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Artist: Fenvian Child
(Verse 1)
We used to build our castles on a dare
Burn a different future from a single solar flare
I wrestled down the daylight, you would pull the moon in close
Our laughter had a frequency that nobody else knows
But I'm watching all the colors separate from the design
And fighting for the voltage just to make a weak light shine
The way our hands meet now feels like an anchor, not a tie
You're holding on to atmosphere, and I'm just watching it die
(Pre-Chorus)
You take a breath and say my name, pretend it sounds the same
You try to start a fire in the pouring, freezing rain
You're orchestrating parties on a ship that's run aground
Can't you feel the pressure change? Don't you hear that hollow sound?
(Chorus)
Good luck, babe, staying lighter than air
When there’s nothing left to hold you there
Go on, try to float on every pretty lie you’ve spun
Oh, good luck, babe, when the levity is done
Keep pretending you can fly
While I’m teaching me goodbye
(Verse 2)
You still tell the old stories, you remember all the lines
But you're just retracing memories like dead and tangled vines
You try to sell me harmonies from a song that’s lost its key
And I’m just managing the silence that your melody sets free
I’m wearing this new gravity you still refuse to see
You talk about forever from a room with no ceiling
This kingdom that we fortified has cracks in every wall
And you're still reigning, smiling, through the slow and silent fall
(Pre-Chorus)
You take a breath and say my name, pretend it sounds the same
You try to start a fire in the pouring, freezing rain
You're orchestrating parties on a ship that's run aground
Can't you feel the pressure change? Don't you hear that hollow sound?
(Chorus)
Good luck, babe, staying lighter than air
When there’s nothing left to hold you there
Go on, try to float on every pretty lie you’ve spun
Oh, good luck, babe, when the levity is done
Keep pretending you can fly
While I’m teaching me goodbye
(Bridge)
I needed a new resonance to map your whole design
A high-contrast picture of a fundamental flaw in your spine
It showed a perfect vacuum where a feeling ought to be
A critical component just escaping silently
And you can't build a future with a compromised resource
You can't fake a reaction when you've lost the vital force
(Chorus)
So good luck, babe, staying lighter than air!
When there’s nothing left to hold you there!
Go on, try to float on every pretty lie you’ve spun!
Yeah, good luck, babe, when the levity is done!
Keep pretending you can fly!
While I’m teaching me goodbye!
About The Song
“Lighter Than Air” uses the global helium shortage as a stark metaphor for the slow, silent death of a relationship. The news of this invisible, essential element disappearing—the very thing responsible for lift in balloons and clarity in MRIs—sparked the idea of a love losing its core levity and buoyancy. The partner in the song is in denial, trying to act like everything is normal, while the protagonist is forced to acknowledge the heavy reality that the 'lift' is gone. Musically, it channels the dramatic synth-pop and confrontational lyrical honesty of artists like Chappell Roan. The song isn't about science; it's about the very human experience of watching something magical and essential leak away, leaving you to confront someone who refuses to see the truth.
Production Notes
Vocals: The verses demand an intimate, close-mic'd feel (Neumann U47-style). Record them breathy and dry. For the pre-chorus, add subtle slapback delay to create tension. The chorus requires power and conviction: stack 3-5 vocal takes, with the main take driven through a light saturation plugin (like Soundtoys Decapitator) for grit. Background vocals should be panned wide with a hall reverb.
Instrumentation: The core is a driving, arpeggiated Moog-style bass synth, providing rhythmic momentum. Main chords are carried by lush, slightly detuned pads from a virtual Juno-106 to create an unstable, 'leaking' atmosphere. The drums should be a tight, punchy LinnDrum/808 pattern with a heavily gated snare that opens up with massive reverb in the chorus.
Arrangement & Mix: Verses should be sparse: bass, a simple drum pattern, and lead vocal. Introduce the synth pads in the pre-chorus with a rising high-pass filter on the master bus, which then cuts out on beat one of the chorus for maximum impact. The bridge should strip back dramatically to just a lonely, reverberant piano and the lead vocal, delivered in a colder, almost clinical tone before the final, explosive chorus kicks back in. Automate reverb throws on specific words in the chorus (“Air,” “There”) to enhance the drama.
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