
the man i used to be
a collection of songs i wrote as a teenager and young adult but refined with some hindsight. it is an intimate look at the some of the events that shaped me into the man I am today.
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8 songs
5:32

Sung as a male/female duet with female high vocals, Keep the exact same musical style, structure, and emotional delivery, Do not change the instrumentation or tempo, Maintain the pacing of the final chorus exactly as is, After the final line “to keep our hearts near, ” gradually fade the instrumentation and add a subtle cinematic sound of a car engine starting and slowly driving away in the distance, The car sound should be soft, natural, and blended into the atmosphere — not loud or distracting, It should feel like the narrator driving away at dusk
4:44

Keep the exact same musical style, flow, rhythm, etc, but use the newly modified lyrics blending them in naturally if the cadence is slightly off from the original
5:38

ordinary soldier
v5.5
Same melody and tempo and BPM, same vocal tone and emotional intensity, Add in a little more electric guitar
3:52

Keep the exact same musical style, structure, and emotional delivery, Do not change the instrumentation or tempo, Maintain the pacing of the final chorus exactly as is, After the final line “to keep our hearts near, ” gradually fade the instrumentation and add a subtle cinematic sound of a car engine starting and slowly driving away in the distance, The car sound should be soft, natural, and blended into the atmosphere — not loud or distracting, It should feel like the narrator driving away at dusk
4:47

another time
v5.5
Keep the same musical composition, tempo, beats per minute, emotional intensity, This cover should be minor lyrical changes only
5:09

ordinary soldier
v5.5
Keep the exact musical structure, melody, and progression of the original track, Do not reinterpret or change the bridge or outro style, Apply the updated lyrics only, Bridge should build intensity into the final chorus, Outro should maintain the same tone and end clean, Do not change arrangement, pacing, or section transitions


