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Make The Ground Go Still
(Verse 1)
I learned to read the lines in our ceiling
Another hairline crack, another feeling
Used to live my life on your tectonic plate
Learned to hold my breath and anticipate
I bought the braces for the window panes
Learned to love the sound of nervous rains
Felt the house shift on the foundation
Managed a whole life of vibration.
(Pre-Chorus)
Then one night I packed my bags in the dark
Tired of the tremors, tired of the mark
You left on everything I tried to build
I chose a silence you could never have filled.
(Chorus)
And now you can rage, you can scream and curse
Make the whole world shake for what it’s worth
'Cause I don't feel the aftershock at all
My peace is built behind a different wall
I engineered a way for me to live
Redirected all you had to give
So try to find me in the storm you brew
I made the ground go still where I am, and it's not with you.
(Verse 2)
I see you sending tremors from a new coast
Just a status update, a desperate post
Felt a phantom tremor under my feet
A memory running down a dead-end street
You draw the fault lines under someone else
Stocking up their emotional shelves
With pretty little things you know you'll break
For the familiar thrill, for goodness sake.
(Pre-Chorus)
And I just turn the volume up on my song
The place where you were right has been proven wrong
You thought I’d crumble, fall down to my knees
But I'm just watching sunlight through the trees.
(Chorus)
So you can rage, you can scream and curse
Make the whole world shake for what it’s worth
'Cause I don't feel the aftershock at all
My peace is built behind a different wall
I engineered a way for me to live
Redirected all you had to give
So try to find me in the storm you brew
I made the ground go still where I am, and it's not with you.
(Bridge)
I drew the blueprint with a hand that shook
Drilled every borehole, rewrote our whole book
Sank a thousand anchors in the quiet ground
So I would never hear that rumbling sound
I paid for this stillness with my own loud tears
Fought a one-woman war against my fears
I didn't block you, that would never last
I just rendered all your power passed... just invisible...
(Outro)
Yeah, I made the ground go still
I have that power now, I have that will
You can shake the world
You can't shake me
Finally... steady.
About The Song
"Make The Ground Go Still" translates the technological concept of "seismic cloaking" into a potent metaphor for emotional self-preservation. Inspired by the news of technology that can divert earthquake waves around critical structures, the song tells the story of someone who has escaped a relationship that felt like living on a fault line. Instead of building a wall to block the toxic ex's chaotic energy (an "earthquake"), the protagonist has done the hard emotional work (drilling the boreholes) to engineer a life where that destructive energy simply flows *around* them, leaving their core untouched. It's a song about active agency in healing—not just surviving the storm, but redirecting its path. The musical arrangement mirrors this, blending the introspective, lo-fi R&B feel of an artist like SZA in the verses with a cathartic, dynamic pop-rock crescendo in the bridge, reflecting the difficult but empowering journey from victim to architect of one's own peace.
Production Notes
Genre: Lofi-Pop / Alt-R&B / Pop-Punk Crossover
Instrumentation: The verses are built on a foundation of a gentle Wurlitzer-style piano and a soft, deep 808 bass, complemented by sparse, tucked-in trap hi-hats to create an intimate, contemplative atmosphere. The chorus introduces fuller drums and layered vocal harmonies to create a sense of defiant strength. The bridge is the key dynamic shift; instrumentation pulls back to just a filtered piano before building with a powerful, slightly distorted electric guitar and crashing live cymbals, mirroring the song's emotional climax.
Vocals: The performance should journey from intimate and breathy in the verses (mic'd closely with a Neumann TLM 102 through a warm Tube-Tech CL 1B compressor) to open and defiant in the choruses. The bridge demands a raw, powerful belt, showing the emotional cost and catharsis of the healing process. Background vocals should be atmospheric, adding width and emotional weight, especially in the chorus and outro.
Mix/Mastering: Employ mix automation to create a dynamic journey. Use wider stereo imaging and increased reverb on the choruses to make them feel expansive compared to the narrower, drier verses. The bridge's guitar should be powerful but not overwhelm the lead vocal's emotional delivery. The outro should strip everything away, leaving just the piano, a single vocal, and the resolved feeling of stillness, a final exhale in the mix.
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