[verse] Got the best of intentions [Drums: kick on 1 & 3, snare on 2 & 4, closed hats steady 8ths] [Bass: warm, fingerstyle, root-5th boogie groove in A mixolydian] Those intentions do me in [Guitar_L: crunchy power chords on downbeats] I have to face that I alone Are responsible for my ruin [Guitar_R: short bluesy fills between vocal lines] I know what I need to do What I have to, to succeed The script has been written I have to learn how to read [pre-chorus] Those around me are at a loss [Drums: slight crash accents on bar starts; bass more syncopated] They don't seem to understand Why I’m struggling with this Why I don't have a plan [chorus] It's because of who I am [Full Band: both guitars open up; organ pad underneath] To me, it's no surprise [Gang vocals: doubled, slightly panned for width] Why everything's so hard I'm the author of my own demise [verse] It's a serious situation [Drums: back to tight groove; guitar_L palm-muted power chords] But my actions contradict I go with my instincts With an outcome I predict My two steps forward Mean there's as much back [Bass: quick walk-up before “My planning is faulty”] My planning is faulty Anything beyond’s where I lack [pre-chorus] Those around me are at a loss They don't seem to understand Why I’m struggling with this Why I don't have a plan [chorus] It's because of who I am To me, it's no surprise Why everything's so hard I'm the author of my own demise [end] [Outro: repeat main riff; guitars bend into fade, cowbell riding on quarter notes] ==================== SUNO INSTRUMENTATION TEMPLATE ==================== # TEMPO : <110 BPM> # TIME_SIGNATURE : <4/4> # KEY : # MODE : # PRIMARY_GENRE : # SECONDARY_STYLES : , # MOOD_DESCRIPTORS : , , # INSTRUMENTATION -------------------------------------------------------- DRUMS : BASS : GUITAR_L : GUITAR_R : KEYS/SYNTH : AUXILIARY : , # STRUCTURAL CUES -------------------------------------------------------- INTRO : | 4 bars VERSE : | 8 bars PRE-CHORUS : | 4 bars CHORUS : | 8 bars BRIDGE : | 4 bars SOLO/INSTR : | 8 bars OUTRO : | 8 bars # MIX & FX NOTES --------------------------------------------------------- LOUDNESS : <-11 LUFS target; warm analog compression> PANNING : DYNAMICS : ; TAIL FX : ; ==========================================================================

The VSB - The Author Of My Own Demise s22v01.3.008