[GLOBAL, 72 BPM half-time, minor key; submerged dynamics, restrained transients, low-energy arc] [STEREO FIELD, bass drone center-heavy, guitars sharp L/R staccato, pads wide, vocals centered doubled] [TONE, heavy fuzz bass saturation, cold top-end roll-off, minimal brightness, oceanic depth] [Intro, ghost pads, distant noise floor, no rhythm; low rumble, wide stereo drift] [pad, analog ghost layer, slow attack, wide field] [noise, low oceanic rumble, subtle movement] (Ghost) (Ghost) [Verse 1, ultra-dry vocal, close-mic; bass drone enters, staccato guitar punctures, no reverb] [bass, heavy fuzz drone, sustained, low-mid dominant] [guitar, clean staccato hits, hard pan, short decay] [drums, minimal, muted pulse, dry gate] Cotton smells like the twelve-hour shift Fluorescent lights buzz in my skull Keys drop hard on the dash There’s grease still under my nails I am sinking on purpose Walking past the dock Don’t pull me back The day is a lead weight [Chorus 1, expanded field, pads rise, guitars widen; vocals doubled raw, forward] [pads, ghostly analog bloom, mid/high spread] [guitars, widened, light wash tails] [bass, continuous drone, thick harmonic layer] [vocals, doubled, slight detune, dry core] Ghost moon Ghost moon Let me stay down Ghost moon Don’t send me back now (Let me stay) (Stay down) [Verse 2, dry with edge; bass more distorted, sharper guitar attack] [bass, fuzz intensified, slight clipping edge] [guitar, tighter stabs, higher register] [drums, restrained, dry hits] They are shouting from the pier Muffled words and frantic hands The noise up there is a serrated edge It cuts me into someone else I prefer the silence here Don't reach for me Cut the line Let the cold in [Chorus 2, wider bloom, thicker pad layer; vocal stack slightly increased] [pads, denser harmonic fill, wider stereo] [guitars, layered staccato + wash blend] [vocals, doubled + faint backing layer, forward] Ghost moon Ghost moon Let me stay down Ghost moon Don’t send me back now (Let me stay) (Stay down) [Bridge, full suspension, no rhythmic grounding; turning point, vocal exposed] [drums removed, no kick] [bass reduced to low filtered hum] [pads, evolving swell, hollow and wide] [vocals, exposed, minimal doubling] The surface folds away I don’t feel it now Up there I’m someone I don’t like I won’t be that now No hands left to pull me No voice getting through If I don’t turn back now I don’t go back to you [Chorus 3, maximum width, fullest density; layered guitars, extended tails] [bass, full fuzz drone, saturated center] [guitars, multi-layered, wide stack, sustained wash] [pads, full spectrum, slow motion] [vocals, doubled, slightly widened, raw delivery] Ghost moon Ghost moon Let me stay down Ghost moon Don’t send me back now (Let me stay) (Stay down) [Outro, collapse, progressive removal; bass fades, pads dissolve, vocal dry] [bass fades into silence] [pads dissipate into noise floor] [ambient low rumble remains] [vocal, dry, centered, no effects] No shift (Ghost) No clock (Moon) No voice No cost No one calling me up
