Scattershot (Version B)

[Intro: Retro Psychedelia, gritty rock instrumentation, dry kick, sharp snare, clipped guitar] [Glitch vocal fragments] (Sca-sca-scattershot) (Sca-sca-scattershot)

[Verse 1: Indie Pop/Rock, minimal beat, sub-bass pulses] (Rough, aggressive male rock vocal) I keep a list of what I meant to say (of what I meant to say) then cross it out before the ink can set I talk in fragments, count the exits tap the table, check the message Every little signal hits too hot every open door reveals a plot I can feel the whole room tilt from a tiny spark of guilt

[Pre-Chorus: Beat tightens, low harmonies enter] (Aggressive male rock vocal continues) I don’t need a reason I don’t need a mark I don’t need a target I can shoot the dark

[Chorus 1: Full groove, heavy wall of sound, wide stacked harmonies] (Scattershot) I’m firing off in every direction (Scattershot) can’t tell panic from connection I got ten good reasons and a hundred bad thoughts firing all at once (Scattershot)

[Post-Chorus: Syncopated bass] [Glitch vocal chops] (Sca-sca-scattershot) (Scattershot)

[Break: Drum fill into tempo and style shift]

[Verse 2] [Switch Style: Nu-Disco, Synth-pop, smooth groove, drums stay dry and locked] (Smooth R&B male vocal enters, clean delivery) I made a map from coffee rings and half-remembered little things drew a line through every room just to find another clue I keep moving just to stay intact leave a message, then i circle back you can call it overthinking I call it bracing for impact

[Pre-Chorus: Bass thickens, more vocal layers] (Smooth R&B male vocal continues) I don’t need a reason I don’t need a mark I don’t need a target I can shoot the dark

[Chorus 2: Nu-Disco arrangement, larger harmonies] (Scattershot) I’m firing off in every direction (Scattershot) can’t tell panic from connection I got ten good reasons and a hundred bad thoughts firing all at once (Scattershot)

[Break: Drop to minimal elements]

[Switch Style: Cinematic Indietronica, heavy synth-driven] (Third male vocal enters: processed electronic vocoder, atmospheric)

[Bridge: Beat strips to kick, snaps, bass, breath] (spoken slightly atonal descending delivery) Maybe I am making patterns out of shadows on the wall Maybe I’m just getting faster at predicting every call

[Build: Percussion doubles, choral stack grows] But I know what it costs when the signal gets crossed and the whole thing starts firing all at once

[Final Chorus: Maximum density, glitch accents] (All three male vocals harmonizing together, massive stack) (Scattershot) I’m firing off in every direction (Scattershot) can’t tell panic from connection I got one good reason and a thousand bad thoughts firing all at once (Scattershot)

[Outro: Cinematic Indietronica, arpeggiated synths, beat glitches down] (Raw rock vocal returns briefly) (Sca-sca-scattershot) I don’t need a target (Sca-sca-scattershot) [Fade Out to pure synth instrumentation] [End]