Strict Tempo | Orchestral Complextro & Symphonic Finale [VECTOR Album - Track 10]

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"Strict Tempo" is the grand finale of VECTOR. It is the album’s magnum opus, bringing the journey to a complex, cinematic close.
This track is the ultimate fusion of the conservatory and the club. Opening with a solitary cello and the mechanical click of a metronome, it evolves into a massive symphonic arrangement. Lyrically, it describes a relationship that is fundamentally out of sync, using technical musical terminology—downbeats, syncopation, and rushing—to map the disconnect. The track features a rare "Rubato" bridge, where the music slows down to a near-halt before accelerating back into a chaotic, virtuoso drop.

Musical Style: Symphonic EDM, Orchestral Progressive House, Complextro
BPM: 128 (Variable in Bridge)
Key: C Minor

Lyrics:
[Intro]
(Mechanical Metronome clicking)
(Solo Cello)
(Grand Piano)
[Verse 1]
The metal arm is swinging left to right
Cutting up the room
I’m waiting for the downbeat
But you enter in too soon
I’m dragging on the verse
Trying to slow the motion down
But you are rushing forward
Chasing after every sound
We’re never on the one
[Pre-Chorus]
It’s a dissonant collision
Lacking all precision
I count to four
(One, two, three, four)
But you are out the door
Before I reach the end
[Chorus]
We can’t hold the strict tempo
You’re running in double time
I’m moving in slow motion
Falling behind the rhyme
The click track is screaming
Into my ear
But the rhythm section
Is disappearing
We can’t hold the strict tempo
[Drop]
(Conductor's baton tap)
(Orchestral Blast)
(Tem-Tem-Tempo)
[Verse 2]
You treat silence like a mistake
That you have to fill with noise
I need a measure of rest
To find some kind of poise
It’s syncopated chaos
When we try to talk
I’m walking on the pavement
You’re running down the block
[Pre-Chorus]
It’s a dissonant collision
Lacking all precision
I count to four
(One, two, three, four)
But you are out the door
Before I reach the end
[Chorus]
We can’t hold the strict tempo
You’re running in double time
I’m moving in slow motion
Falling behind the rhyme
The click track is screaming
Into my ear
But the rhythm section
Is disappearing
We can’t hold the strict tempo
[Bridge]
(Tempo slows down - Rubato)
Stop the clock.
Cut the wire.
Burn the sheet music.
Throw it in the fire.
(Metronome accelerates: 80... 100... 128 BPM)
[Final Drop]
(Harmonized Supersaws & Violins)
[Outro]
(The weight slides down the metronome arm)
(Clicking stops)
(Silence)

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