NOT CLOSE
Narrow Phone Bandwidth Filter (300–3kHz), faint analog line static, phone vibration, soft call connect tone, muted ringing/notification chime, LINE message notification, email notification beep, smartphone alarm tone, keypad/button press clicks, rotary dial sound, subtle line hum
NOT CLOSE
Narrow Phone Bandwidth Filter (300–3kHz), faint analog line static, phone vibration, soft call connect tone, muted ringing/notification chime, LINE message notification, email notification beep, smartphone alarm tone, keypad/button press clicks, rotary dial sound, subtle line hum
Lyrics
INTRO – phone call open
[SFX: distant phone ringing x3, slightly muffled, steady interval, soft room tone]
[SFX: 0.8 sec pause]
[SFX: call connect tone, low bandwidth phone filter, faint static, narrow 300–3kHz feel]
[vocal: female, phone-filtered, soft husky, low register, whispered, intimate, dry]
…yeah.
I heard you.
……
yeah.
ok.
thanks.
[SFX: call disconnect tone, subtle click]
[SFX: 0.7 sec near silence]
[vocal: female, soft husky, low register, whispered, slight nasal, breathy, dry, slightly off-pitch]
OK…
THANKS.
TO BE HONEST…
I DIDN’T LEAVE
I JUST STAYED STILL
[SFX: low analog radio fuzz fades in, soft hiss, subtle distortion]
VERSE 1
[vocal: female, soft husky, conversational, dry, low register, intimate]
OK…
THANKS. TO BE HONEST
I HEARD YOU
LET IT PASS
YOUR SHADOW CROSSED THE ROOM
LIKE IT KNEW
WHERE TO GO
I STAYED STILL
THAT’S ALL
[SFX: faint radio texture, uneven timing]
PRE-CHORUS
[vocal: female, restrained, close mic, low energy, breath audible]
NO SIGNALS
NO EXPLANATION
TIMING
SLIGHTLY OFF
OK…
THANKS.
I DIDN’T FIX IT
ON PURPOSE
[SFX: subtle distortion swell, then pull back]
CHORUS
[vocal: female, soft husky, flat delivery, intimate, slightly wider stereo]
OK…
THANKS. TO BE HONEST
TOUCH, THEN GONE
OK…
THANKS. TO BE HONEST
SAY LESS, MOVE ON
OK…
THANKS.
HALF TRUE
HALF HABIT
OK…
THANKS. TO BE HONEST
MINE TO KEEP
[SFX: radio texture slightly wider, low volume]
VERSE 2
[vocal: female, half-spoken, centered, dry, breath close]
NO CALLS
NO FOLLOW-UP
BUT YOU LINGER
SOMEWHERE NEAR
I NOTICED
DIDN’T REACT
THAT’S NOT DISTANCE
THAT’S CONTROL
[SFX: faint hiss, unstable tape feel]
BRIDGE
[vocal: female, spoken, fragmented, very close, breath audible]
OK…
THANKS…
TO BE HONEST…
IF I SAID MORE
IT WOULD MEAN LESS
[SFX: radio texture drops thinner]
[SFX: 1 beat complete silence]
FINAL CHORUS / OUTRO
[vocal: female, soft husky, low register, intimate, fading]
CLOSE ENOUGH
NOT CLOSE
OK…
THANKS…
OK…
THANKS…
OK…
THANKS… TO BE HONEST
…not close
[SFX: analog radio fuzz thins out, soft hiss, uneven fade, slow decay]