(An iconic 1987 synth-pop ballad turning into an upbeat soft-rock duet. Starts tenderly at 104 BPM, shifting into an energetic 109 BPM four-on-the-floor rhythm with rich brass and soaring vocals)
[INTRO - no drums, close vocal]
Comfort dissipating
Flushed face
Broke into
Old habits
Don't want
To take this walk
[VERSE 1 - soft beat enters]
Connection too deep
To be aloof
Patient
And monastic
Positive
And generous
Flow
With rhythm
What was that
I saw today
So easy
To misconstrue
After overhearing
Last night
[BREAK - drums thin, bass remains]
What was that look
That time?
[VERSE 2 - more haunted, half-spoken]
Half heard comment
Lingers
Haunts
No satisfaction
Can be met
Next encounter
Inevitable
All areas
Are blending
Range of experience
Enfolding
[HOOK - gentle, tense, repeatable]
Silent contracts
Begin to break
Unfulfilled promises
Become apparent
Could feel like less
Could be unending
Just keep it steady
Get through
[BREAK - 4 bars - instrumental only]
[ kick, late snare, Rhodes, low bass pulse. No lead vocal.]
[VERSE 3 - closer, more pressured]
Surface level cleanliness
Rarely reached
Constant noise
Pollution
Where is
The warmth?
Lack of outdoors
Too long
It was
An organized effort
Deception
Always is
[HOOK - fuller, female backing underneath]
Silent contracts
Begin to break
Unfulfilled promises
Become apparent
Could feel like less
Could be unending
Just keep it steady
Get through
[BRIDGE - drums drop, room tone]
Connection too deep
To be aloof
Don't want
To take this walk
Half heard comment
Lingers
Haunts
What was that look
That time?
[FINAL HOOK - stripped back]
Silent contracts
Begin to break
Unfulfilled promises
Become apparent
Could feel like less
Could be unending
Just keep it steady
Get through
[OUTRO - beat dissolves]
Comfort dissipating
Flushed face
Flow
With rhythm
[FINAL WHISPER]
Deception
Always is
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