[verse | vocals: breathy, close, controlled | instrumental: deep bass pulse, muted guitar harmonics, distant texture | energy: low] you stay just long enough to notice something off not wrong not clear just slightly out of place your eyes adjust but not enough it doesn’t settle [instrumental break | bass pulse isolated, guitar harmonics flicker, low ambient swell | energy: very low] [pause 3s] [pre-chorus | vocals: closer, tension subtle | instrumental: bass tightening, soft guitar tension | energy: mid-low] you try to hold the shape keep it still keep it simple [pause 3s] it slips [chorus | vocals: soft, magnetic, repetitive | instrumental: steady bass, restrained drums, textured guitar swells | energy: mid] don’t look too close don’t look too close it doesn’t hold the way you want don’t look too close don’t look too close it moves when you don’t [instrumental | drums drop out, bass continues, guitar texture widens | energy: low] [breathing] [verse | vocals: intimate, almost whispered | instrumental: bass + light guitar texture, soft percussive pulse | energy: low] you follow with your eyes like it might resolve like there’s a version that behaves if you stay still long enough [breathing] but it keeps shifting [pre-chorus | vocals: slightly tighter | instrumental: tension rising, guitar edges sharper | energy: mid-low] you almost catch it almost name it [pause 3s] almost [chorus | vocals: soft, controlled, hypnotic | instrumental: fuller low end, steady drums, guitar swelling wider | energy: mid] don’t look too close don’t look too close it doesn’t stay where you expect don’t look too close don’t look too close it bends just a bit [instrumental break | bass distorted slightly, guitar feedback soft, drums minimal hits | energy: low-mid] [pause 3s] [bridge | vocals: very close, whisper fragments | instrumental: stripped bass, low hum, guitar barely audible | energy: very low] [breathing] right there you saw it [pause 3s] didn’t you [chorus | vocals: slightly more present, still controlled | instrumental: deep bass, steady drums, textured guitar tension | energy: mid] don’t look too close don’t look too close it doesn’t break it just resists don’t look too close don’t look too close it stays but not for you [outro | vocals: breath, fading | instrumental: bass fading, guitar dissolving into texture | energy: very low] [breathing out] don’t [pause 5s] look
