Fair Trade #90sFrenzy by The Hepcat

💾 #90sFrenzy CHALLENGE - Let's bring the 90s back! 📼

Join the crew! To participate:
• Pick a year (1990-99) and include it in your Style Summary.
• Max 10 entries (1 per year). Fresh 2026 songs only!
• Add #90sFrenzy to your song title.
• Post your track on AIU Discord: https://discord.gg/pqGvY2kyB2

👉 Nominate a friend and copy these rules into your song description to keep the party going! 🧢

[Band Profile: Acridic Lollipops]
[Style: Grunge Power Ballad]
[Caleb: Intimate Low Vocals to Gritty Belting]
[Marco: Acoustic Guitar Verse / Heavy Distortion Chorus]
[Sly: Weeping Lead Guitar Fills]
[Jiles: Melodic Fretless Bass]
[Animal: Slow Heavy Groove]

[Intro]
[Instrumental: Marco playing strummed acoustic guitar]
[Jiles plays sad melodic bass line]
[Sly adds subtle volume swells]

[Verse 1: Caleb - Soft, Intimate, storytelling]
Mmm
Daddy brought home a newspaper yesterday
Threw it in the corner
Said it made him ashamed
I don't know what it says
But it must be bad
And when he looks at me
His eyes are so sad
[Bass gets louder]
The other kids in the neighborhood all went to see the parade
Daddy said we were better off stayin' away
Said it's the kind of thing that can make a man go mad
And when he looks at me
His eyes are so sad

[Pre-Chorus: Building Tension - Drums enter]
[Caleb: Voice cracking with emotion]
And I'm sad too
Mommy...

[Chorus: Explosion - Heavy Distortion - Wall of Sound]
[Caleb: Belting with Anger]
Trading my brother's blood for oil
Was never a fair trade
You paint the flag across my face
Call it honor
Call it brave
Trading my brother's blood for oil
Was never a fair trade
You change the channel when it hurts
Then tell me heroes never fade

[Verse 2: Caleb - Gritty but quiet]
[Music drops to Bass and Drums mostly]
The man on the news said it wasn't gonna last too long
But the kids at school
They're all takin' bets
On how many will be gone
[Guitar builds up slowly]
And now the man on the news said they dropped the first bombs
But at least
Mommy
It's far away
So I guess we should just go on

[Pre-Chorus: Rising Volume]
But it's not so far away
Mommy...

[Chorus: Maximum Volume Anthem]
Trading my brother's blood for oil
Was never a fair trade
You paint the flag across my face
Call it honor
Call it brave
Trading my brother's blood for oil
Was never a fair trade
You change the channel when it hurts
Then tell me heroes never fade!

[Guitar Solo: Sly - Emotional Bluesy Solo with Wah Pedal]
[Rhythm section heavy and driving]

[Outro]
[Music slows down]
Trading my brother's blood...
(Never a fair trade)
Trading my brother's blood...
[Acoustic Guitar Fade Out]
[Caleb Whisper]
His eyes are so sad.
[End]

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💾 #90sFrenzy CHALLENGE - Let's bring the 90s back! 📼 Join the crew! To participate: • Pick a year (1990-99) and include it in your Style Summary. • Max 10 entries (1 per year). Fresh 2026 songs only! • Add #90sFrenzy to your song title. • Post your track on AIU Discord: https://discord.gg/pqGvY2kyB2 👉 Nominate a friend and copy these rules into your song description to keep the party going! 🧢 [Band Profile: Acridic Lollipops] [Style: Grunge Power Ballad] [Caleb: Intimate Low Vocals to Gritty Belting] [Marco: Acoustic Guitar Verse / Heavy Distortion Chorus] [Sly: Weeping Lead Guitar Fills] [Jiles: Melodic Fretless Bass] [Animal: Slow Heavy Groove] [Intro] [Instrumental: Marco playing strummed acoustic guitar] [Jiles plays sad melodic bass line] [Sly adds subtle volume swells] [Verse 1: Caleb - Soft, Intimate, storytelling] Mmm Daddy brought home a newspaper yesterday Threw it in the corner Said it made him ashamed I don't know what it says But it must be bad And when he looks at me His eyes are so sad [Bass gets louder] The other kids in the neighborhood all went to see the parade Daddy said we were better off stayin' away Said it's the kind of thing that can make a man go mad And when he looks at me His eyes are so sad [Pre-Chorus: Building Tension - Drums enter] [Caleb: Voice cracking with emotion] And I'm sad too Mommy... [Chorus: Explosion - Heavy Distortion - Wall of Sound] [Caleb: Belting with Anger] Trading my brother's blood for oil Was never a fair trade You paint the flag across my face Call it honor Call it brave Trading my brother's blood for oil Was never a fair trade You change the channel when it hurts Then tell me heroes never fade [Verse 2: Caleb - Gritty but quiet] [Music drops to Bass and Drums mostly] The man on the news said it wasn't gonna last too long But the kids at school They're all takin' bets On how many will be gone [Guitar builds up slowly] And now the man on the news said they dropped the first bombs But at least Mommy It's far away So I guess we should just go on [Pre-Chorus: Rising Volume] But it's not so far away Mommy... [Chorus: Maximum Volume Anthem] Trading my brother's blood for oil Was never a fair trade You paint the flag across my face Call it honor Call it brave Trading my brother's blood for oil Was never a fair trade You change the channel when it hurts Then tell me heroes never fade! [Guitar Solo: Sly - Emotional Bluesy Solo with Wah Pedal] [Rhythm section heavy and driving] [Outro] [Music slows down] Trading my brother's blood... (Never a fair trade) Trading my brother's blood... [Acoustic Guitar Fade Out] [Caleb Whisper] His eyes are so sad. [End]

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