[Intro](Audio Cue: Sound of massive arena stadium crowd roaring. A low, distorted dark synth arpeggio begins to filter in from the background.)[Vocal - Close-mic, gritty, dry]This year took its bite...(Crowd FX: Loud cheering swells instantly at the first lyric)[Verse 1](Production: Trudge-heavy half-time trap groove. Heavy kick, sharp clap, and deep low toms are spaced far apart. Massive wide stereo width.)[Vocal - Gritty, breathing close to the microphone]Left marks on my skinI learned how to standWhen the floor gave in (Delay throw: "...gave in... gave in...")Rain on the glassMud on my shoesI kept moving forwardWhat else could I do?[Pre-Chorus](Production: The heavy drums drop out. Filtered trance arpeggios open up wide. A massive white-noise riser begins to build. Ear candy: Reversed cymbal swells pan from left to right.)[Vocal - Adding distortion, rising in pitch]One more stepThen anotherI was buried lowNow I’m coming up stronger!(Audio Cue: Sub-bass dive-bomb sweeps down as the riser peaks)[Chorus - The Drop](Production: Sudden, explosive shift into a heavy 140 BPM Four-on-the-Floor EDM-Trap hybrid kick pattern. Huge, stacked saw-wave trance chords bloom across the mix. Deep sub drops hit on every major transition.)[Vocal - Doubled, heavily processed, shouting to the back of the arena]Stone by stone! (Crowd Chants: STONE BY STONE!)I built myself backStone by stone! (Crowd Chants: STONE BY STONE!)I found my black flagI don’t breakI don’t foldStone by stone!I came back whole! (Delay throw: "...whole... whole...")[Verse 2](Production: Drops instantly back into the dark, sparse, trudge-heavy half-time groove. Low toms thud in a slow rhythm. Mix becomes close and narrow.)[Vocal - Returns to close-mic, conversational but intense]The phone kept ringingBad news in a rowEmpty room nightsWith nowhere to goI stared at the wallTill the wall stared backThen I drew a lineAnd I stepped through that (Delay throw: "...through that...")[Pre-Chorus](Production: Rhythmic vocal chops begin cutting through the background. Filtered saw arps start climbing back up. Riser builds with twice the intensity of the first.)[Vocal - Building energy]One more stepThen anotherI was buried lowNow I’m coming up stronger!(Crowd FX: 60,000 people shouting "HEY! HEY! HEY!" in time with the riser)[Chorus - The Second Drop](Production: Full-throttle Four-on-the-Floor EDM drop. Side-chained sub-bass pumping heavily against the stacked trance leads. High-energy festival atmosphere.)[Vocal - Shouted, arena-wide acoustics]Stone by stone! (Crowd Chants: STONE BY STONE!)I built myself backStone by stone! (Crowd Chants: STONE BY STONE!)I found my black flagI don’t breakI don’t foldStone by stone!I came back whole[Vocal - Gritty, unpolished, soaring over the drone]I wore the weightLike a crown of rustI turned that painInto steel and dust..
GrizzlyJones
