Chime and Punishment

Lyrics

{Soft synth pads, chime sounds, slow build}




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Chime and Punishment

[Intro – Whispered, Fake Calm]
In with anger… out with love…
Damn it, I hate them—nope. Nope. Wooosaaaaah.
(Deep breath)


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[Verse 1 – Spoken]
It started with the trash cans—
Too close to the road, like three feet left was against God’s municipal code.
Then it was parking—who parks where?
IN MY DRIVEWAY?! Like, why do you care?

Then your voicemail rant, voice all raised,
Like harassment’s a form of your God's praise?!
Then it was my mailbox—said it leaned too far,
Guess that needs to be straight too, huh?

(CHIME EXPLOSION)


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[Pre-Chorus – Spoken, building to singing]
In with anger, out with love…
Damn it. I hate them. No—breathe, rise above.
We "stole the rainbow"? Well, that’s a lie. (Haha)
Guess we'll take the wind now too, hope you don't mind.


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[Chorus – Full Energy]
Had one chime, now I got four,
Say another word and I’ll add some more.
They ring in the morning, they ring through the night,
A peaceful petty melody, ringing so right!

You can sigh, you can moan, you can call it a sin,
But the love and the chimes will always win!


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[Verse 2 – Spoken with Sass]
Then it was my dog—said he barked too much,
Like your rusty-ass truck don’t scream when it starts up?!
Next, my grass was "too damn tall,"
But babe—it’s winter. It don’t grow at all.

Oh, but now it’s my lifestyle—there it is, wow!
Like my porch plants personally offend you somehow?!
You don’t like me ‘cause I’m gay?
Namaste.
Have fun listening to wind chimes all day.

(CHIME EXPLOSION)


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[Pre-Chorus – Full Power]
Breathe in, breathe out—keep my peace…
Nope. Nope. Woosah. Zen increase.
You have no joy, you have no light,
You think you're the one who's right?!


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[Chorus – Repeat, Bigger]
Had ten chimes, now I got twenty,
You got slurs now? Ain’t heard any.
You don’t like the sound of living free?
Well, babe, now the wind belongs to me.


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[Bridge – Spoken, Dramatic]
Oh, and when the big winds start to play,
And every chime swings hard your way,
You'll learn the air was never free,
It’s blowing back for folks like me.

(Soft chimes… then sudden massive gong.)


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[Outro – Whispered, Fake Calm, Callback to Intro]
In with anger… out with love…
Damn it, I hate them—nope. Nope. Wooosaaaaah.
(Deep breath—one last chime hit.)


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