Your Voice on Side B
v5
@Jerzyna K
Your Voice on Side B
v5
@Jerzyna K
Lyrics
[Intro – cassette click, soft tape hiss, simple analog synth motif]
[Verse 1 – intimate male vocal]
I found an old cassette today
beneath a stack of clothes.
Your handwriting across the label,
in letters only I would know.
I placed it in the player
and heard the wheels begin to turn.
Then somewhere underneath the static,
I heard our summer return.
[Pre-Chorus – gentle synth pulse]
No photograph could hold it,
no memory felt so clear.
Then the melody we once knew
made it feel like you were here.
[Chorus – simple, restrained melody]
On side B, you were still beside me,
young enough to think the world was ours.
On side B, your voice came through the static,
soft and distant, reaching through the years.
I let the tape keep turning,
I let every memory play.
On side B, you were still beside me,
like you’d never gone away.
[Soft distant choir – one sustained “ah”]
[Instrumental – glassy synth motif, subtle tape-choir texture]
[Verse 2 – warm male vocal]
The sound was worn and uneven,
the rhythm sometimes fell behind.
But every little imperfection
brought that summer back to life.
We drove with windows open,
no map and nowhere we had to be.
You sang above the engine
and changed the words to make me smile.
[Pre-Chorus]
We thought the tape would last forever,
like everything back then.
But time rewinds for no one,
and every song must end.
[Chorus – restrained, no vocal ornaments]
On side B, you were still beside me,
young enough to think the world was ours.
On side B, your voice came through the static,
soft and distant, reaching through the years.
I let the tape keep turning,
I let every memory play.
On side B, you were still beside me,
like you’d never gone away.
[Instrumental Break – analog synth lead, distant wordless choir]
[Bridge – voice and minimal synth only]
I almost stopped the player
before the final song.
Afraid the last few seconds
would prove that you were gone.
But your voice broke through the silence,
softly counting: “One, two, three…”
Then you laughed and said, “Remember?”
And the tape ran out on me.
[Short silence]
[Final Chorus – controlled emotion, subtle choir on final lines]
On side B, you were still beside me,
young enough to think the world was ours.
On side B, your voice came through the static,
soft and distant, reaching through the years.
I let the tape keep turning,
though the final notes would fade.
On side B, you were still beside me,
like you’d never gone away.
[Outro – fading synth motif and tape hiss]
[Quiet male vocal]
For a moment…
you were here.
[Cassette click]
[Verse 1 – intimate male vocal]
I found an old cassette today
beneath a stack of clothes.
Your handwriting across the label,
in letters only I would know.
I placed it in the player
and heard the wheels begin to turn.
Then somewhere underneath the static,
I heard our summer return.
[Pre-Chorus – gentle synth pulse]
No photograph could hold it,
no memory felt so clear.
Then the melody we once knew
made it feel like you were here.
[Chorus – simple, restrained melody]
On side B, you were still beside me,
young enough to think the world was ours.
On side B, your voice came through the static,
soft and distant, reaching through the years.
I let the tape keep turning,
I let every memory play.
On side B, you were still beside me,
like you’d never gone away.
[Soft distant choir – one sustained “ah”]
[Instrumental – glassy synth motif, subtle tape-choir texture]
[Verse 2 – warm male vocal]
The sound was worn and uneven,
the rhythm sometimes fell behind.
But every little imperfection
brought that summer back to life.
We drove with windows open,
no map and nowhere we had to be.
You sang above the engine
and changed the words to make me smile.
[Pre-Chorus]
We thought the tape would last forever,
like everything back then.
But time rewinds for no one,
and every song must end.
[Chorus – restrained, no vocal ornaments]
On side B, you were still beside me,
young enough to think the world was ours.
On side B, your voice came through the static,
soft and distant, reaching through the years.
I let the tape keep turning,
I let every memory play.
On side B, you were still beside me,
like you’d never gone away.
[Instrumental Break – analog synth lead, distant wordless choir]
[Bridge – voice and minimal synth only]
I almost stopped the player
before the final song.
Afraid the last few seconds
would prove that you were gone.
But your voice broke through the silence,
softly counting: “One, two, three…”
Then you laughed and said, “Remember?”
And the tape ran out on me.
[Short silence]
[Final Chorus – controlled emotion, subtle choir on final lines]
On side B, you were still beside me,
young enough to think the world was ours.
On side B, your voice came through the static,
soft and distant, reaching through the years.
I let the tape keep turning,
though the final notes would fade.
On side B, you were still beside me,
like you’d never gone away.
[Outro – fading synth motif and tape hiss]
[Quiet male vocal]
For a moment…
you were here.
[Cassette click]
Style of Music
Elegant early-1980s British minimal synth-pop ballad, 103 BPM. Intimate, restrained male tenor with clear English pronunciation and natural emotion. Melancholic, nostalgic and quietly romantic. Glassy analog synth hook, warm vintage pads, gently pulsing bass, sparse drum machine, subtle percussion and tape delay. Spacious verses and simple, controlled choruses with a wider pad, firmer snare and one melodic synth counterline. Use distant wordless choir very sparingly: a soft sustained “ah” at the end of each chorus and a subtle ghostly choir texture during the instrumental passage. No choir responses, vocal runs, dense harmonies or excessive decorations. Keep the lead vocal clearly in front. No key change, dramatic climax, busy drums, orchestral bombast, EDM or trap. Emotional, melodic and uncluttered. Finish quietly with the main synth motif and distant choir. Duration around 3:40.
