[Intro – 4 Bars – Minimal Keys + Vinyl Texture]
(Soft hums layered in background)
I blacked out emotionally…
(Ad-lib whisper: “yeah…”)
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[Verse 1 – 16 Bars – Soft Drums Enter Lightly]
I blacked out emotionally
Didn’t recognize my tone
Said things from broken places
That I should’ve left alone
I let my emotions run me
Like a solo out of key
Playing off old memories
You were just listening to me
(Soft background harmony on “emotionally” + “alone”)
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[Pre-Chorus – 8 Bars – Add Light 808 + Pad Swell]
I was improvising pain
Like I didn’t know the tune
Let my past step on the stage
And it sang over you
(Background echo: “over you…”)
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[Chorus – 16 Bars – Full Beat Drops]
I let the storm inside me drive
Took my hands off every line
Now I’m staring at the silence
Where your love used to shine
I blacked out emotionally
Let the rhythm take control
Now I’m learning how to hold
My heart before it folds
(Repeat last line softly:)
Before it folds…
Before it folds…
(Add harmony stack on final 4 bars)
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[Verse 2 – 16 Bars – Beat Slight Bounce]
You were steady like a bassline
Soft and low and true
I was scattered like blue notes
Falling out of tune
I let my emotions run me wild
Handed pain the wheel
Now I’m sitting in the quiet
Finally learning how to feel
(Ad-lib on “feel” – light vocal run)
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[Bridge – 8 Bars – Strip Drums, Keep Piano + Pad]
If I rewind the record
Slow the vinyl down
I would breathe before I answer
I wouldn’t let it drown
No more letting old wounds
Speak for who I am
I’m learning how to love you
With steadier hands
(Voice crack slightly on “hands”)
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[Final Chorus – 16 Bars – Add Extra Harmony + Slight Drum Lift]
I won’t let the storm inside me drive
I’m gripping every line
Won’t sabotage the quiet
Where your love still shines
No more blacking out emotionally
No more losing control
I’m finally in the driver’s seat
Yeah, I’m owning my soul
(Background layer: “my soul…”)
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[Outro – 4 Bars – Beat Fades]
I blacked out emotionally…
But I’m learning control.
(Soft hum fade out)
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Production Notes for Zona
• Keep drums soft, not aggressive
• Use rim snare instead of hard clap
• Add subtle hi-hat rolls before chorus
• Warm electric piano chords (minor 7th / 9th)
• Light reverb on lead vocal
• Layer 2–3 background harmonies in chorus
• Keep vocals raspy, slightly breathy, not over-sung
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