APillow Good Night
dark rock, 92 BPM, distorted baritone guitar, bowed fiddle harmonics, hammered dulcimer ostinato, lute countermelody, taiko toms, gated snare, cathedral reverb, tape saturation, wide stereo chorus, minor key, ritual chorus, brooding momentum
APillow Good Night
dark rock, 92 BPM, distorted baritone guitar, bowed fiddle harmonics, hammered dulcimer ostinato, lute countermelody, taiko toms, gated snare, cathedral reverb, tape saturation, wide stereo chorus, minor key, ritual chorus, brooding momentum
Lyrics
Intro
Fast, rhythmic beatboxing with soft, muffled "thump" and "shirr" vocalizations
Verse 1
Beatboxing continues
Yeah man [vocal ad-lib: "So fluffy"]
I’m the king of the Case [beatboxing accents]
I’m the king of the Case, ooh-ooh
Yeah, I’m the dream that you feel, 800-thread count real
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Getting hugged, getting squeezed, yeah I’m aimin' to please
Then a kiss on the corner—man, I’m living with ease!
I'm the center of the world when the lights go low
The favorite one, yeah, the star of the show.
Chorus
Beatboxing gets faster and more intense
But the clock hits eight, and the vibe starts to shift
I’m losing my status, I’m losing my lift
One minute I’m loved, the next I’m a chore
Just a prop for the bed, tossed away to the floor!
Ooh-ooh-ooh
The hill is the laundry, the valley’s the rug
I went from the kisses to a cold, lonely shrug.
Verse 2
Beatboxing slows down, sounding a bit hollow
Now I’m sitting in the corner, stiff as a board
Just a "decorative accent" that’s getting ignored
I’ve got sequins and tassels, I’m looking real fly
But nobody’s sleeping on me, I’m just passing the time
I used to be the main, now I'm just in the system
A decorative ghost—man, don't they even miss him?
Final Chorus
Beatboxing crashes in with a heavy, regal rhythm
Yeah, the sun is high and I’m cast to the side
From the warmth of the quilt to a place I must hide
I’m the king in the dark, but a ghost in the day
Just a velvet distraction that gets in the way!
Ooh-ooh-ooh
The love was a lie, now I’m back on the shelf
Just a lonely old pillow talking to myself!
Epic Solo
The beatboxing continues as a rhythmic foundation while a Lute takes the lead
A soaring, distorted Hurdy-Gurdy enters, playing a fast, shredding melody
Distant, echoing War Horns blast in time with the beatboxing kicks
A flurry of Mandolin picking builds to a crescendo over heavy, syncopated vocal percussion
Outro
Vocalized explosion sound: "POOF!"
Heavy rhythmic beatboxing with syncopated "fluffing" sounds
Oh yeah man... back to the corner.
Just a decoration now.
Don't lean on me!
Beatbox fades out with a final "pffft" and a lingering Lute chord