Black ‘N

[Silence]

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

[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Distorted Guitar Swell, Deep Bass Pulse, Slow Drum Beat]
[Dark Organ Chords, Reverse Cymbals, Whispered Vocal]
Streetlights fading into rain
Memories still leave a stain
Broken echoes in the dark
Trying not to fall apart

[Verse 1]
[Driving Bassline, Muted Guitar Riffs, Tight Snare Groove]
Words became another fight
Days kept turning into night
Pushing hard against the edge
Living life out on a ledge

Shadows crawling through the room
Clouding up what once was true
Still searching for the light
Lost somewhere inside the blue

[Pre-Chorus]
[Organ Build, Delayed Guitar, Cymbal Crescendo]
I won’t drown inside the pain
Find me dancing in the rain
Scars become a warning sign
Telling me to leave behind

[Chorus]
[Full Band, Heavy Drums, Layered Vocals]
No, don’t wanna get black n’ blue
(Over you)
Whoa, no

Don’t need to concede
(To bleed)
Whoa, no
(No, no, no)

[Instrumental Break: Guitar Solo, Bass Groove, Drum Fills]

[Verse 2]
[Half-Time Groove, Atmospheric Synth Pads]
Waitin’ for the storm to pass
Let ‘er move out en masse
Promises turned into smoke
Silence finally spoke

Bruised emotions fade with time
Healing somewhere in my mind
Heartbeats pulling me on through
Teaching me what’s really true

[Bridge]
[Minimal Beat, Piano Chords, Echo Vocals]
Black and blue can turn to gray
Then the light can find its way
Finding out love isn’t so far
Starts to remind me who we are

[Instrumental Build: Rising Guitar Feedback, Organ Swell, Tom Drums]

[Final Chorus]
[Massive Drums, Wide Guitar Layers, Choir Harmony]
No, don’t wanna get black n’ blue
(Over you)
Whoa, no

Don’t need to concede
(To bleed)
Whoa, no
(No, no, no)

No more walking through the fire
(Of desire)
Whoa, no

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Fading Guitar Delay, Low Organ Drone, Soft Cymbals]
Black n’ blue
Fade from view
Moving on
With or without you…

From the album Blue