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Memory & Recall
Entry #0810
The reason the tune returns before the words do
The tune returns first because melody is stored in a separate auditory-motor loop that survives when the verbal trace decays, scaffolding lyric retrieval.
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#0810
Words ride the melody, not the other way around. When the verbal trace fades, the tune survives as a ghost train — play it, and the words climb back on.