Before The Noise Starts
Genre: Neo-Soul, Orchestral Hip-Hop, Gospel, Blues Instruments: Grand Piano, Live String Quartet, Upright Bass, Slow Jam Drums Production: Warm Tape Saturation, Studio Ambience, Dry Intimate Vocals, Massive Reverb on Chorus Vibe: Devotional, Vulnerable, Melodic, Emotional, Raw, Dynamic
Neverescape·3:54
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Before The Noise Starts
Genre: Neo-Soul, Orchestral Hip-Hop, Gospel, Blues Instruments: Grand Piano, Live String Quartet, Upright Bass, Slow Jam Drums Production: Warm Tape Saturation, Studio Ambience, Dry Intimate Vocals, Massive Reverb on Chorus Vibe: Devotional, Vulnerable, Melodic, Emotional, Raw, Dynamic
Creator: NeverescapeRelease Date: December 10, 2025
Lyrics
[Intro]
[Background: Faint room noise, chair squeak]
[Instrumental: Lonely, slow Grand Piano chords... heavy sustain]
[Spoken Word - Close to Mic, Dry, Raspy]
(Inhale)
See, the world makes a lot of noise.
It’s always screaming something at you.
Buy this, be that... hurry up, you’re late.
But right here? In this room?
[Piano Chord Resonates]
It’s quiet.
[Verse 1]
[Style: Lazy Flow, Melodic Rap, Softly Spoken]
[Minimal Percussion enters]
I watched the dust dancing in the light coming through the blinds
Tracing patterns on the ceiling... trying to read the signs
You were breathing heavy, wrapped up in the duvet cover
I’m terrified of silence, but I love it with a lover
(Yeah)
I used to think that love was fireworks and violin bows
Now I know it's coffee stains and stealing all my comfy clothes
It’s knowing that I’m broken, but I’m functioning enough
To recognize a diamond when it’s sitting in the rough.
[Music Stops Briefly]
I had a nightmare that the ground was giving way...
[Music Returns]
Woke up to your hand upon my chest, and it’s okay.
It’s okay.
[Chorus]
[Dynamic Shift: LOUD, Lush, Orchestral Swell]
[Vocals: Soulful Singing, Layered Harmonies, Gospel Choir backing]
You keep the earth from spinning
When I’m losing, you’re the winning
I don’t need the accolades, the lights, or the applause
I just need the morning light, the silence, and the pause
Yeah, you’re the pause
Before the noise starts again.
[Verse 2]
[Style: Conversational Rap, Intimate, Dry Vocal]
[Bassline becomes prominent and warm, Jazzy]
Look, I ain’t a saint, my halo’s rusted in the shed
I got a million distinct voices screaming in my head
They tell me I should worry, that the sky is falling down
That I should build a fortress just to keep me safe and sound
But I look at you... brushing tangles from your hair
And realize the fortress is just sitting in that chair
It’s funny how the scary things just kinda disappear
When you look me in the eye and tell me everything is clear
We ain’t gotta be perfect, we just gotta be here.
Right here.
[Bridge]
[Tempo Slows]
[Instrumentation: Swelling Strings, Cinematic]
[Vocals: Passionate, Emotional Belting]
Let the phone ring off the hook!
Let the pages fall out of the book!
I don’t care what chapter that they’re on
I’ll stay right here until the dawn is gone
Until the dawn is gone...
[Outro]
[Fade to just Piano]
[Spoken Word - Soft, Whispered]
Yeah.
Just like that.
Don’t move.
(Soft laughter)
Yeah.
[End]
[Background: Faint room noise, chair squeak]
[Instrumental: Lonely, slow Grand Piano chords... heavy sustain]
[Spoken Word - Close to Mic, Dry, Raspy]
(Inhale)
See, the world makes a lot of noise.
It’s always screaming something at you.
Buy this, be that... hurry up, you’re late.
But right here? In this room?
[Piano Chord Resonates]
It’s quiet.
[Verse 1]
[Style: Lazy Flow, Melodic Rap, Softly Spoken]
[Minimal Percussion enters]
I watched the dust dancing in the light coming through the blinds
Tracing patterns on the ceiling... trying to read the signs
You were breathing heavy, wrapped up in the duvet cover
I’m terrified of silence, but I love it with a lover
(Yeah)
I used to think that love was fireworks and violin bows
Now I know it's coffee stains and stealing all my comfy clothes
It’s knowing that I’m broken, but I’m functioning enough
To recognize a diamond when it’s sitting in the rough.
[Music Stops Briefly]
I had a nightmare that the ground was giving way...
[Music Returns]
Woke up to your hand upon my chest, and it’s okay.
It’s okay.
[Chorus]
[Dynamic Shift: LOUD, Lush, Orchestral Swell]
[Vocals: Soulful Singing, Layered Harmonies, Gospel Choir backing]
You keep the earth from spinning
When I’m losing, you’re the winning
I don’t need the accolades, the lights, or the applause
I just need the morning light, the silence, and the pause
Yeah, you’re the pause
Before the noise starts again.
[Verse 2]
[Style: Conversational Rap, Intimate, Dry Vocal]
[Bassline becomes prominent and warm, Jazzy]
Look, I ain’t a saint, my halo’s rusted in the shed
I got a million distinct voices screaming in my head
They tell me I should worry, that the sky is falling down
That I should build a fortress just to keep me safe and sound
But I look at you... brushing tangles from your hair
And realize the fortress is just sitting in that chair
It’s funny how the scary things just kinda disappear
When you look me in the eye and tell me everything is clear
We ain’t gotta be perfect, we just gotta be here.
Right here.
[Bridge]
[Tempo Slows]
[Instrumentation: Swelling Strings, Cinematic]
[Vocals: Passionate, Emotional Belting]
Let the phone ring off the hook!
Let the pages fall out of the book!
I don’t care what chapter that they’re on
I’ll stay right here until the dawn is gone
Until the dawn is gone...
[Outro]
[Fade to just Piano]
[Spoken Word - Soft, Whispered]
Yeah.
Just like that.
Don’t move.
(Soft laughter)
Yeah.
[End]