[INTRO – FIELD RECORDING / STATIC]
[Room tone. Fridge hum. Footsteps upstairs. Mic brushing fabric.]
[tape clicks]
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[Verse 1 – Scrim]
Woke up already behind on breath
Didn’t do nothin’, still feelin’ the stress
Ceiling fan spin like it countin’ my days
Same four walls, just a different decay
Coffee go cold, I don’t touch the cup
Phone on silent, I don’t pick it up
Say I’m fine ‘cause it ends the talk
Truth too loud, I just let it rot
Keep everything small, keep everything tight
Less you explain, less you gotta fight
I don’t hate you, I just don’t react
Energy low, I ain’t built for that
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[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK – 8–16 bars]
[Low sub pulse, tape hiss, distant knocking, hi-hats fade in then vanish]
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[Verse 2 – Ruby Da Cherry]
Ruby da static
Ruby da tragic
Ruby da manic
Ruby da panic
Rubble and fragments
Nothing organic
Mumble and vanish
Damage, just damage
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[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK – HARD DROP]
(808 slams in, clipped drums, harsh distortion)
(8 bars full → 8 bars silence with ringing tone)
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[Verse 3 – Scrim]
They say “you good?” like it’s quick to solve
I say “yeah,” let the problem dissolve
Ain’t got space for a full response
So I cut it short, just move along
Every day feel like copy-paste
Same blank stare, same slow erase
I don’t chase nothin’, I just maintain
Flatline livin’ in a low-grade pain
I learned how to sit with a crowded head
Make room for thoughts I never said
If it don’t move, then it don’t break
So I stay still for stability’s sake
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[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK – LOW ENERGY]
(Reverb swell, faint radio chatter, tape warping)
(No drums, just air and decay)
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[Verse 4 – Ruby Da Cherry]
Wonky donky static fog
Lonely tone, no dialogue
Click clack tick tack stop
Brain don’t ever shut off
Loop loop same route
Mute mute phase out
Gone gone fade grey
Say less, decay
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[FINAL INSTRUMENTAL – EXTENDED OUTRO]
(Drums return hollow, off-grid)
(Sub drops in uneven pulses)
(Ambient tone tries to resolve, cuts abruptly)
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[END – TAPE STOP]
[Room tone. Chair creak. Someone exhales.]
—…yeah
—leave it
[click]