[Hooks: "erased" (chorus), "child of the fading light" (chorus), "wait for me" (chorus), "run all you want, my dear runaway... you'll only fall into my arms anyway" (outro)] [Duration: 4:30] [Structure: intro 8 -> verse 1 10 -> chorus 8 -> verse 2 10 -> chorus 8 -> bridge 6 -> final chorus 8 -> outro 8 fade] [Tempo: 80 bpm intro/verse -> 90 bpm chorus -> 80 bpm verse 2 -> 100 bpm final chorus -> 60 bpm outro] [Dynamics: pp -> p -> mf -> f -> ff -> mp -> f -> ff -> p -> ppp] [Vocals: female, warm contralto, underwater texture, intimate, smoky, whispered to spoken-sung, reverbed hooks, no operatic, no belting, no metallic, no falsetto, no soprano, fragile, mournful, urgent soaring, slow-burning delivery] [Intro 8 — 80 bpm, heavy distorted guitars enter immediately, wall of sound, droning bass, no drums, no vocals, spacious, uneasy, cold and heavy] [Verse 1 10 — 80 bpm, whispered, intimate, heavy guitars continue, no drums, fragile] [whisper, close-mic'd, warm chest, underwater resonance, fragile, dark] i saw you leave the shore behind the heavy door you thought the light would let you stay now feel my beating wings and all the cold it brings you cannot turn my sky away [Chorus 8 — 90 bpm, melodic singing, breathy warm voice, drums enter softly, floor tom pulse, bass swells] [melodic warm voice, intimate, soaring, held notes, hooks, underwater texture, building intensity] wait for me, child of the fading light my darling, swallowed up by the night erased erased erased [Verse 2 10 — 80 bpm, melodic singing, intimate, fragile, darker, building] [melodic warm voice, fragile, close-mic'd, held notes, underwater resonance, dark] i hum a quiet threat a vow you can't forget i trace your shadow from above you call it misery i call it destiny there is no shelter from my love [Chorus 8 — 90 bpm, melodic singing, warm breathy voice, drums enter softly, rising intensity] [melodic warm voice, intimate, soaring, held notes, hooks, underwater texture, growing urgency] wait for me, child of the fading light my darling, swallowed up by the night erased erased erased [Bridge 6 — 80 bpm, spoken, intimate, almost whispered, calm before final explosion, droning bass only] [spoken, intimate, close-mic'd, warm, fragile, dark, threatening] run all you want, my dear runaway... you'll only fall into my arms anyway. [3:30-3:33 — FALSE ENDING — 3 SECONDS OF COMPLETE SILENCE] [Final Chorus 8 — 100 bpm, full chest, wall of sound, peak intensity, full percussion] [melodic warm voice, intimate, soaring, held notes, maximum urgency, hooks, final melismatic cry, underwater texture] wait for me, child of the fading light my darling, swallowed up by the night erased erased erased [Outro 8 — 60 bpm, whispered, dissolving, fading into silence, droning bass] [whisper, intimate, close-mic'd, underwater decay, dissolving, dark and final] run all you want, my dear runaway... you'll only fall into my arms anyway... (fade to silence)
