symmetra, the musical! still working on this, but wanted to share how it's going so far.

i haven't done any phoneme tuning yet, so she's still swallowing some words. for your convenience, the lyrics:

Does anyone else see the line,
Where the river meets the eastbound bridge? 

Or the light at 4:00 PM that hits it?

There's a crowd that's gathered here
That is loud, disrespectfully blocking the sight. 

And now I've missed it.

Why can't they see?
Are they distracted?
What can't I see?
That matters more?

Does anyone else realize,
The awful way their lives move on?
When they're blind to the chaos all around them?

Can I make them understand?
In a language I speak with my hands,
And the light
Maybe they'll listen

If they could see,
They could imagine.
I'll help them see,
A better world.

With light, rhythm,
Function, form.
Light, rhythm,
Function, form.

Life isn't far away from dreams.

Through light, rhythm,
Function, form.
Light, rhythm,
Function, form.

Lines giving all the worlds I weave such beauty.

It's the work that'll free my mind
As my hands turn the forms in time
Imagining what they will be
Imagining whose lives are dancing through me

It's the sound that I love to hear
Softly stepping around as near to home as I'll ever be
While I'm dancing

Through the light, rhythm,
Function, form, around me.

And this is a place where I've found peace.

I'll show them the plans I've designed.
With a wave of my hands I'll find them
A future built with ease

With a park where children can play
Somewhere all of the parents can lay
Looking on, under the trees.

I hope they see,
And they're excited.
I need to see,
What it was for.

I still believe.
And I've decided.
I still believe.
Nothing matters more.

Than light, rhythm,
Function, form.
Light, rhythm,
Function, form.

Life isn't far away from dreams.

Through light, rhythm,
Function, form.
Light, rhythm,
Function, form.

I've given precious memories their meaning.

From a home where I was afraid
To a song of patterns and shapes
That follow wherever I lead.

The dreams of my family dance through me.

Where the music and movement would take
Like a truth that could never escape me.

I'm sharing all that I've seen,
While I'm dancing

Through the light, rhythm,
Function, form, around me.

And this is a place where I've found peace.

This is a place where I've found peace.

light, rhythm, function, form - ft. natalie (demo v0.2)

The Dead Dance

Stay On Me

Perimenopop

Don’t Know What You’ve Got Until It’s Gone

Friday I'm In Love / Just Like Heaven - Live From Glastonbury

Just Like Heaven (Live From Glastonbury)

i promise. 🩰

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music produced in cubase 13 pro.
video produced in capcut.
featuring sf-a2 miki for Synthesizer V Studio by Dreamtonics.
additional vocals provided by Liam for Synthesizer V Studio 2.
art, music, and video created by h. p. heisler.

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LYRICS:
old soul on an antique shelf
red tag and it's final sale
name a price and i'll be there christmas day

sunsets on december nights
only then did you realize
i was broken more than you could save

with glassy eyes and ruddy skin
the searing red you took for porcelain
and the song that stole your heart?
well the clockwork stops and starts

but i can still dance
i promise
don't pull me off before the curtain call begins
i can be just like you wanted
picture perfect flawless
while the rust rot settles in

so darling turn the key
let the song repeat
this ballerina needs a bit more time
to feel alive

half smiles and a stolen glance
pity bought for a couple cents
sorry i shouldn't worry you this way

put me on for all our friends
with an old routine we planned
only now do the scripted lines escape

through quickened breath and shaking hands
the crystal glass reduced to desert sand
in the gears that grind to halt
well it really was my fault

(chorus)

cause i can still dance

i can still

i'm not broken 
can i have another chance
the curtain's closing
before our last dance

what
are you uncomfortable?
are you embarassed to be
or be seen with me
when i'm like this?

it doesn't hurt at all
so darling please turn the key

let the song repeat

(chorus)

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bedroom pop indie synthpop vocaloid vocal synth

i can still dance - ft. sf-a2 miki

i'm a songwriter (among other things) and i post my demos here!

includes original work, arrangements, and whatever else i happen to be working on at the moment.

thank you for listening.