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You Had a Different Sky
(Verse 1)
I thought I knew your landscape, every valley, every hill
The quiet tundra of your heart, so present and so still
I'd learned the shape of every stone, the colour of the grey
And built my home inside the peace you offer me today.
(Pre-Chorus)
Then late last night you told a story of yourself at seventeen
A single thread of memory, a place I'd never been
You split the solid ground for me, a fissure deep and slow
A tiny crack inside the ice, a way for me to go.
(Chorus)
And I'm drilling past the surface now, into the sediment
Finding all the DNA of who you were back then
You had a different sky above, a different kind of green
A whole forgotten ecosystem I have never seen
I'm mapping all the ages, the pressure and the climb
Falling through a million years of your own secret time.
(Verse 2)
These birch tree memories, a forest in your soul
The *ghosts* of wilder rivers where you used to lose control
I see the shadow of a fox, a flash of muskox fear
And understand the reasons for the borders you hold here.
(Pre-Chorus)
You pull a faded photograph from some forgotten box
I’m staring at a stranger breaking all your modern locks
You just laugh and say “that isn’t me,” and try to put it back
But now I know the trail to follow down the frozen track.
(Chorus)
'Cause I'm drilling past the surface now, into the sediment
Finding all the DNA of who you were back then
You had a different sky above, a different kind of green
A whole forgotten ecosystem I have never seen
I'm mapping all the ages, the pressure and the climb
Falling through a million years of your own secret time.
(Bridge)
And I’m not scared to face the layers, the shifting fault-line bend
This isn’t where my version of you tragically must end
I’m just the lone geologist, who’s finally broken through
And every buried world I find just makes me fall for you
I’ll curate all your history, the triumph and the wage
And hold my breath before I turn another monumental page.
(Outro)
A different sky...
A different green...
All the yous I’ve never seen...
A different you... for me to find...
In your own secret time...
About The Song
This song uses a powerful, non-obvious metaphor inspired by the scientific breakthrough of using ancient sediment DNA (sedaDNA) to map Greenland's 8,700-year ecological history. 'You Had a Different Sky' transforms this scientific excavation into an emotional one within a deep relationship. The protagonist begins to discover the vast, unknown history of their partner—their past selves, traumas, and joys that are layered beneath the surface of the person they know today. The 'drilling' is the act of intimacy and listening, the 'sediment' is memory, and the 'forgotten ecosystem' is the rich, complex past that shaped them. It's a song about the awe, love, and active commitment required to understand and embrace the full, layered history of another person. The word `*ghosts*` is used deliberately in its scientific context, meaning the faint traces and genetic remnants of past events and extinct versions of the self, which perfectly aligns with the core metaphor of emotional archaeology.
Production Notes
Genre: Cinematic Dream Pop / Alt-Pop
Feel: Intimate, expansive, awestruck, emotional.
Instrumentation: The track should build from a minimal, tight foundation into a vast, cinematic soundscape. Start with a pulsating Juno-60 synth bass and a sharp, ticking LinnDrum beat. Verses are close and personal. The pre-chorus introduces a rising, crystalline arpeggio (Prophet-5 or Arturia Pigments) to build tension. The chorus erupts with a wall of sound: wide stereo synths (like CHVRCHES or M83), a powerful sub-bass, and a driving, four-on-the-floor beat with heavy sidechain compression from the kick. The bridge should pull back dramatically to just vocals and a filtered, atmospheric pad, creating a moment of raw intimacy before the final, soaring chorus.
Vocals: The lead vocal should be recorded with a sensitive condenser mic (Neumann U47) to capture intimate details and breathiness in the verses. Delivery should be like Lorde—confessional and close. In the chorus, stack vocals with harmonies and run them through a rich plate reverb (like a ValhallaVintageVerb) to give them an expansive, epic quality. The outro vocals should have a prominent tape delay with increasing feedback, making them feel like they're receding into the past.
Mix Automation: Use automation to create dynamic shifts. Apply a high-pass filter to the main synth pad during the verses and pre-chorus, then open it completely when the chorus hits for maximum impact. Automate stereo width, making the verses more mono and the choruses extremely wide.
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