If only I could write a song as good as Mike Heron's "Beautiful Stranger". The lyrics are dense, like a poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins but I think the most interesting aspect of the song is the pacing. The song starts out really slow, and you think "Hmmm, a quiet English ditty". You are lulled along until suddenly the singer raises his voice and the song becomes a full rocker. You get into the groove until the song ends, or so you think. There's some mysterious faint synth whispers and then the singer comes in with a quiet line and you realize the song is still going. Pacing is more than quiet/loud, slow/fast. It's also where you choose your transitions, how you execute them, and how well each part works on its own.
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