Lyrics
[Intro]
[Lone, detuned piano keys, heavy tape hiss and room ambiance, distant sub-bass rumble swelling, completely instrumental]
(Instrumental)
[Verse 1]
[Single pulsating synth bass note holds, vocoder whispers enter in stereo pan, vocal intimate but strained, sparse texture]
You carried
melancholy with you like
a perfume.
You often reflected
too often
balanced between feeling
nothing and feeling too much.
You had to translate chaos
into solutions.
[Verse 2]
[Industrial beat enters at very fast tempo, arpeggiator accelerates, distorted bass guitar doubles synth line, intensity builds]
You moved between unexpected environments
because the problem is always elsewhere.
People have:
urgencies, requests, expectations
sometimes anxiety and superficiality.
[Pre-Chorus]
[Drums build with rapid snare hits, filter sweep rises, vocal becomes more desperate, reverb swells, tension peaks]
I like to think that I'm
that dream you have at night
[Chorus 1]
[Full band drop: wall of distorted guitars, blast-beat influenced drumming, vocoder layered under hoarse scream, maximum intensity]
and that you can't stop
thinking about even when you're awake...
NOT EVEN WHEN YOU'RE AWAKE
NOT EVEN WHEN YOU'RE AWAKE
NOT EVEN WHEN YOU'RE AWAKE
[Verse 3]
[Abrupt drop to minimal: solo bass drum heartbeat, distant guitar harmonics, vocal is exhausted, smoky whisper, nasal tone emphasized]
You look for a quiet place
where no one asks you anything.
Where you don't have to convince,
explain, answer.
[Verse 4]
[Brushed snare enters, atmospheric synth pads swell, clean electric piano chords, tension rebuilds slowly]
You should turn off that human noise
and give less energy
to those who don't listen.
Find a place where
you can speak quietly,
[Bridge]
[Strings enter, tempo subtly decreases, vulnerable vocal delivery, reflective and fragile atmosphere]
without having to explain
anything to anyone
not to the person who picks you up
but to the person sitting on the floor
beside you.
[Chorus 2]
[Explosive re-entry: full industrial production, double-kick patterns, vocoder harmonies multiply, cinematic and desperate]
You're looking for a quiet place
where no one asks you anything.
Where you don't have to convince,
explain, or answer.
You should turn off that human noise
and give less energy
to those who don't listen.
[Outro - Build]
[Glitching vocal stutters, delay feedback loops, orchestral stabs, psychedelic synth solo weeps underneath, intensity peaks]
-NOT EVEN WHEN YOU'RE AWAKE
-NOT EVEN WHEN YOU'RE AWAKE
-NOT EVEN WHEN YOU'RE AWAKE
[Verse 5]
[Vocals return as a cracked memory, instrumentation sparse, bass drone holds, heartbeat kick drum, intimate despair]
You had to translate chaos
into solutions.
You moved through unexpected environments
because the problem is always elsewhere.
People have:
urgencies, requests, expectations
sometimes anxiety and superficiality.
[Final Chorus]
[Full sonic assault: symphonic elements collide with distorted guitars, vocoder choir, maximum velocity, emotional breaking point]
I like to think that I'm
that dream you have at night
and that you can't stop
thinking about even when you're awake....
[Outro - Vocal Meltdown]
[All instruments fade except layered, pitch-shifting vocoder loop, hoarse vocal fragments echo into distortion]
-NOT EVEN WHEN YOU'RE AWAKE
-NOT EVEN WHEN YOU'RE AWAKE
-NOT EVEN WHEN YOU'RE AWAKE
[Outro]
[Single piano key repeats, tape machine slows, distortion dissolves into clean, fragile tone, exhausted resolution]
In the end, you'll carry on
as always
even if you're no longer
the same person....
[Final piano note sustained, swallowed by infinite reverb tail, then — abrupt digital silence.]
(Instrumental)