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Siouxsie and the Banshees

Spellbound

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0:00-0:13 Establishes the running contract

A short instrumental opening sets the fast, patterned motion before the lyric arrives. The track does not build toward its pulse; it enters already organized, with guitar and percussion defining the form’s main terms.

0:13-1:13 Introduces the voice and proves the refrain

The first vocal span lays out the nursery-nightmare frame: From the cradle bars, no choice, laughter through walls. Around 0:55 the writing turns from verse narration into the repeated command-image of Following the footsteps / Of a rag doll dance, making the refrain the song’s first real formal anchor.

1:13-1:27 Extends the hook before resetting

The vocal idea lingers in refrain territory rather than moving straight on. This short stretch confirms that the hook can carry the song by repetition, then clears enough space for the next lyric scene to enter.

1:27-2:24 Reloads the verse/refrain cycle

A second cycle returns the same fast contract with sharper lyric action: elders forgetting, bodies thrown down stairs, toys going berserk. By 2:06 the rag doll dance refrain comes back, not as a new destination but as proof that each image is being pulled into the same pattern.

2:24-2:55 Withholds the voice

The song moves through an instrumental break while the established motion continues. The absence of the lead vocal matters formally: it suspends the lyric cycle without dissolving the track’s forward drive.

2:55-3:18 Final refrain and clipped ending

The refrain returns at 2:55, repeats once more at 3:02, then gives the final named state: We are entranced, spellbound. After that, the track tightens toward a brief closing release and cuts into silence around 3:15 rather than stretching out a resolution.

Last updated Aug 20, 2026 · Written with GPT-5.5 · Galdr 0.7.0.dev0 · Inner Ear Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite

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