Cold Ashes (Phantom Shine)

(Intro - 0:00 - 0:28)
(Slow, distorted melodic piano, heavy reverb, whispering vocal)
(Whispered, pitched down) If you loved me...
(Vocal chops, glitchy) If-if-if you love... me...
(Heavy synth pad swells in)
If you loved me then
How was it easy to let me go?
Just another memory on your shelf
A story you could easily forget...
(Cello/Bass starts pulsing, building up)
I gave you all the fire I had
But I was dancing in a blizzard alone
I was holding onto a spark
That was never, never...

(Build Up - 0:28 - 0:42)
(Snare rolls faster, glitch-pop vocal stutter)
...never really there.
No-no-never there.
You told me I was your—
You told me I was your—
(Vocal pitch rises rapidly)
E-E-EVERYTHING!
(Riser noise, abrupt silence for 0.5s)

(Drop 1 - 0:42 - 1:10)
(Aggressive, melodic dubstep drop - heavy distorted saw bass, melodic screech, fast-paced trap drums)
(Vocal Shout - Distorted): NOW THE ASHES ARE COLD!
(Rage synth bass)
YOU NEVER LOVED ME!
(Glitch sound)
ME-ME-ME-ME!
YOU NEVER LOVED ME!
(Drop continues with high-pitched melody over heavy bass)
YOU NEVER LOVED ME!

(Verse 2 - 1:10 - 1:25)
(Beat strips back to just heavy sub-bass and snapped snare, faster delivery)
If you loved me, you would have stayed
And fought the storm for us
Instead of letting me go
I’m looking back at a picture
That is burning at the edges
A hollow promise you made
A fire that you knew would go...

(Build Up - 1:25 - 1:39)
(Rising synth, drums accelerating)
...Out.
Go out.
Go-Go-Go-Go!
(Aggressive scream) FIGHT THE STORM!
(Heavy riser, cut to silence)

(Drop 2 - 1:39 - 2:07)
(Heavier, more glitchy than Drop 1)
(Vocal Shout): I'M BURNING AT THE EDGES!
YOU NEVER LOVED ME!
(Chopped vocal sample: LO-LO-LO-LOVED)
YOU NEVER LOVED ME!
(Drop continues)
ASHES! ARE! COLD!

(Bridge - 2:07 - 2:35)
(Atmospheric, dark, heavy sub-bass drone, vocal is echoey and slow)
I’m still searching for the warmth...
In a house built on lies...
Was I just a temporary light...
In your long... dark... night?
(Sudden fast-paced, high-hat roll kicks in, vocal speeds up, desperate)
I wasted all my breath
Trying to make a phantom shine!
MAKE A PHANTOM SHINE!
MAKE A PHANTOM SHINE!

(Build Up - 2:35 - 2:50)
(Maximalist build up, glitchy vocal fragments)
Never... loved... me...
NEVER! LOVED! ME!
E-E-EVERYTHING!
(Scream): IT WAS NEVER TRUE!
(Longer silence, building suspense)

(Final Drop / Outro - 2:50 - 3:20)
(Melodic Dubstep / Rage combo, heaviest part of the song)
YOU NEVER LOVED ME!
YOU NEVER LOVED ME!
(Chopped vocal): ME! ME! ME! ME!
(Outro - music breaks into just distorted piano and vocal)
Now the ashes are cold...
(Vocal effect: Glitch/Distortion)
Loved me...
Never loved me...
(Sudden drop to silence)
...Goodbye.
(Long pause, final faint distorted sub-bass note)

Tempo: 140 BPM (Dubstep/Trap)
Vibe: Sad-Pop turned aggressive/glitch-rage. Melodic intro, heavy robotic bass drops.