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Project Type: Public
Auditions: Private
Status: Open
Started: Jul 12, 2023
Pop
Bittersweet
Dreamy
Longing
Melancholy
Soft
Warm
Description: This song is about the nostalgic longing for a past love or a specific time period, symbolized by the reference to VHS tapes and the fuzzy, warm memories associated with them, while also acknowledging the pain and mistakes that come with it, ultimately expressing a desire to hold onto those memories and never let them fade away.
Project brief: Lead Vocals + doubling/triple Harmonies Looking for a sense of longing, nostalgia, and melancholy through the vocal performance. Openness to collaboration and incorporating feedback from the composer and production team is essential to ensure the final vocal performance aligns with the artistic vision of the project.
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CITY LIGHTS HUNTING ME THROUGH THE BLINDS SIRENS RISING AND WAILING AT THE PENTHOUSE ABOVE SOMEONE’S LOSING THEIR MIND ON MY DRESSER, THE PICTURES ARE SHAKING SO I LOAD AND PRESS MY VHS SLIP IT OUT THE SLIPCASE, JUST IN CASE LIVING ON MAGNETIC CONSCIOUSNESS IT’S COMING BACK TO ME, OH, WHAT A WONDERFUL MESS DO YOU LIKE THE LOVELY FUZZINESS DO YOU MISS THAT WARM AND STRANGE EMBRACE SO I LOCK AND LOAD MY VHS I COULD NEVER FORGET I WOULD NEVER ERASE THERE’S A CRY ON THE STREET, SOMETHING MUST HAVE GONE WRONG DISTANT VOICES ARE SPEAKING IN STATIC IS IT SAFE TO OBSERVE, DID I LOCK ALL THE DOORS AND IT’S ALL OH-SO PSEUDO-ROMANTIC TV SCREEN WAVES ARE FUSED INTO ONE FEELINGS SET INTO MOTION NOTHING HAS BEEN QUITE THE SAME SINCE YOU’VE GONE MY EMOTIONS ARE DEEP AS THE OCEAN SO I LOCK AND LOAD MY VHS SLIP IT OUT THE SLIPCASE, JUST IN CASE LIVING IN MAGNETIC CONSCIOUSNESS IT’S COMING BACK TO ME, OH, WHAT A WONDERFUL MESS CHEWING BUBBLEGUM AND KICKING ASS CAN’T YOU HEAR ME CALLING SOS GONNA LOCK AND LOAD MY VHS SO I WILL NEVER FORGET I WILL NEVER ERASE SO I LOAD AND PRESS VHS LOOPING THE REPEATS OF MY MISTAKES LIVING ON NOSTALGIC SUSTENANCE YOU’RE COMING BACK TO ME, AND MAN HAVE I MISSED THAT FACE DO YOU REMEMBER VHS IT HURTS REAL BAD, BUT I DIGRESS NOW I REMEMBER VHS AND I WILL NEVER FORGET YOU I WILL NEVER ERASE