Until I Had None Left To Give

So, I already had an entry for this challenge, and would have loved to have done something using my voice, etc., but I do not really have the resources or the budget for that. My first entry was solely the lyrics and structure, with lots of information about how I would have composed it if I had the time, resources, and skills.

So for my next couple of entries, I've opted for AI music generation. I am in two minds about it, as I value the creation of music organically by people, but as it is allowed for the basis of this challenge, I've been a bit lenient on my ideology. I told it I wanted it to be symphonic metal, post-hardcore, and no-wave. It mostly produced a post-hardcore/metalcore song, which is fine.

Here is the track in all its glory, followed by the lyrics.

Intro

Chant chant chant chant

decant the descent

Chant chant chant chant

descent by the cent

Verse One

When we first learn to count,

when we are so young, so naïve.

we learn to count in easy sets

we learn to count in easy sets

I started with so many, an arbitrary

number or value, heavy, with meaning

Chorus

But we are happy, if we are happy?

can we be happy? if we are destined to lose out on all that we gave, all that we were, when we're buried with the remains of our bodies or charred to ash, as the metal is removed and given to our loved ones to pour down a well, down a gutter straight to hell

Diversion (I actually meant this as a cue, rather than part of the words, but love that the AI included it)

argh, we live, we breathe, we die, we live, we count, we lie

Verse Two

I started with say, 100, that many?

As the time marched on, as life moved

on and up, I lost 10, not many?

Hurt myself, hurt others, lost 10

again, another and another 10

are you keeping count, keeping score?

Chorus

But we are happy, if we are happy?

can we be happy? if we are destined to lose out on all that we gave, all that we were, when we're buried with the remains of our bodies or charred to ash, as the metal is removed and given to our loved ones to pour down a well, down a gutter straight to hell

Bridge

Another 10 down the drain

another 10 felt the pain

another 10 Astro plane

saw the hurt in others caused

by others, selfishly, aimlessly

for greed, creed, propaganda

and more, 10 dropped, 10 left

I kept losing and losing

10 after 10 until

I had no fucks left to give

Final Chorus/Outro

But we are happy, if we are happy?

can we be happy? if we are destined to lose out on all that we gave, all that we were, when we're buried with the remains of our bodies or charred to ash, as the metal is removed and given to our loved ones to pour down a well, down a gutter straight to hell

10 after 10 until

I had no fucks left to give

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Thanks for reading/listening

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