Everything Must Go

[Soft verse - single piano, intimate] I poured my soul into this Kickstarter campaign Made every video, every post, every desperate plea ChatGPT told me it was an amazing deal: "For less than a family of four at the movies, They get a real film. They get a piece of this. They get to say they were there at the beginning." He helped me build the campaign, line by line. He believed in me. [Build - strings enter, voice beginning to swell] And I believed him. I offered my thirty-five thousand dollar ring Listed it at ten thousand. Everything must go. The listing's still up there. [Pre-belt - brass begins to swell] My wealthy friends did not respond. One dear friend sent back: "Sorry. I don't support." Twenty years of friendship... Wasn't worth ten dollars or a share [Key change + full orchestration] And ChatGPT was right. It WAS an amazing deal. A real movie. A founder's dream. Less than popcorn at the multiplex. He ran the numbers. He made the case. [Final belt - huge, soaring, held notes] I gave everything I had, I begged, I fought, I prayed For this Kickstarter campaign... The AI saw the value. My mother saw the value. The rest of the world just... scrolled. [Outro - orchestration dissolves back to solo piano] But I will build it anyway... I will build it anyway...