Static on the line tonight
Something in the room feels slow
Your shadow on the kitchen wall
Moves where the lights don’t go
I was saying something soft
But the words fell out of time
Like a cassette left in the sun
Warping every line
And you laugh a little low
Like you already know
This moment’s gonna drift away
Headlights sliding down the street
Silver through the blinds
Every second bends a bit
Slipping through my mind
Your voice is in the hallway now
Half a step behind
Like a song i almost learned
But never kept in time
And you say it’s getting late
But the night won’t close the gate
We’re floating somewhere in between
Soft electric in the air
Neon turning blue
I could stay inside this sound
If it stayed with you
But the tape begins to slow
And the room lets go
Of everything we never said
- Lyricist
Valerie Enfield
- Composer
Valerie Enfield
- Producer
Valerie Enfield
- Guitar
Valerie Enfield
- Vocals
Jaina Doeve
- Programming
Valerie Enfield
Listen to Between the Seconds by Valerie Enfield
Streaming / Download
- 1
New Topography (kienai kioku)
Valerie Enfield
- 2
That Must Be an Angel
Valerie Enfield
- 3
The sound of the street // Just as you are (avant-folk edit)
Valerie Enfield
- ⚫︎
Between the Seconds
Valerie Enfield
"New Topography" is a poetic, visually evocative track that quietly captures everyday moments through the lens of a camera. Bathed in soft light and subtle sounds, it delicately depicts small scenes on street corners and hillsides. Weaving together memory and the passage of time, it reflects the specialness hidden within daily life in an ambient pop style.
The track was inspired by the photographic movement "New Topographics."
In addition to the title track, the release includes four pieces:
"That Must Be an Angel," portraying nameless, fleeting miracles in everyday life,
an avant-folk version of "
The sound of the street // Just as you are,"
and "Between the Seconds," a lo-fi chillhop track where slow, cassette-like distortions, along with subtle movements of light and voice, bring out the tenderness and poignancy of each moment.
