Love and Smoke Rising
The track opens with acoustic chill trance textures: plucked arpeggios, alternating bass, subtle hammer-ons/pulls, underlined by staccato percussion and warped bass. Nasal, expressive lead vocals ride shifting dynamics. The midpoint flashes fusion elements—trumpet bursts, frenetic percussion, chorus counter-singing, and sharp, distorted guitar stabs. The finale blends indie pop/R&B, featuring rhythmic thumbed low notes, stacked polyphonics, expressive slides, 12th–15th fret harmonics, and a crescendo of emotional phrasing.
Love and Smoke Rising
The track opens with acoustic chill trance textures: plucked arpeggios, alternating bass, subtle hammer-ons/pulls, underlined by staccato percussion and warped bass. Nasal, expressive lead vocals ride shifting dynamics. The midpoint flashes fusion elements—trumpet bursts, frenetic percussion, chorus counter-singing, and sharp, distorted guitar stabs. The finale blends indie pop/R&B, featuring rhythmic thumbed low notes, stacked polyphonics, expressive slides, 12th–15th fret harmonics, and a crescendo of emotional phrasing.
Lyrics
Verse 1
Smoke... smoke rising,
but my eyes keep driving,
watching the road unwind,
with a cigarette in mind.
A flame that slowly burns,
and the smoke still returns —
no rush, just time,
just smoke, smoke rise.
Break
Jacket and T-shirt,
that’s all I need,
a little gas,
and air to breathe.
I said it anyway —
I’m not in a hurry today.
beat drop - chopped vocal sampe
Chorus
Smoke, smoke rising,
and the ash is falling,
between you and me,
and the time that’s stalling.
Smoke, smoke rising,
as the hours keep calling,
between you and me,
and the time that’s waiting.
Break 2
’Cause this love has no borders,
and it breaks all the orders.
So it’s right that time should see,
how it beats inside of me —
a beat and not,
my heart forgot...
Bridge
Yeah, this is the time,
the time that waits,
between a beat and not,
between a beat...and soul
Smoke...
smoke...
and my cigarette,
and this cabaret
Chorus – reprise
Smoke, smoke rising,
and the ash is falling,
between you and me,
and the time that’s calling.
Interlude –synthesizer
Outro –echo
The passing hours,
your first smile,
when I see your eyes...
love —
I’d like to die