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simple beat to create a break for the listener,
giving them time to digest the heavy
material from previous tracks.
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Finally, ''So Far Away (feat. SURAN)
slows down a bit, heavy on every
other beat. In the beginning, it seems
almost draggy, mirroring the lyrics about
everyone moving ahead while he's stuck.
We shift to piano and strings for Suran,
The mixtape shifts back to something
her line has long beats and phrases;
a bit more straightforward with
there is more going on in the post chorus,
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featuring lighter lyrics about dreaming.
''Tony Montana . The aggressive beat
and distorted voices evoke the Scarface
The song builds as time goes on,
then quickly descends to nothing when he
character he's referencing and make this
one of the most appealing songs on the
says "I'm falling". Elements continue to
layer on top of each other, beats from the
mixtape in terms of pure bops.
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''lnterlude_dream; Reality acts as
verses layering under the chorus part.
a break between the high-intensity
Moving forward, the beat shifts, with a
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snare hit on every beat, finally driving
''Tony Montana and the more laid back
''So Far Away 11 . The only word "dream"
forward instead of sitting on the backside,
focuses the reader on the simple piano line, ending in a hopeful tone, reassuring us it'll all
as it grows and combines with synths and a be okay even if you dream.
Halfway through, the beat shifts to
something driving and harsh, the guitar
underneath the second half of the song
being deeply important, nearly yelling his
frustrations barely pausing for a breath.
The guitar underneath rises higher and
higher to mirror his voice and story until
it ends suddenly with a final "shit".
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