Chime and Punishment

Lyrics

[Intro – Whispered, Fake Calm]
{Soft synth pads, chime sounds, slow build}
In with anger… out with love…
Damn it, I hate them—nope. Nope. Wooosah.
(Deep breath—drop the bass.)


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[Verse 1 – Spoken Over Beat]
{Funky bassline, steady beat, playful synths}
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, do why you care?

Then your voicemail rant, voice all raised
Is harassment 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?


(Beat builds... dramatic pause... then CHIME EXPLOSION.)
{Loud wind chime hit, deep bass swell}
✨🔔CHIMESSSSS🔔✨


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[Pre-Chorus – Spoken, building to singing]
{Drum fill, rising synths}
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 Dancefloor Energy]
{Big beat drop, pulsing synth bass, layered harmonies}
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! (Mmm mmm mmm)

You can sigh, you can moan, you can call it a sin,
But the love and the CHIMES will ALWAYS WIN!

(Drop—funky bass, distorted chime sounds, pulsing beat.)
{Bass-heavy drop with layered chimes as percussion}


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[Verse 2 – Funky Synths, Spoken w/ Sass]
{Groovy bassline, playful synth plucks}
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.

(Immediate DROP—hyper pop wind chime synths, layered harmonies.)
{Chime arpeggios, stuttered beat for comedic effect}


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[Pre-Chorus – Full Power]
{Big build-up, swelling pads, fast drum roll}
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 Drop]
{Explosive bass drop, layered chime percussion}
Had ten chimes, now I got twenty,
You got slurs now? Ain’t heard any. [Chimes]
You don’t like the sound of living free?
Well, babe, now the wind belongs to ME.

(Drop—distorted bass, chime stabs, euphoric harmonized “woooosahhhh” over beat.)
{Funky slap bass, massive chime FX, filtered vocal echo}


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[Bridge – Spoken, Dramatic]
{Beat cuts out, eerie wind sound}
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.)
{Long, dramatic chime swell, deep bass