[Intro] (atmospheric phaser synth swell) (fuzzy melodic bassline enters) [Verse 1] (laid-back, warm tape-echo vocal) Staring at the ceiling while the daylight fades Tracing every circle that we ever made I took two steps forward on a quiet street Just to find the pavement falling at my feet [Pre-Chorus] (phased vocal harmonies) Every time I reach out for a change The skyline starts to rearrange And pulls me back again [Chorus] (dreamy falsetto, wide stereo) It feels like we only drift in reverse Spinning round the promise of a quiet curse Trying so hard just to make it through Every step ahead leads right back to you (layered harmonies) Right back to you [Verse 2] (steady groove, pulsing bass) Counted every second of a phantom dream Nothing ever moves as simple as it seemed Holding on to pieces of a fading spark Watching all the shadows wander in the dark [Pre-Chorus] (rising synth layers) Every time I try to turn the page The echo traps me on the stage And pulls me back again [Chorus] (distorted, lush instrumentation) It feels like we only drift in reverse Spinning round the promise of a quiet curse Trying so hard just to make it through Every step ahead leads right back to you [Bridge] (heavy reverb, distant voice) (whispered) No matter where I run, no matter what I do The road keeps folding in two (building drums and synth sweep) It pulls me right back... [Chorus] (full psychedelic dynamic peak) It feels like we only drift in reverse Spinning round the promise of a quiet curse Trying so hard just to make it through Every step ahead leads right back to you [Outro] (repeating phased vocal hook) Right back to you... Drifting in reverse... (fuzzy bassline slowly fades out)
