the train | stops

the train stops.

this is my first song with quite extensive use of automated vocal harmony. i used waves’ harmony for the polyphonic voice handling. the lyrics are about a triangle relationship, a train stopping and the middle of life, the middle of a maze. the image above was created using text-to-picture Ai.

There’s a wall between you, your lover and me. / There’s a well between your lover and me. / Wait a minute: The train stops! / Wait a minute: The train! / But when I turn round, I see the mirror, / And in the mirror there is a face / Of the girl I never knew. / A girl I’ve never seen before, / I’ve dreamed of so many times. / Yes, I’ve told you there’s a wall / Between you, your lover and me. / (That’s not quite true.) / There’s a wall between you and me, / Your lover and me / In this bigotomy (?) of our life. / We’re in the middle of our lives. / We’re in the middle of our days. / We’re in the middle of our maze. / But when I turn round, I see the mirror, / And in the mirror there is a face / Of the girl I never knew. / We’re in the middle of our days. / We’re in the middle of our maze.