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| author | St33v <github@f3rr3t.com> | 2026-01-29 17:46:34 +1100 |
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| committer | St33v <github@f3rr3t.com> | 2026-01-29 17:46:34 +1100 |
| commit | 1c6b05b1ccf3609b7b36fd6a4bd140b3c0b74c56 (patch) | |
| tree | 659dd9727395976e73a20fd3db9dbc19a12f5069 /sotd/2016-01-29-pluto/release.eno | |
| parent | fd0fce4ca473514933a1fce11c8ee2fc938daff0 (diff) | |
add sotd dunky and pluto: PoC
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diff --git a/sotd/2016-01-29-pluto/release.eno b/sotd/2016-01-29-pluto/release.eno new file mode 100644 index 0000000..eb1662c --- /dev/null +++ b/sotd/2016-01-29-pluto/release.eno @@ -0,0 +1,105 @@ +title: (Pluto Is | Is Pluto) A Planet! +permalink: sotd-2016-01-29 +date: 2016-01-29 + +release_artist: Song of the Day + + +--synopsis +I was number nine, a proud little sphere, +Drifting in darkness, year after year. +They taught me in schools, I had my own place, +Till science came ‘round and wiped off my face. +--synopsis + +more_label: Lyrics + +--more +[Verse 1] +[Pluto's voice] +I was number nine, a proud little sphere, +Drifting in darkness, year after year. +They taught me in schools, I had my own place, +Till science came ‘round and wiped off my face. + +[Verse 2] +[Astronomer's voice] +You’re cute, no doubt, with your frosty glow, +But rules are rules, and now you know: +Too much debris in your orbital lane, +A planet clears house; that’s the game. + +[synth break] +[Chorus; Pluto's voice] +I’m not just dust, I’m a cosmic sprite, +Spinning in the Kuiper with pride and spite. +Say what you will; I’m small but brash. +You can’t erase me, I’m planetary panache. + +[pause] +[Verse 3;] +[Astronomer's voice] +I peer through the scopes with precision and care, +Your orbit's askew? That’s just not fair. +Your path’s too wild, your size too slight— +A planet clears house but you gave up the fight. + +[Verse 4] +[Pluto's voice] +Hey now, Earthlings, I’ve got moons galore— +Charon and crew, who could ask for more? +I’ve got ice volcanoes, I’ve got a heart, +What other “dwarf” pulls that kind of art? + +[Bridge] +[Pluto's voice] +They changed the rules when I wasn’t looking, +Demoted me while the cosmos kept cooking. +But kids still draw me with a smiley face! +A lonely rock with a lot of grace. + +[drop] + +[Chorus; together] +I’m not just dust, I’m a cosmic sprite, +Spinning in the Kuiper in endless night. +Say what you will; I’m small but brash. +Now you know me, I’ve got panache. + +[Spoken Interlude: soft synth pad and cosmic wind] +[Pluto's voice ] +(You found me in 1930.) +(Named me the ninth.) +(I circled quietly, distant, dutiful.) +(But before I could even complete a single orbit…) +(they took it all away.) +[drop] +(Seventy-six Earth years; Just a third of a Pluto year.) +(Not even one birthday.) +(The Cake Is A Lie) + +[Verse 5; Mournful, slow, minor key] +[Pluto's voice] +Out past the giants where starlight fades, +I drift through the dark in elliptical shades. +The sun is a speck, my days are slow... +No one comes calling in this frozen show. + +My heart may be ice, but it beats just the same, +Etched on my surface like love and shame. +Demoted, alone, with no golden ring... +Just echoes of children who used to sing. + +[Final Chorus; softer, half-time feel] +[Pluto's voice] +I’m not just dust, I’m a cosmic sprite, +King of the Kuiper at the edge of night. +Say what you will; I’m small but brash! +Please don't forget me, (We can't forget you) +I’m planetary panache. + +[Outro: tubular bells + slow fade] +… ∞ … //\\ … . . . +... +[end] +--more |
