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The Far Side of You
(Verse 1)
You drew a map on the back of a receipt
New constellations where our old roads used to meet
Packed your convictions in a suitcase for the ride
Didn't say 'goodbye', you just announced the turning tide
You launched a mission from our kitchen table, bold and brave
Traded my gravity for a signal you could wave
Said you needed space, I guess I never knew
You meant the cold, dark vacuum that I couldn't follow you through.
(Chorus)
And you're on the far side of you now
Living in a light I'll never know
Sending data-packets through the void somehow
Little curated parts of how you grow
There's no direct line, no familiar face
Just a calculated orbit in your brand new space
I’m staring at a satellite I can't see through
Lost on the far side of you.
(Verse 2)
I trace the orbits of your new-found friends
Trying to predict where your new story bends
I build a composite ghost from secondhand light
From pictures tagged in timelines in the middle of the night
There are new craters under your avatar’s eyes
Are they from laughing? Are they sleepless goodbyes?
Your status update is a cold and formal script
Another perfect landing that you gracefully have stripped of me.
(Chorus)
'Cause you're on the far side of you now
Living in a light I'll never know
Sending data-packets through the void somehow
Little curated parts of how you grow
There's no direct line, no familiar face
Just a calculated orbit in your brand new space
I’m staring at a satellite I can't see through
Lost on the far side of you.
(Bridge)
I held the static like a promise from your lips
Then I surrendered our abandoned fellowship
I’m learning to breathe in this atmosphere I'm in
And call the silence something other than a sin
I kill the engine of my false hope late at night
Accept you're beaming to a world outside my sight.
(Chorus)
And you're on the far side of you now
Living in a light I'll never know
You’re sending broken signals through the void somehow
A transmission from a long, long time ago
There's no direct line, just this empty space
You went and found yourself in that forbidden place
I’m staring at the silence, cold and new
Lost on the far side of you.
(Outro)
Just lag and delay...
A million miles away...
On the far side of you.
Yeah, the far side of you.
About The Song
This song uses a historic lunar mission to the moon's far side as a powerful metaphor for a modern breakup. The partner who leaves is like the rover—venturing into a new, unknown world, permanently out of 'line-of-sight.' The protagonist is left on 'Earth,' only receiving impersonal, delayed 'data' (social media posts, stories from mutual friends) from this new life they can never truly see or understand. The song captures the profound isolation of watching someone you love transform into a stranger, existing in a reality you're completely locked out of. It reframes the cosmic achievement of exploration into the intensely personal pain of being left behind, where the silence and distance are absolute. The musical style, a blend of intimate folk-pop and atmospheric indie, aims to mirror this: the grounded, earthy pain in the verses and the vast, cold emptiness of space in the chorus.
Production Notes
Concept: Indie Pop with Country/Folk storytelling elements. The goal is to blend intimate, close-up pain with a vast, cosmic sense of distance.
Vocals: The lead vocal must be the anchor. Record with a warm condenser mic (like a Neumann U 87) through a classic preamp (Neve 1073) for presence and intimacy. Verses should be conversational, almost weary. The chorus vocals should lift in energy and be layered with heavily-reverbed, wide-panned backing vocals (using Valhalla VintageVerb) that sound like distant, ethereal signals.
Arrangement: Begin sparse: a finger-picked acoustic guitar and a simple, heartbeat-like kick drum. Introduce a deep, pulsing Moog-style synth bass in the chorus to add weight and a sense of the vast unknown. Layer in shimmering, delayed electric guitar arpeggios that pan across the stereo field like passing satellites. A simple, atmospheric pad (like from an Omnisphere) should subtly swell underneath everything.
Mix Automation: This is key to the storytelling. The lead vocal reverb should be almost dry in the verses, then bloom in the choruses to create a sudden sense of space. During the bridge ("I kill the engine..."), automate a high-pass filter on most instruments, momentarily thinning out the sound to create a vacuum-like effect before bringing the full arrangement back for the final, powerful chorus.
Performance: The song's power comes from the dynamic shift between weary resignation and heartbreaking wonder. The singer must convey the pain of sifting through digital remnants in the verses and the overwhelming feeling of being small and far away in the choruses.
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