2021 remix of the 2019 edition of a song I made back in 2018 about Yuri from Doki Doki Literature Club. Say that 10 times fast.
Let's call it the "Not Garbage Edition".
The fact that I was able to fix the song without re-recording the whole damn thing is a miracle on its own. Not sure what I was on when I released the 2019 version. Sleep deprivation, probably.
The thing that gave me the most trouble was the bass. The "dry" recording wasn't any good and it kept peeking in weird spots around 150-180Hz, and trying to balance it with the rest of the song made it either extremely loud and muddy, or impossible to hear over the other instruments. I slapped an EQ on the bass track, flattened the peak with a precision band-strike, and then cranked up the volume: not a perfect fix, but it works well enough.
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lyrics
Another cold, lightless morning
Stuck behind these walls again,
The sound of muffled *RAINDROPS*
My anchor to reality
But as my *IMAGINATION* runs wild
Something gets my attention from the other side
Shining of her own *EFFULGENT* light,
An angel of her own right
(INSTRUMENTAL)
Mysterious and tall
Sitting by herself across the room
Held *CAPTIVE* by a book
She quietly flips to the next page
Tracing her finger on the rim of a teacup
She shifts around on her chair, I *QUESTION* why
A sudden glance from her wonderful gleaming eyes
They are looking back at me
(CHORUS)
It is obsession at first sight
Dictated by fate, or just mere coincidence
The artificial lights are betrayed by her glow
Is she real or just a *VIVID* mirage?
A *SECRETIVE* girl
An overpowering passion concealed inside of her
She breaks free from her *CAGE*
*ELECTRICITY* fills the air
The rain gone from my thoughts
I'm free to explore the *UNENDING* vastness of her world
Visions of a *LANDSCAPE*
I can see them through her words
(INSTRUMENTAL)
In what feels like a single moment
A fleeting *AFTERIMAGE* in my eye
The distance between us closes
That cold feeling disappears
And we spent
An *ETERNITY*
Bathing in each other's body heat
(INSTRUMENTAL)
Her gentle breathing warms my neck
Lost in a *WHIRLWIND* of thoughts, she gazes at me
An aroma of jasmine floats through the air
The sound of her heartbeat coming from her chest
She abandons herself to her *UNCONTROLLABLE* feelings
Her face lit by the moonlight
A *DESIRE* to satisfy
The stars our only witnesses
(INSTRUMENTAL)
(CHORUS)
It's more than obsession at first sight
No more cold mornings, just her warmth against mine
A ray of light cuts through the darkness
Her heart radiates a light of amber
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