Set BPM to 98, F# minor, swirling retro-futurist psychedelic soul. Core instrumentation: warbly Wurlitzer with heavy tremolo, slapped funk bass, punchy trumpet/baritone sax stabs, backwards tape-echo fuzz guitar spirals, swelling string swells, conga/tambourine rhythmic drive, gritty clavinet wah licks. Incandescent male lead with searing gospel-tinged falsetto, raw impassioned delivery, loose ad-libs. Lyrics follow a late-night lone street preacher witnessing neon-drenched city sidewalks melting into stardust, meditating on how quiet everyday human longing outlasts collapsing futures, blending grounded earthly warmth with soft cosmic wonder, equal parts sensual longing and awestruck interstellar reverie, in the vivid narrative tradition of Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, D'Angelo.
Lyrics
[Intro] [Verse] Corner of the 5th and Main Washing in the neon rain Bible in my dusty hand Walking through the shifting sand Buildings start to lose their frame Nothing here will stay the same [Pre-Chorus] See the street begin to glow Watch the heavy shadows go Higher than the satellites Burning through the lonely nights [Chorus] Stardust on the sidewalk floor Baby, give me something more Touch me like a solar flare Running fingers through your hair Heaven’s just a breath away In this cosmic cabaret [Post-Chorus] (Hear the angels singing) (Hear the bells are ringing) (Sweet, sweet soul) (Make me feel whole) [Verse] Wurlitzer begins to moan I am never truly alone Looking for a human spark In the center of the dark Every heartbeat is a prayer Floating on the midnight air [Pre-Chorus] See the street begin to glow Watch the heavy shadows go Higher than the satellites Burning through the lonely nights [Chorus] Stardust on the sidewalk floor Baby, give me something more Touch me like a solar flare Running fingers through your hair Heaven’s just a breath away In this cosmic cabaret [Hook] Melting down, melting down Stardust in this ghost town Melting down, melting down Wear the stars like a crown [Bridge] Oh, the future is a ghost Love is what we need the most Beyond the steel and the glass Wait for the moment to pass Hallelujah in the grime Stepping out of space and time [Verse] I saw a girl in a velvet coat Writing down a secret note She said the sky is turning gold Stories that were never told I told her "Sister, look above" We are made of light and love The concrete’s turning into sea Finally we’re floating free [Chorus] Stardust on the sidewalk floor Baby, give me something more Touch me like a solar flare Running fingers through your hair Heaven’s just a breath away In this cosmic cabaret [Post-Chorus] (Hear the angels singing) (Hear the bells are ringing) (Sweet, sweet soul) (Make me feel whole) [Outro]
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