Rock, Paper, Scissors, Spiral
This experimental emo synthpop track weaves staggered psychedelic deep bass house & swung jazzy rhythms around a saturated, gliding 808 sub-bass. The mix is drenched in reverb, layered with scratchy highs, acid-tinged guitar plucks, & a jazz infused deep indietronica. Monotone, glitched vocals & fragmented glitch spikes blend with whispered echoes, while a distorted grime synth lead carves tense lines above pulsing, gnarly 808s. Ethereal emo synthpop pads, lush analog synths, electric piano, & stuttering, glitched vocal chops swirl into psychedelic breakdowns, with modulated effects warping the dynamic, chaotic textures into a cohesive soundscape. A Dark, Cinematic Blend Of French Psychedelic Disco, Electro Rock, Indie Dance, & Nu-Disco. Overdriven Analog Synth Stabs Pulse Over Sidechained Four-On-The-Floor Beats, As Saturated, Wobbling Basslines & Fuzzy, Overcompressed Synth Chords Build Grit. Metallic, Syncopated Hi-Hats & Punchy Drum Fills Add Swagger. Layers Of Swirling Arps,
Rock, Paper, Scissors, Spiral
This experimental emo synthpop track weaves staggered psychedelic deep bass house & swung jazzy rhythms around a saturated, gliding 808 sub-bass. The mix is drenched in reverb, layered with scratchy highs, acid-tinged guitar plucks, & a jazz infused deep indietronica. Monotone, glitched vocals & fragmented glitch spikes blend with whispered echoes, while a distorted grime synth lead carves tense lines above pulsing, gnarly 808s. Ethereal emo synthpop pads, lush analog synths, electric piano, & stuttering, glitched vocal chops swirl into psychedelic breakdowns, with modulated effects warping the dynamic, chaotic textures into a cohesive soundscape. A Dark, Cinematic Blend Of French Psychedelic Disco, Electro Rock, Indie Dance, & Nu-Disco. Overdriven Analog Synth Stabs Pulse Over Sidechained Four-On-The-Floor Beats, As Saturated, Wobbling Basslines & Fuzzy, Overcompressed Synth Chords Build Grit. Metallic, Syncopated Hi-Hats & Punchy Drum Fills Add Swagger. Layers Of Swirling Arps,
Lyrics
INTRO - Cassette hiss. A warped music box melody begins. Tape reels crackle
[whispered:] Flip the Tape!
[sang:] (Ooh, la, la, la...)
(La—uhhh... flip it back—flip it back...)
A hazy synth pad swells in with stuttering reverse textures. A fuzzy lo-fi breakbeat starts gently.
VERSE 1
Filtered, laid-back vocals with soft vocoder doubles
Pinky-swears in ultraviolet light
Ceramic plates caught the final fight
We traced the clouds ‘til they turned inside
You had a fist—mine opened wide
(La-la-la... ooh yeah...)
PRE-CHORUS
Talkbox guitar gently weaves in
Ooh-waa-ooh, yeah, we fell into a spell
Ooh-waa-ooh, yeah, like stories we’d mis-tell
(Mmmm... la, la, loooow...)
CHORUS
Beat thickens, chopped vocal samples drift in the back
Rock! Paper! Scissors! Round and round we go
Rock! Paper! Scissors! Shadows on the glow
Rock! Paper! Scissors! Underneath a melted stereo
Rock! Paper! Scissors! Spiral, don’t say no
(La-la-la... oh no, oh no...)
VERSE 2
Echoed vocal phrasing, minimal bassline pulsing below
Crayon skies began to sweat
Time stretched out like a candy threat
Words dissolved in sideways rain
Your fingers spoke—forgot my name
(Ooh-woo, la-la, mm-hmm)
PRE-CHORUS
Ooh-waa-ooh, yeah, we slid into the stream
Ooh-waa-ooh, yeah, like junk mail in a dream
(Dream-dream, la-la, lie...)
CHORUS
Rock! Paper! Scissors! Such a haunted little game
Rock! Paper! Scissors! Whispers said your name
Rock! Paper! Scissors! We’ll never play the same
Rock! Paper! Scissors! A match without a flame
(Ahhh—ooh—spiral down... la-la, spiral down...)
BRIDGE
Music drops to warped music box and ambient hiss. Vocaloid sings childlike, eerie “la-la-la” melody in a loop. A spoken-word section whispers below.
I built a time machine from tape and tea
It spins in loops where you can’t see me
We played one last game on a floating screen
But the hands were gone and the sky turned green
(La-la-la... flicker-flicker-flicker...)
(Who’s winning now?)
GUITAR SOLO / BREAKDOWN
A strange, echoing guitar plays a warped nursery-rhyme solo. Background: reversed laughter, ghostly whispers: “Paper covers rock,” “Scissors slice memory,” “Flip it again…”
(La... la... laaah... spiral... la...)
FINAL CHORUS
All textures swell into a lush wave — everything glows with warmth and weirdness
(Ooh-ooh, ahhh, la-la-la...)
Rock! Paper! Scissors! Round and round we go
Rock! Paper! Scissors! Echoes start to glow
Rock! Paper! Scissors! Underneath a melted stereo
Rock! Paper! Scissors! Don’t let it go
(Bye-bye, la-la, spiral slow...)
OUTRO
The music gently decays into swirling chaos and then The music rewinds itself
Again?
(Click.)