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diff --git a/st33vTM/endOfMusic/end/track.eno b/st33vTM/endOfMusic/end/track.eno deleted file mode 100644 index d981db0..0000000 --- a/st33vTM/endOfMusic/end/track.eno +++ /dev/null @@ -1,71 +0,0 @@ -cover: -description = A desert landscape strewn with broken musical instruments. -file = 1400-track1.jpg - -more_label: Lyrics - ---more - -We gather here to mark the passing -Of song, of sound, of joy once known -It is said that heart has left the music -And all that’s left is cold as stone - -[Mini-Chorus] -This is the end of music — again! - -[Verse 1] -They feared the worldly airs and dances, -Passion in a minstrel’s art -They said “too much will stir the body, -And tempt the weak of heart” -[delicate lute or guitar flourishes beneath] - -[Mini-Chorus] -This is the end of music — again! - -[Verse 2] -When the organ grinder’s barrel turned -And the music box began to play -They said “these cogs will choke the spirit, -And drive the troubadours away” -[soft tambourine accents, rustle of crank handles] - -[Mini-Chorus] -This is the end of music — again! - -[Verse 3] -The needle hit the vinyl spinning -A backbeat set the hips aflame -They banned the twist, they cursed young Elvis, -And swore the world would never be the same -[hint of crowd screams fading into tape hiss] - -[Mini-Chorus] -This is the end of music — again! - -[Verse 4 – late 20th century studio vibe; warm electric piano, synth pads, steady kick] -Then came the screens, the glowing faders -D. A. W. that bent both time and tone -We cut and pasted perfect moments -But lost a little of the unknown -[gentle 4/4 pulse, slightly metronomic, to imply regularisation] - -[Mini-Chorus] -This is the end of music — again! - -[Verse 5] -Now algorithms flood the airwaves -With echoes dressed in borrowed skin -They mine the soul, they strip the voices, -And call the hollow heart a win -[gradual crescendo, real strings and human breath sounds] - -[Final Chorus] -This is the end of music — again! -We’ve heard it all before, my friend -And still the song begins anew -The end is never quite the end - -The end is never quite the end ---more |