How Shallow, How Deep

Prompt

[Intro – Barely audible, breathy female vocals, soft piano] I saw but a gleam, shining, peering Long I stood, brooding, hearing Of what my conscience did implore As my feet drew, crawling, nearing... [Verse 1 – Intimate, melancholic] Still but I rued, falling, fearing And a bliss was seen like never before An atheist? Nevermore... All my spirits grew stronger Methought should wait no longer No longer then did the beauty explore Diving in, for many more... [Pre-Chorus – Gentle strings slowly entering] Feeling the bed of the waters I keep The asking in my mind Of how shallow, how deep? Of how shallow... how deep? [Chorus – Ethereal harmonies, emotionally expansive] Oh, the waters, take me evermore Beyond the light, beyond the shore Where silence speaks of ancient lore And I am not who I was before... How shallow, how deep? How shallow, how deep? The waters call, and I implore... [Verse 2 – Dreamy, darker atmosphere] The waters which seemed eternal and risen And met the blues at the frozen horizon Made me lost in its silent lore So deafening was its silent lore Blinded me, off the worldly chore Waters! And sour? Nevermore... [Verse 3 – Lower, more vulnerable vocals] For as being a child I never knew That sinkers are more, divers are few And the waters which me doing adore Had the depth deepening only more The slowish silent waters, deepening only more Disguising the depth in the violent lore Meblinded, nevermore... [Chorus – Fuller strings, layered female harmonies] Oh, the waters, take me evermore Beyond the light, beyond the shore Where silence speaks of ancient lore And I am not who I was before... How shallow, how deep? How shallow, how deep? The waters call, and I implore... [Bridge – Music almost disappears, whispered vocals] With a hold of nerves and breath and sightin' In a squish and a splash, I went right in... And the stillness broke the existence of yore The immortal, eternal existence of yore... [Final Climax – Sweeping orchestral strings, soaring vocals] Broken by the rush onto the silent shore The stillness shattered forevermore... The world I knew... Would be no more... [Outro – Piano alone, almost whispered] Altered... For evermore... Altered... For evermore... Haunting cinematic dream pop with melancholic baroque pop influences. Slow tempo around 72 BPM. Deeply emotional, intimate and ethereal atmosphere, almost like a melancholic prayer. Soft, breathy, vulnerable low-register female vocals with delicate phrasing and haunting melodies. Begin with a sparse, melancholic piano and distant atmospheric textures. Gradually introduce lush orchestral strings, warm ambient pads, subtle electric guitar and restrained percussion. The verses should feel intimate, fragile and introspective, as if someone is quietly confessing something profound. The chorus should bloom into something beautiful, sorrowful and transcendent without becoming loud or aggressive. Create a feeling of nostalgia, spiritual wonder