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A Heartbeat I Didn't Start
(Verse 1)
My walls were white, the air was cold and clean
A perfect order, a manageable scene
I built a fortress from the silence that I knew
Kept the windows sterile, nothing getting through
I worked the late shift on my own tranquility
There was no pulse inside, no vulnerability.
(Pre-Chorus)
Then, a reaction under glass, I didn't plan
The size of a promise held inside my hand
One single cell of hope, a fragile design
A twitch of life, that shouldn't have been mine.
(Chorus)
And now I'm guarding this flicker in the dark
Oh, it’s a heartbeat, a heartbeat I didn't start
And I plead with heavens I don't believe in at all
Please don't you break now, don't you dare to stall
You're the only beautiful thing I can't control
A tiny, reckless claim staked on my soul.
(Verse 2)
I check your rhythm in the middle of the night
Hovering over, bathed in monitor light
Every new movement is a tremor of my fear
I trace the fault lines every time you're near
I'm wearing the worry like a new lab coat
Navigating the currents from a single note.
(Pre-Chorus)
And in the chaos, there's a pattern taking hold
A story fighting just to unfold
This fragile thesis, delicate and true
Every beat's a question: what do I do?
(Chorus)
And now I'm guarding this flicker in the dark
Oh, it’s a heartbeat, a heartbeat I didn't start
And I plead with heavens I don't believe in at all
Please don't you break now, don't you dare to stall
You're the only beautiful thing I can't control
A tiny, reckless claim staked on my soul.
(Bridge)
I cultured something wild from my own careful cost
If you stop beating, is it me that's lost?
Am I your keeper or am I your cage?
Just turning over an impossible page
Is it really mine, this unrequested fire?
Fueled by a current on a single wire...
(Outro)
It's a heartbeat I didn't start...
Please don't you fall apart...
Don't fall apart...
I'm guarding this flicker in the dark...
Stay...
About The Song
This song translates the scientific breakthrough of creating self-beating 'mini-hearts' into a powerful metaphor for unplanned, terrifying love. Inspired by the news of these stem-cell organoids, it captures the raw emotional landscape of a person who has lived in a state of sterile emotional control, only to be confronted with a fragile, beautiful feeling that has sprung to life inside them, unbidden. Drawing musical influence from the vulnerable-to-explosive dynamic of artists like Benson Boone, the song frames this new love as a delicate scientific experiment. The narrator is both the creator and the terrified guardian, awestruck by this 'heartbeat they didn't start' and petrified that this beautiful, uncontrollable thing will break, tying the clinical origins to the profoundly human fear of losing something precious.
Production Notes
Vocals: The performance must mirror the song's dynamic journey. Verses should be recorded on a clean condenser mic (like a Neumann U87) with minimal effects, delivered in a restrained, almost clinical tone. The pre-chorus vocal introduces vulnerability. For the chorus, switch to a dynamic mic (like a Shure SM7B) driven hard into a preamp to capture grit and raw power. The performance should feel desperate, on the edge of cracking. Use parallel compression (1176-style FET compressor) to add weight to the chorus vocals without sacrificing their dynamic emotion.
Arrangement: The track builds from sterility to beautiful chaos. Verse 1: A single, low, pulsing synth bass (like a Moog) and a clean, delayed electric guitar playing sparse arpeggios. Pre-Chorus: A steady kick drum enters, mimicking a heart monitor, with soft synth pads swelling underneath. Chorus: The song explodes. Layers of distorted, atmospheric guitars (think shoegaze/indie rock), a powerful live drum kit with prominent crash cymbals, and a driving, melodic bassline. Bridge: Strip it back down to just the pulsating synth and a filtered vocal, creating a moment of internal, claustrophobic questioning before the final chorus hits with even more intensity.
Mix Automation: Automate the stereo width to be narrow and focused in the verses and bridge, then expand dramatically to ultrawide in the choruses. The reverb on the lead vocal should be short and tight in the verses, then automated to a huge, cavernous plate reverb for the chorus lines like "fall apart," letting the words hang in the space. The final word "Stay" should have the reverb tail extend until it fades to complete silence.
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