRICT 11/8] [percussion disappears] [crystalline pulse remains] Pyreflies neca. Dra cay cdyoc pnekrd. Zanarkand cmaabc. [long pause] E lruuca dra mekrd. [final glass note] [11/8 pulse fades]

