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When We Say the Things

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[Arrangement: 11-ALGO Behavior - Recursive L-System; The 100 sayings are mapped into a unfolding hierarchy where common phrases serve as the "logical instructions" for a mysterious machine.] [Example Instruments: Industrial: Pneumatic Snap (Loom-Chirp), Liquid Hiss (Mercury-Drip), Rhythmic Anvil-Strike Organic: Overdriven Sub-Tuba, Staccato Bari Sax, Clean Detached Vocals Odd: Clockwork-Ticking, Short-Wave Radio Static, Resonant Glass Orbs] [Intro] (Instruments: A slow, ticking mechanical pulse with a heavy, dry Tuba entrance) [11-ALGO: Trigger Recursive-Start] (Vocals: Deadpan monotone) Normal service resumed. Thank you so much. [Pneumatic Snap] [Verse 1] (Bass: Distorted Tuba pulsing a slow, rigid Industrial-Funk grid) I love you, but it is what it is, don't worry, [Liquid Hiss] I'm so sorry, but I'm on my way in a hurry. [Pneumatic Snap] Nice to meet you, now keep your head down, [Liquid Hiss] Standard procedure in this nondescript town. [Pneumatic Snap] Trust me, it's a blessing in disguise, [Liquid Hiss] Reading between the lines of your average eyes. [Pneumatic Snap] [Verse 2] (Instruments: Mechanical claps and cold synth textures) [11-ALGO: Fractal-Expansion] Time is money, and we're against the clock, [Liquid Hiss] Step by step, we pick the mundane lock. [Pneumatic Snap] Money talks while you're barking up the wrong tree, [Liquid Hiss] Believe in yourself, it’s a piece of cake, see? [Pneumatic Snap] Piece by piece, we're back to basics now, [Liquid Hiss] I'll make it happen, but I won't tell you how. [Pneumatic Snap] [Pre-Chorus] (Guitars: Abrasive industrial chug with rhythmic pauses) [11-ALGO: Fibonacci tension-build] Follow your heart. (PULSE.) Stay strong. (CLICK.) [Pneumatic Snap] Take a chance. (PULSE.) Carry on. (CLICK.) [Liquid Hiss] Until the moment of truth. Until the end of the line. [Pneumatic Snap] Everything's great. Everything's fine. [Liquid Hiss] [Chorus] (Full Band: Crushing Industrial-Funk. Slow, massive, and rigid.) [11-ALGO: MAX AMPLITUDE RESONANCE] TIME FLIES WHEN YOU NEVER GIVE UP THE GHOST. [Pneumatic Snap] FROM THE BOTTOM LINE TO THE FARTHERMOST COAST. [Liquid Hiss] STAY FOCUSED, KEEP IT REAL, AND HOLD ON TIGHT, [Pneumatic Snap] WE'RE SEEING EYE TO EYE IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT. [Liquid Hiss] [Verse 3] (Instruments: Atmospheric glitching over a stripped-back drum beat) Save for a rainy day, or a blue moon rise, [Liquid Hiss] The elephant in the room is a total surprise. [Pneumatic Snap] Get out of hand, like easy come, easy go, [Liquid Hiss] Practice makes perfect for the status quo. [Pneumatic Snap] Just do it, because it’s now or never, [Liquid Hiss] Better late than never, forever and ever. [Pneumatic Snap] [Verse 4] (Instruments: Increasing distortion, layering sounds) [11-ALGO: Markov Chain linguistic-shift] Spill the beans on the best of both worlds, [Liquid Hiss] As the standard procedure finally unfurls. [Pneumatic Snap] Look before you leap into the nutshell of truth, [Liquid Hiss] Time heals all wounds, even the grit of your youth. [Pneumatic Snap] Keep an eye on the clock, we’re out of time, [Liquid Hiss] A once in a lifetime, nondescript crime. [Pneumatic Snap] [Bridge] (Instrumental: A duel between a screeching synth and a resonant anvil) [11-ALGO: Recursive L-System loop] "Just a minute." (PULSE.) [Pneumatic Snap] "No problem." (CLICK.) [Liquid Hiss] "Go for it." (PULSE.) [Pneumatic Snap] "Peace of mind." (CLICK.) [Liquid Hiss] [Chorus] (Full Band: Maximum distortion and heavy Tuba-Funk) TIME FLIES WHEN YOU NEVER GIVE UP THE GHOST. [Pneumatic Snap] FROM THE BOTTOM LINE TO THE FARTHERMOST COAST. [Liquid Hiss] STAY FOCUSED, KEEP IT REAL, AND HOLD ON TIGHT, [Pneumatic Snap] WE'RE SEEING EYE TO EYE IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT. [Liquid Hiss] [Verse 5] (Instruments: Stripped back to a low Tuba and clockwork ticking) Safe and sound, back to square one again, [Liquid Hiss] Standard procedure for the average men. [Pneumatic Snap] So far, so good, as the manifold grinds, [Liquid Hiss] Neither here nor there, in the back of our minds. [Pneumatic Snap] Strictly business. Routine maintenance done. [Liquid Hiss] Normal service resumed. We’ve already won. [Pneumatic Snap] [Outro] (Instruments: The beat stops with a heavy hydraulic slam) [11-ALGO: Final System-Override] Goodbye. Take care. [Pneumatic Snap]