[vocal improvisation recommended]
[Distorted Defiant Vocals]
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[Intro – distant vox, filtered]
Yeah…
ohhh baby !
(“ride… ride…”)
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[Verse 1 – tight, dry lead / light delay tails]
Signals travel overseas try to lift your elevation (rise up)
Young dream chasers in the cold want a life of celebration (hey now)
If you’re reaching for the glow, it’s a coastline invitation (come on)
Standing at the edge of all this shining generation (woo)
Where the sunrise starts out east but ends in one location (west side)
Everybody knows the screen sells a false sensation (that’s right)
Pay the price to stay forever, running from the aging (don’t fade)
Perfect faces, hidden changes—what’s the war you’re waging? (tell me)
(“waging… waging…”)
waging babyyyyy!
[Pre-Chorus – layered harmonies / wider stereo]
First light illusion (ooh yeah)
illusion sweety!
(“illusion…”)
Velvet confusion (so smooth) [echo→4]
(“so smooth… smooth…”)
Smooth honeyyyyyy!
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[Chorus – full stack / call & response]
Living for the notion (hey)
(“notion!”!)
Notion ohh yeahhhh
Living for the notion (come on) [echo→2]
(“keep it goin’!”)
Keep it houng honey!
Living for the notion (yeah)
(“yeah yeah!”)
Notion babyyyyyy!
Living for the notion (ride out) [echo→4]
(“ride… ride…”)
Hhhmmmmmm tide it babyyyyy!
[Verse 2 – add light slap delay / groove deeper]
Stay with me now, be the spark in the dark, my constellation (shine bright)
Young and caught in a fast-paced world, getting high on information (too much)
Buy your name in the lights downtown—it’s a bold creation (lights up)
Outer space might be the dream, but it’s built in a basement (no lie)
Do you hear every sound come back, every song in rotation?
Far-off worlds don’t feel that far in this simulation (so close)
Raised among the ones who praise all control and regulation (control)
Everybody’s been around—I don’t mean a vacation (nah nah)
nah… nah…nah… nah…nah… nah…
(“nah… nah…”)
[airy falsetto / heavier reverb]
First light illusion (ooh yeah)
(“illusion… illusion…”)
Velvet confusion (so smooth)
Ohhh so confused !
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[Chorus – bigger / crowd energy]
Living for the notion (hey—keep it going)
(“notion!”)
Ohhhhhhh Notion
Living for the notion (don’t stop now) [echo→2]
(“don’t stop!”)
Ohh baby don’t stop!
Living for the notion (yeah—yeah)
“yeah yeah!”
Living for the notion (ride out)
(“ride… ride…” )
Ride it babyyyy!
[stripped, rhythmic / punchy delays]
Break it down, build it up—that’s the way of creation (break it)
(“build it!”)
Dhow me honeyyyyy
Shaking ground, guitar sound—feel the vibration (feel it)
“vibration…” sweetie!
Ocean waves couldn’t wash away this imitation (no chance)
Not one vhance !
[Build – rising harmonies / filter opening]
Pay the price to stay forever, running from the aging (hold on)
“hold on…” baby!
Burning brighter than the rest, no test—feel what you’re cravin
“hold on…” baby!
“hold on…” baby!
