Fear of shopping

Verse 1)

Neon lights hum, cold in the room

A thousand colors, a heavy bloom

Beep at the counter, a blade in the dark

Perfume and plastic, a chemical spark

Chest getting heavy, ceiling feels low

Trapped in the aisle with nowhere to go

Holding my breath in a crowded space…

(Piano: Intimes, rollendes Arpeggio in C-Moll; Gesang: Nah, rau, gebrochen; Gitarre: Sanftes, rhythmisches Abdämpfen der Saiten für den Beat)

(Pre-Chorus)

I read your lips to catch what you say

A wave of static washes words away

Every signal on high, no switch on the wall

Drowning in noise, waiting to fall

(Piano: Bässe werden drängender, Staccato-Anschlag; Chor: Setzt tief und warm mit sanftem Oohing ein; Dynamik: Die Welle baut sich spürbar auf)

(Chorus)

Away. Out. To my Event Horizon!

Where the noise dies down

A world at the max in a quiet riot

Where the lost are found

Yeah, I see why I’m built this way

Still a lonely place where I have to stay

Away. Out. To my Event Horizon!

Where the noise dies down…

Just one step out of line.

(Piano: Volle, epische Akkorde; Chor: Exzellenter Ohrwurm-Mitmach-Chor, stützt voll auf "Away. Out." und "Horizon"; Gesang: Gürtellinie, kräftig, raue Emotion)

(Verse 2)

Seam on my shoulder, a slow-burning scar

Clattering glasses from a distant bar

I drink in your mood before you can speak

The texture, the taste, the static at peak

Building my island, brick by raw brick

Unorthodox shield, my own quiet trick

Stealing a moment, a midnight retreat

Stopping the currents inside of me…

(Piano: Geht zurück in ein treibendes, rhythmisches Pulse-Muster; Gesang: Groovig, direkt, fast flüsternd vor Intensität)

(Chorus)

Away. Out. To my Event Horizon!

Where the noise dies down

A world at the max in a quiet riot

Where the lost are found

Yeah, I see why I’m built this way

Still a lonely place where I have to stay

Away. Out. To my Event Horizon!

Where the noise dies down…

Just one step out of line.

(Piano: Maximale Energie, wirbelnde Arpeggios; Chor: Zweistimmiger Counter-Gesang hinter den Lead-Vocals; Rhythmus: Treibend und packend)

(Bridge)

Not broken, no, just bare

An open nerve in the midnight air

Relief to know who I am inside…

Where the water stays wide

Yeah, the water stays wide.

(Piano: Reduziert auf schwere, lang ausklingende Einzelakkorde; Chor: Dominiert hier mit gänsehaut-erzeugenden A-cappella-Harmonien; Stimmung: Höchste Intimität)

(Chorus - Big Climax)

Away. Out. To my Event Horizon!

Where the noise dies down

A world at the max in a quiet riot

Where the lost are found

Away. Out. To my Event Horizon!

Just one step out of line.

(Piano & Chor: Explodieren zusammen – der Chor singt die "Away. Out."-Hook auf maximaler Lautstärke; Gesang: Volle Hingegebenheit)

(Outro)

The register fades… One deep exhale.

Out.

To my Event Horizon.

Just the water.

Just silence.

(Piano: Hohe, verhallende Einzeltöne; Chor: Ein vergehendes Hauch-Muster auf "Silence"; Dynamik: Stirbt in absolute Schwerelosigkeit ab)