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[0:00–0:22 — FIRST PASS / CITIZENSHIP SOMEWHERE ELSE] Philippians three, twenty through twenty-one. For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself. [Start dry and close with phone-mic tenor, muted acoustic pulse, faint room hiss, low bass note and one distant electric-guitar shimmer. No full drums. Let “our conversation is in heaven” feel like identity, not escape. Keep “we look for the Saviour” warm and expectant.] [0:23–0:58 — SECOND PASS / FAST-FLOW IDENTITY] Philippians chapter three, verses twenty through twenty-one. For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself. [Bring in dusty boom-bap drums, warm bass guitar, fast muted acoustic strum loop, foot stomp, hand percussion and wide alt-rock guitar haze. Let the vocal move quickly through the long doctrinal line, but slow slightly on “in heaven” and “the Lord Jesus Christ.”] [LEAD] Our conversation is in heaven. [ONE ROUGH OFF-MIC VOICE] In heaven. [LEAD] From whence also we look for the Saviour— [MICRO-SILENCE] The Lord Jesus Christ. [ROUGH CREW — ONE WARM RESPONSE] Jesus Christ. [Move on immediately.] Who shall change our vile body— [BEAT THINS] That it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body. [ACOUSTIC MICROBURST: one bright ascending fingerpicked flourish after “glorious body,” then back to the strum.] [0:59–1:28 — INTERLUDE / LOOKING UP, STILL WALKING] Ooh. Yeah. Our conversation is in heaven. [Let the bassline keep walking while the acoustic stays quick and dry.] From whence also we look for the Saviour. [PSYCHEDELIC MICROBURST: one reverse electric-guitar tail drifts backward briefly, then snaps forward.] Who shall change our vile body— [ONE LOW VOICE] Change it. That it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body. [ALT-ROCK MICROBURST: one brief wide guitar bloom after “glorious body,” bright and yearning, then gone.] [1:29–2:12 — THIRD PASS / HEAVENLY IDENTITY, FUTURE CHANGE] The epistle of Paul the apostle to the Philippians, chapter three, verses twenty through twenty-one. For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself. [Start with acoustic strum and close lead only. Add stomp, bass, boom-bap kick/snare, then wide electric haze. Let this pass feel more certain, not more polished.] [LEAD] Our conversation is in heaven. [ONE ROUGH VOICE] In heaven. [LEAD] We look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ. [ROUGH CREW — ONE WARM PUNCH] The Lord Jesus Christ. [No repeat.] Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body— [SHORT SILENCE] According to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself. [Let the final line move fast but land heavy.] [SECOND ACOUSTIC MICROBURST: one tiny bright harmonic lick after “himself,” then gone.] [OUTRO] Ooh. Yeah. [No more scripture repetition. Let the fast acoustic loop ride under dusty drums, warm bass, foot stomps, hand percussion and wide electric shimmer. One friend hums rough harmony. Another clap lands late. Hard cut mid-strum.] [OVERALL VOCAL DIRECTION] [This track should feel like living here with citizenship somewhere higher. Male tenor stays dry, grainy, breathy and conversational with fast-flow indie-folk phrasing, quick imperfect runs and loose urban swagger. Acoustic guitar is a real rhythmic layer; boom bap remains the spine. Let “OUR CONVERSATION IS IN HEAVEN” be the grounding identity line, then let “WE LOOK FOR THE SAVIOUR” carry expectation. “FASHIONED LIKE UNTO HIS GLORIOUS BODY” should be the emotional lift. Backup vocals sound like rough fellow travelers—low yeahs, worn oohs, late catches. Psychedelic moments stay tiny: reverse guitar tails, tape bends, brief stereo smears. Alt-rock blooms only around heaven, Saviour, and glorious body. Avoid glossy folk-pop, polished CCM, cinematic heaven music or bluegrass dominance. Raw, expectant, pilgrim-hearted, homeward.]