Spiral in the Signal

This release contains only the music track from Base by Base Episode 399.

Song title: Spiral in the Signal
Original Base by Base episode: 399: Ménière disease: inner ear development and retinoic acid pathways

Article metadata:
Article title: Genome-wide analysis implicates inner ear development in Ménière disease
Journal: The American Journal of Human Genetics
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2026.05.011
Reference: Shi Z, Mandla R, Li J, et al. Genome-wide analysis implicates inner ear development in Ménière disease. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 2026;113:1–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2026.05.011

Lyrics:
Verse 1
Lights in the hallway, everything sways
A quiet storm in the inner maze
I chase the reason through the noise
Trying to name these phantom waves

Pre-Chorus
On bright screens, the patterns align
Little switches on the boundary line
Not fate, not flaw, just threads that bend
Where sense begins and spins again

Chorus
Deep house heartbeat, under the skin
Spiral in the signal—let the calm begin
If the code wrote echoes in the dark
We can trace that spark, trace that spark

Verse 2
Two notes in EYA, pulling different strings
Two tiny turns where the trouble sings
And somewhere enzymes count the light
Retinoic rivers set timing right

Bridge
Seven percent and still it matters
Small waves make glass rooms shatter
Vertigo, tinnitus, sleepless nights
All cross-linked in electric light
Hold steady—there’s a map in view

Final Chorus
Deep house heartbeat, under the skin
Spiral in the signal—let the calm begin
From developing halls where the first sounds start
We can trace that spark, trace that spark
Deep house heartbeat, we’re listening in
Spiral in the signal—let the hope roll in
Turn the noise to a blueprint in the dark
We can trace that spark, trace that spark