(A clean electric guitar riff starts. It has a "flanger" effect on it, making it sound wobbly and underwater. Wah-wah-wah-wah.)
(Drums kick in: Kick-Snare-Kick-Kick-Snare. The drums sound dry and punchy, like hitting a cardboard box.)
(Friedghostly humming high pitch: Mmm-mmm-mmm...)
[0:20] CHORUS (The Hook)
(Vocals are layered, slightly auto-tuned but soft. Repetitive and catchy.)
I wish I saw the sign, I wish I saw the sign...
(I wish I saw it)
I wish I saw the sign, I wish I saw the sign...
(Oh, yeah)
You were standing at the station, looking at your phone
I was busy with the baggage, feeling all alone
Could’ve said "Hello," could’ve made the play
But I let the Greyhound bus just carry me away.
I wish I saw the sign, I wish I saw the sign...
(Now you’re gone)
[0:50] VERSE 1
(Bass guitar enters. Funky and bouncy.)
I bite my tongue, it’s a glitch in the code
Frozen in the lobby, carrying the load
You had that look, yeah, the one that kills
Gave me shivers, gave me chills, gave me fever drills.
I thought "She’s too fly for a dishwasher guy"
"She wants a CEO, not a scary sci-fi"
So I put on my headphones, stared at the floor
Now I’m kicking myself 'cause you walked out the door.
It’s scatty, it’s messy, my brain is on delays
Replaying that moment in a thousand different ways.
[1:20] CHORUS
I wish I saw the sign, I wish I saw the sign...
(I wish I knew)
I wish I saw the sign, I wish I saw the sign...
(Oh, yeah)
You were standing at the station, looking at your phone
I was busy with the baggage, feeling all alone
Could’ve said "Hello," could’ve made the play
But I let the Greyhound bus just carry me away.
[1:50] BRIDGE (The Breakdown)
(Beat cuts out completely. Just the vocals and a soft synth pad. Intimate and close to the mic.)
Did you want me?
(Did you?)
Or was I just projecting?
(Maybe...)
If I text you now, is it weird?
Is the signal clear?
Or did I miss the window?
Click.
[2:10] VERSE 2 (The Switch Up)
(Drums come back HARDER. More energy. Punk-ish delivery.)
Now I’m in New Bern, and the weather is hot
But I’m cold inside from the shot I never shot!
Is it Lauren? Is it Alexis? Who am I missing?
I’m just a ghost in the machine, sitting here wishing!
Next time I see a sign, I’m gonna break the glass!
I’m gonna speak my mind, I’m gonna move fast!
No more biting the tongue, no more hiding the face!
Friedghostly coming first in the human race!
[2:40] OUTRO
(The music slows down and distorts, like a tape melting. The guitar riffs get slower and deeper.)
Yeah...
Bad habit.
Static signal.
Message not sent.
(Mumbled) I should’ve said something... damn.
(Final guitar strum: Strrummmm...)
FriedGhostly