ABLE TO STAY SO QUIET

[INTRO — spoken close, almost under breath]

[PAUSE — one bar silence, vinyl crackle only]

[BEAT ENTERS — muffled kick, brushed snare, low vinyl hiss]

[VERSE 1 — soft, restrained, almost swallowed]

[BREAK — drums drop to filtered loop, bass holds one note]

[VERSE 2 — slightly more melodic, still intimate]

[PRE-HOOK — vocal doubled, distant harmony]

[HOOK — minimal, hypnotic, repeatable]

[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK — 8 bars]

[BRIDGE — spoken / half-sung, very close mic]

[DROP-BACK HOOK — drums thinner, vocal more exposed]

[OUTRO — tape wobble, beat dissolving]

[PAUSE]

[FINAL WHISPER]