Static on the Glass
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Create neo-soul/psychedelic R&B English male vocal lyrics, 78 BPM, D major with occasional minor pivot chord detours, deep swung groove. Core instrumentation: tremolo/spring reverb Wurlitzer electric piano, tube-saturated fingerpicked bass, brush-driven loose jazz kit, warbling Moog Sub 37 leads with portamento, muted wah-wah tenor sax ad-libs, faint vintage laundromat found sound tape loops. Lyric theme: a sleepy 2 a.m. laundromat encounter with a stranger who shares their favorite obscure 70s soul record. Emotion: warm, dazed infatuation laced with dry, playful wit, soft time-dissociated disorientation, quiet hopefulness. Reference flow: conversational, acrobatic subtle melismas, layered harmonies, matching Steve Lacy/Smino’s laid-back charm.
Lyrics
[Intro] [Verse] Spinning quarters in the slot Lint is floating, getting hot Two AM, the clock is dead Suds are bubbling in my head You sit on the plastic chair Tossing back your messy hair [Chorus] You play that sweet soul song From nineteen seventy-four We drift and float along Right on this dusty floor Spinning like the clothes Where the warm wind blows [Post-Chorus] Dazed under neon light We lost the track of night Just you and me Lost in soft harmony [Verse] You say the singer died in June A forgotten, dusty tune My shirt is damp, my socks are lost But I do not mind the cost Your smile is dry, your wit is quick This heavy air is getting thick [Pre-Chorus] The Wurlitzer starts to play Washing all our doubts away Are we dreaming now? Show me how [Chorus] You play that sweet soul song From nineteen seventy-four We drift and float along Right on this dusty floor Spinning like the clothes Where the warm wind blows [Bridge] Time is bending out of frame I don't know your name But the bassline runs so deep While the city falls asleep Caught inside the groove We don't want to move [Chorus] You play that sweet soul song From nineteen seventy-four We drift and float along Right on this dusty floor Spinning like the clothes Where the warm wind blows [Outro]
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