TEMPORAL PALIMPSEST
Genre: Avant-garde Electro-Funk, Glitch J-Pop, Mutant Disco. Vibe: Dystopian, Hysterical, Introspective, Shamanic. Instruments: Distorted Fender Rhodes, Aggressive Staccato Brass Section, Bit-crushed Percussion, 808 Sub-bass with Ring Modulation, Glitchy Analog Synth, Thapping Slap Bass. Vocals: Rapid-fire falsetto, Slurred diction, Hiccup-like phrasing, Gospel-infused backing vocals, Theatrical vocal fry.
TEMPORAL PALIMPSEST
Genre: Avant-garde Electro-Funk, Glitch J-Pop, Mutant Disco. Vibe: Dystopian, Hysterical, Introspective, Shamanic. Instruments: Distorted Fender Rhodes, Aggressive Staccato Brass Section, Bit-crushed Percussion, 808 Sub-bass with Ring Modulation, Glitchy Analog Synth, Thapping Slap Bass. Vocals: Rapid-fire falsetto, Slurred diction, Hiccup-like phrasing, Gospel-infused backing vocals, Theatrical vocal fry.
Lyrics
ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ’s sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ sᴛʀɪᴋɪɴɢʟʏ ғᴀᴍɪʟɪᴀʀ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜɪs ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇ;
ғᴏʀ sᴏᴍᴇ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴ, ɪᴛ ʙʀɪɴɢs ᴀ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ ғᴀᴍᴏᴜs ᴛʀᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴍɪɴᴅ.
ʏᴇᴛ, ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍ,
ʏᴏᴜ’ᴅ ғɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴛʀᴏ ɪs ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇʟʏ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ.
ɪᴛ’s ʜᴀʀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ғɪɴɢᴇʀ ᴏɴ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜɪs ᴛʀᴀᴄᴋ ᴛʀᴜᴇʟʏ ɪs,
ʙᴜᴛ ɪᴛ’s ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɪ’ᴠᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴇʟʏ ɢʀᴀsᴘᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴜsɪᴄ,
ᴛᴏᴏ, ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴀ ғᴏʀᴍ ᴏғ ɪʟʟᴜsɪᴏɴ.
─── ɪs ɪᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴘᴏssɪʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋ ғʀᴇᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜɪs ᴀʀᴛɪғɪᴄɪᴀʟ ʟᴏᴏᴘ,
ᴄʀᴀғᴛᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ʟᴀʏᴇʀs ᴏғ ᴍᴜsɪᴄᴀʟ ɪʟʟᴜsɪᴏɴs ᴀᴋɪɴ ᴛᴏ ᴀ sʜᴇᴘᴀʀᴅ ᴛᴏᴏɴᴇ? ───
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ᴢ-sʜʀʀʀ... ᴋʀᴜ-ᴠᴏᴏᴛ...
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ʏᴇsᴛᴇʀᴅᴀʏ ɪs ғᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴀᴡᴀʏ, ᴊᴜsᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ɢʜᴏsᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪsᴘʟᴀʏ,
ᴋᴀᴋᴜ-ᴋᴀᴋᴜ, ʟᴏᴏᴘ-sʜᴜɴ, ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀʏ ɪs ᴀ ʜᴏʟʟᴏᴡ ᴘʟᴀʏ.
ɴᴏᴛ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ᴅᴏᴡɴ, sᴏ ɪᴛ sᴘɪɴs ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴇʏ,
ᴍᴀᴊɪ-ᴍᴜʀᴀ, ʀᴀ-ʀᴀ, ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴋ ɪs ᴅʀʏ, ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ sᴀʏ.
ᴄɪʀᴄᴜʟᴀʀ ғᴀᴛᴇ, ᴀ sᴘɪɴɴɪɴɢ ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅ ᴏɴ ᴀɴ ᴏʟᴅ ʀᴜsᴛʏ ᴘʟᴀᴛᴇ,
ɢᴜʀᴜʀɪʀᴜ-ɴ, ᴠᴏʀᴛᴇx, ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴅʀᴏᴡɴɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀɪᴛ.
ɴᴏ ɪɴᴋ, ɴᴏ ᴘᴀᴘᴇʀ, ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀ ᴅɪɢɪᴛᴀʟ ᴠᴀᴘᴏʀ,
ᴇᴄʜᴏɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴏʟᴅ ᴛʀᴀɢᴇᴅʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ's ᴜɴᴅᴇʀᴛᴀᴋᴇʀ.
〚 sᴘɪɴɴɪɴɢ ʀᴏᴜɴᴅ, ʟᴏᴏᴘ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪsᴛᴏʀʏ, 〛
〚 ʙᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ, ᴏᴜʀ sʜᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴍʏsᴛᴇʀʏ! 〛
〚 ᴛsᴜ-綴らない ᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴡɴ sᴛᴏʀʏ, 〛
〚 ᴋᴜʀɪ-繰り返す ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴏʟᴅ ɢʟᴏʀʏ! 〛
ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʏᴏᴜ sᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀᴛᴛᴇʀɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ?
ɪɢɴɪᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sᴘᴀʀᴋ, ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ʟᴀsᴛɪɴɢ ᴍᴀʀᴋ!
ᴀ-ʏᴏ, ʜɪsᴛᴏʀʏ ɪs ᴀ ʙʀᴏᴋᴇɴ ᴍᴀᴄʜɪɴᴇ,
ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴀ ʟᴏᴏᴘ ᴏғ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴇɴ!
ᴡᴇ ғᴏʀɢᴏᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅs, sᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴄʜᴏᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴀᴛ's ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ,
sʜᴀ-ᴘɪᴋᴀ, ᴍᴜ-ᴢᴜ, ғʟʏɪɴɢ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ʙʟɪɴᴅ, ᴡɪɴɢʟᴇss ʙɪʀᴅ.
ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀsᴛ ɪs ᴀ ᴍɪʀʀᴏʀ, ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇɪʀᴅᴇʀ,
ᴅᴏ-ᴅᴀ-ɢɪ, ᴋᴀ-ɢɪ, ᴡᴇ'ʀᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴡɴ ғʟᴇᴇʀ.
ᴋʏᴀɴ-ᴋʏᴀɴ!
ɪs ɪᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅ ᴏʀ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇɴᴅ?
ʀᴇᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ sɪɴᴋ, ʙʟɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟɪɴᴋ ᴏғ ᴀ ʟɪɴᴋ!
ʙʀᴇᴀᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʏᴄʟᴇ, ᴡʀɪᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sᴄʀᴏʟʟ,
ғʀᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴄʜᴏ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴛᴛᴏᴍʟᴇss ʜᴏʟᴇ!
〚 sᴘɪɴɴɪɴɢ ʀᴏᴜɴᴅ, ʟᴏᴏᴘ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪsᴛᴏʀʏ, 〛
〚 ʙᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ, ᴏᴜʀ sʜᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴍʏsᴛᴇʀʏ! 〛
〚 ᴛsᴜ-綴らない ᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴡɴ sᴛᴏʀʏ, 〛
〚 ᴋᴜʀɪ-繰り返す ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴏʟᴅ ɢʟᴏʀʏ! 〛
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