You were high when you wrote this question, weren’t you.

Literally, if you take away the time and lyrics, what’s left is the karaoke backing track, and it’s a big part of why you feel the way you feel when you listen to the song, but the words and the tune are too.

A pattern of notes is a tune. A pattern of words is a poem. A pattern of vibes is a … what?

There isn’t a word for this, because there isn’t an effective way to record or communicate it without the words and/or music, so there’s need to talk about it without referring to the words and/or music that inspired it.

It’s the groove. And it’s in the heart.

the vibe doesn’t, or can’t, exist independently. it is an emergent property of the song and I’d probably call it the aura.

I’ll just leave this here

rhythm?

I very much appreciate how many different interpretations of the “vibes” you’re talking about. Some people are probably on the same page as you, but think different things are responsible for it.

Others are probably not understanding what you mean, but are trying to guess at what you mean.

I don’t really know which part of the music is left based on your description. The vibes hardly come from the lyrics at all for me – it’s all about the melodies/tunes and harmonies. Chords and stuff. Rhythms and timing. Keys. Tempo.

But I’m not sure what’s left that gives you personally “vibes”, especially since the “vibes” seem to come primarily from the lyrics to you, whereas the lyrics barely contribute to the vibes at all for me.

mood, timbre