Touched

[Silence]

[Instrumental]
[Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]

[Intro]
[Uneasy Synth Drone, Offbeat Percussion, Delayed Guitar Notes, Pulsing Bass]

[Spoken Vocal with Slight Distortion]
He keeps talking in circles…
(Preaching of miracles)
His signal got crossed somewhere
(Dense… unaware)

[Instrumental]
[Short Angular Guitar Phrase with Organ Swells]

[Refrain]
[Call-and-Response Vocals, Rhythmic Bass Pulse, Hand Percussion]
Touched
(Much)
Touched
(And such)
Touched

Lost
(A bit)
Crossed
(Of wit)
Touched

[Verse 1]
[Steady Mid-Tempo Groove, Muted Guitar Chops, Organ Texture]
He connects unrelated stories
Turns small details into signs
Builds strange towers of his glories
Draws conclusions between the lines

[Chorus]
[Fuller Arrangement, Bigger Drum Sound, Expanded Harmonies]
Having heard what he said…
(A little touched in the head)
No offense…
(But he makes no sense)

Signals fade
(Then rearrange)
Truth and noise
(Begin to exchange)

[Refrain]
[More Aggressive Groove, Crowd-Style Vocal Responses]
Touched
(Much)
Touched
(And such)
Touched

Bent
(Around)
Sent
(Unbound)
Touched

[Instrumental Break]
[Experimental Synth and Guitar Solo with Unpredictable Rhythmic Changes]

[Verse 2]
[Half-Time Feel, Atmospheric Pads, Sparse Piano Accents]
Given all his strange reflections
Deserves universal rejection
Still beneath the tangled language
Is the load of criminal baggage

[Bridge]
[Music Drops to Bass Pulse and Minimal Electronic Percussion]
Touched
(By the noise)

Touched
(By the voice)

Touched
(By confusion)

Touched
(By illusion)

[Instrumental]
[Extended Progressive Guitar and Synth Duel, Explosive Drum Crescendo]

[Final Chorus]
[Maximum Energy, Anthemic Harmonies, Crashing Cymbals, Expansive Synth Layers]
Having heard what he said…
(A little touched in the head)
No offense…
(But he makes no sense)

Dense and slurred
(The words connect)
Bent and blurred
(So incorrect)

[Final Refrain]
[Repeated Vocal Chant with Increasing Intensity]
Touched
(Much)
Touched
(And such)
Touched

Touched…
(Touched…)
Touched…

[Outro]
[Instrumentation Falls Away to Distant Synth Drone and Delayed Guitar Echoes]
Having considered words spoken
(Perhaps his signal is completely broken…)

[Ending]
[Single Dissonant Piano Chord Slowly Resolves into Silence]

From the album Connection