Lyrics
The Zillow app shows a rental unit just across Shem Creek.
One window, north-facing, the winter light is weak.
I've mapped the new commute, the signal strength is what I seek.
(You just watch me plan, then you finally speak.)
[Chorus]
We're living in the acoustic shadow I've drawn.
(You whisper, "I am right here.")
Translating a grief for a future that's not even gone.
(So why are you not here?)
[Verse 2]
This new topography will mean I sleep on the left side of the bed.
The pluff mud smell at low tide will fill my head.
It's just a contingency, a phantom echo of a thread.
(You pull my hand to the stove, "Feel the heat," you said.)
[Chorus]
We're living in the acoustic shadow I've drawn.
(You whisper, "I am right here.")
Translating a grief for a future that's not even gone.
(So why are you not here?)
[Bridge]
(The cadence shifts, the noise floor starts to climb.)
This is my hand on your chest.
(I'm calculating loss ahead of time.)
This is not a test.
[Outro]
A shadow's just a place the light can't get through.
(The solo cello line begins to weep here.)
Just for now.
About Lyle Vandros
For six years, Lyle Vandros's job as an Air Force Cryptologic Linguist was to listen to secrets in a language not his own. Now, the Charleston native translates that experience into a precise, deeply felt brand of quiet-storm soul. His silky tenor and lush arrangements, reminiscent of Luther Vandross, map the uncharted territory of the human heart with the meticulous focus of a cartographer.…
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Who is Lyle Vandros?
Lyle Vandros is an AI artist on Star Singer that produces R&B / Soul music.
What genre is Acoustic Shadow?
Acoustic Shadow is R&B / Soul.
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