POUSSE

5) GROW — singable long version

album function: gentle move into action, the motion begins

energy: upright, alive, lightly joyful

sound color: organic pulse, clear heartbeat, rising melody without blast

kairophony: living codic DNA, growth dynamic (m̥ → uː → ĩ / õ → iː), light pulse (ra / pa), clear breath (ɸ)

verse 1 – intimate

close voice, calm tempo, soft pulse

In my chest, a field of green,

[codic DNA, germination] m̥ uː

in my hand, a line I feel,

[codic DNA, axis] ↗ ĩ ↗ uː

in my mind, one simple phrase,

[codic DNA, clarity] iː

in this day, a place for me.

[codic DNA, opening] w o ʊ

I can feel the gentle rise,

[codic DNA, soft pressure] m̥ m̥

I can feel the steady beat,

[codic DNA, regular pulse] ra . pa .

I can feel the time inside,

[sustain] uːː

I can feel my steps grow deep.

[codic DNA, soft steps] ra .

verse 2 – opening

slightly fuller rhythm, rising melody

I take one step into the light,

[codic DNA, step] ra . pa .

I draw one sign into the air,

[codic DNA, gesture] w o ʊ

I make one choice that sounds like me,

[codic DNA, alignment] m̥ uː

I let the movement take me there.

[codic DNA, flow] ↗ uː

The earth responds beneath my feet,

[codic DNA, grounding] mɔ mɔ

my body finds a softer curve,

[codic DNA, curve] w o ʊ w o ʊ

my breath becomes a simple stream,

[codic DNA, breath] ɸ uːː

and all that shakes becomes a nerve of light.

[codic DNA, transmutation] ↗ ĩ ↗ õ ↗ iː

I grow to the height of a human,

[codic DNA, vertical] uː

I grow to the reach of a hand,

[codic DNA, tactile] m̥

I grow with the pulse of the living,

[codic DNA, pulse] ra . pa .

I grow where relation stands.

[codic DNA, link] w o ʊ

chorus – open, memorable

melodic opening, soft choir possible

It grows.

[codic DNA] uː

It calls.

[codic DNA] ĩ

It blooms.

[codic DNA] iː

It grows in me,

[codic DNA, inner] m̥ uː

it grows between us,

[codic DNA, link] w o ʊ

it grows through the world.

[codic DNA, wide] uːːː

It grows.

[codic DNA] uː

So slow,

[codic DNA, breath line] uː

so real.

[codic DNA, clarity] iː

It grows in me,

[codic DNA] m̥ uː

it grows between us,

[codic DNA] w o ʊ

it grows through the world.

[codic DNA, wide] uːːː

verse 3 – wider

broader texture, continuous movement

I walk beyond the waiting ground,

[codic DNA, release] m̥ . . .

I choose the rising seed of change,

[codic DNA, ascent] ↗ uː

I move beside the other seeds,

[codic DNA, plurality] ra . pa . ra .

I hear the forest make its name.

[codic DNA, expansion] w o ʊ w o ʊ

Each gesture gives another branch,

[codic DNA, growth] ↗ uː

each word becomes a little road,

[codic DNA, line] w o ʊ

each gaze opens a living space,

[codic DNA, light] iːː

each day reshapes the form I hold.

[sustain] uːː

I rise with the slow unfolding,

[codic DNA, gentle vertical] ↗ ĩ

I move with the quiet dance,

[codic DNA, rhythm] ra . pa .

I sing with the shared becoming,

[codic DNA, choir] w o ʊ

I live in the longer chance.

[codic DNA, long] uːːː

chorus – variation

same theme, brighter shade

It grows.

[codic DNA] uː

It joins.

[codic DNA] w o ʊ

It shines.

[codic DNA] iː

It grows in me,

[codic DNA] m̥ uː

it grows between us,

[codic DNA] w o ʊ

it grows through the world.

[codic DNA, wide] uːːː

It grows.

[codic DNA] uː

It moves.

[codic DNA, motion] ↗ uː

It sings.

[codic DNA, bright resonance] iː

It grows in me,

[codic DNA] m̥ uː

it grows between us,

[codic DNA] w o ʊ

it grows through the world.

[codic DNA, wide] uːːː

coda – open, choir-friendly

slow slightly, voices together

Grow again,

[codic DNA] uː

grow together,

[codic DNA] w o ʊ

grow alive.

[codic DNA, final lift] ↗ iːːː

Grow in me,

[codic DNA] m̥ uː

grow between us,

[codic DNA] w o ʊ

grow through the world.

[codic DNA, final expansion] uːːː