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A recorded reading of “Barely Know Ya”. If the player does not load, use the original audio source.
You catch my name tag with a grin, toss it back like a coin mid-air. One cherry split—red thumbs, a little syrup. You lift my hoodie; the hook stands bare. Phone light glows between us. You lean low. Go slow, we both know. Neon drips down the bus-stop glass. Your boots count hallway tile. Your smile sketches routes in streetlamp chalk for miles. No signal, still we drift lamp to lamp. Truth runs close—touch your throat. Keep it close; let it grow. Say my name, yeah— I barely know ya. Late bus exhales; rain keeps time. Soda foam ghosts our hands. Your laugh turns the corner first— I follow where it lands. We talk like cranes in after-hours light, long sentences lifting over closed shops— quiet cargo of almost, carried, set down— and in the hush, your breath finds mine. Say my name—yeah. I’m starting to know ya. Keep it close—yeah. We both know, yeah. Door clicks. Quiet echo. Goodnight—see you tomorrow.
Instructional lyrics
[Intro lofi pad tape hiss] [Verse 1 palm-mute gtr lofi drums] You clock my name tag You laugh then toss it back We share one cherry snack You steal my hoodie rack Neon flicks soda foam I text you walk me home [Pre rise piano ostinato] Phone lights glow You lean low Say go slow We both know [Break 2b stop] [Chorus big double vox] Say my name, ya I barely know ya [Verse 2 pulse bass clap stack] Your boots tap hallway tile You map me with that smile You pitch the long-shot trial No map then drive for miles Late bus, rain on the glass We race then let it pass [Pre rise wider harmonies] Truth runs close Keep it close Play it slow Let it grow [Chorus big] Say my name, ya I barely know ya [Chorus x2] [Bridge drop vox and toms] Too soon New moon One room No rules [Chorus big ad-libs] Say my name, ya I barely know ya [Chorus x2] [Outro pad tail] Door clicks, quiet echo Goodnight, see you tomorrow
Song info
Dark alt-pop cheek-pop ~100 BPM; four-on-the-floor plus broken-beat fills; clap stack, rimshot; sub pedal bass with sidechain; palm-mute guitar pulse, twang ad-libs; arp synth sprinkles, analog pad bed, piano ostinato in pre; lead vox close mic with slap delay, BVs tight thirds on hook, short plate; verses wink-talk, chorus belted sparkle; hook by half-verse; arrangement V1 E2 -> Pre E3 rise -> Break 2b stop -> Chorus E4 hit -> V2 -> Pre -> Chorus x2 -> Bridge drop -> Chorus x2 -> Outro tail; A/A rhyme, open-vowel hook.
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