Nine-Hour Window

(Atmospheric pads, echoing piano melody, light kick drum starts at 128 BPM. Vocals are airy and processed with long reverb.)

Why do I crawl... back to the ghost of you?

The active status fades to blue...

A nine-hour window...

Was that all you knew?

(Driving Progressive House bassline enters. Energy begins to climb.)

Tied to the strings, I was living for the night

Keeping the secret, keeping out of sight

You played the games, I played the part

A calculated silence, a work of art

But the cycle is breaking, the rhythm is new

I’m rising up, moving on from you.

(The driving bass cuts out abruptly. We're left with a wide, cinematic "ice" synth and a heartbeat-like pulse.)

Vocals (soulful, dry, very close to the mic):

You said "sorry" for the road you wouldn't take...

But I’m the one who finally hit the brake.

You want to "fade away" into the grey?

Go ahead...

I'm finally seeing in color today.

(A shimmering arpeggio starts to climb, getting faster and brighter.)

Vocals (building in layers/harmonies):

The window isn't closing...

The view is just getting wider.

I’m not fading out...

I’m burning brighter!

(Massive snare roll begins)

I’M NOT THE GHOST.

I’M THE LIGHT.

ONE. TWO. THREE. GO!

(High-energy lead synths, massive "saw" waves, heavy side-chained bass. This is the festival "hands in the air" moment.)

(Beats drop out. Only a lush, "shimmering" synth pad remains. Vocals are soulful and clear.)

Nine hours of fake love... gone.

The shadow of the person I knew... gone.

I see the truth in the neon light

No more waiting for the end of the night.

Goodbye to the version of you I created...

I’m finding the one that you nearly faded.

(Layered, "Wall of Sound" vocals. Epic and emotional.)

You never gave a damn, but I’m standing tall!

I’m the one who rises after the fall!

No more liars, no more ghosts in the bed

I’m clearing the static inside of my head!

(Massive drum fill)

I’M OVER THE EDGE!

(The heavy beat continues but slowly strips away. Just a simple melodic pluck remains.)

Nine hours...

Now it’s forever.

Never again.

(Fades out with a long, shimmering echo)