The lyrics fought through the thick fog of the reverb. Leo closed his eyes. In the darkness of his mind, he wasn't sitting on a cold metal hood in the desert. He was back in Maya’s apartment, bathed in the warm, golden glow of a late afternoon sun. She was laughing at a stupid joke he made, her hand resting lightly on his forearm.
The memory felt so real he could almost smell the coffee she was brewing. SUNRISE (SLOWED REVERB)
The vocals of the song kicked in, but they were unrecognizable. Slowed to a haunting, low-register drawl, the artist's voice sounded less like singing and more like a confession from the bottom of an ocean. “Wait for the light... let it wash over you...” The lyrics fought through the thick fog of the reverb
But then a heavy, bass-boosted drop hit in the song. The physical vibration shivered through the metal of the car and directly into his bones, violently snapping him back to the freezing reality of the overlook. The memory shattered like glass. He was back in Maya’s apartment, bathed in