The Beautiful Detour

[Intro: 7/8, bright arpeggios, elastic bass]
(Tika-tika-boom, tss-ka-tss)
(Wonder, wonder, wander!)
[Glitched vocal chops]

[Verse 1: Playful, rhythmic]
I went looking for an answer
Found a question hiding there
Pulled a thread into a universe
I never knew was there
From the stars to ancient cities
From a circuit to a song
Every door became a hallway
And I followed it along

[Pre-Chorus: Rising falsetto, 5/4]
One discovery becomes another
One more spark beneath the skin
(Where does it go?)
(Let me in!)

[Chorus: Soaring, anthemic, layered]
Oh, the beautiful detour!
All the things I never knew!
Every question is a window
With a million different views!
I don't need to find an ending
I just love the way it feels
When the world unfolds another
Little wonder to reveal!

[Break: IDM drums, funky bass solo]
(Bmm-ka-tss, bmm-bmm-ka)
(Know-know-know, wanna know!)
[Phonk vocal chops, stereo stutters]

[Verse 2: Bouncing 9/8 groove]
I learned a little about everything
And everything about a few
Found the strangest intersections
Where the old becomes the new
Every skill became a language
Every failure left a clue
Now a thousand distant subjects
Make a picture coming through

[Bridge: Half-time, intimate to explosive]
(What are you searching for?)
I don't know until I see
(What will you do with it?)
Make another part of me!

[Final Chorus: Key lift, huge harmonies]
Oh, the beautiful detour!
Every road becomes a friend!
I can spend a whole lifetime
Finding worlds around the bend!
Let the questions keep on coming
Let the answers multiply
I'll be learning something wonderful
Until the day I die!

[Outro: 7/8, fading vocal loops]
(Why-why-why? Because!)
(Tika-boom, tss-ka-tss)
[Unresolved synth sparkle]