
Let Them Talk
[TITLE: LET THEM TALK] [LONG EMOTIONAL INTRO] [20–25 SECONDS] [CLEAN ELECTRIC GUITAR ONLY] [JAPANESE-INSPIRED BITTERSWEET MELODY] [SINGLE-NOTE GUITAR] [DARK MINOR KEY] [BEAUTIFUL] [LONELY] [STRONG BUT FRAGILE] [NO ACOUSTIC GUITAR] [NO DRUMS] [NO BASS] [THE GUITAR MELODY SLOWLY BECOMES MORE INTENSE] [YOUNG FEMALE VOCAL] [VERY SOFT] [INTIMATE] [EMOTIONALLY EXPOSED] Let them talk... [SHORT PAUSE] [ONE SECOND ABSOLUTE SILENCE] [MASSIVE FULL-BAND EXPLOSION] [HEAVY DISTORTED GUITAR] [DEEP MELODIC BASS] [VERY FAST 2-BEAT] [EXPLOSIVE DRUMS] [NO GRADUAL BUILD] [VERSE 1] [FAST MELODIC VOCAL] [LOW HEAVY GUITAR] [NO SHOUTING] When I was a kid Everybody loved the game So I thought I had to love it too Everyone was talking Everyone was watching I just wanted To fit in Maybe I never Loved it that much Maybe I just wanted To be like everyone else [PRE-CHORUS] [MELODIC RAP-LIKE PHRASING] [FAST BUT SINGING] Then I grew up Everyone had The same things The same names The same clothes “Don't you have one?” Maybe they didn't mean anything But somehow I felt I had to So I bought it So I wore it Just to feel Like I belonged [CHORUS] [HIGH BEAUTIFUL FEMALE VOCAL] [EMOTIONAL] [EXTREMELY CATCHY] [NO SHOUTING] [NO CROWD] [NO GANG VOCALS] LET THEM TALK! LET THEM SAY WHAT THEY WANT! I DON'T NEED THEIR ANSWER! I DON'T NEED THEIR APPROVAL! LET THEM TALK! I'LL KEEP WALKING MY OWN WAY! I KNOW WHO I AM NOW! [VERSE 2] [VERY FAST] [HEAVY DISTORTED GUITAR] [DRIVING MELODIC BASS] Then I became an adult I wanted people To see me differently I wanted to look cool I wanted to look successful So I bought things I couldn't really afford I cared about What people saw More than Who I really was I was building A better-looking version Of somebody I didn't even know [PRE-CHORUS 2] [BUILDING EMOTION] And one day I looked at myself And thought What the hell Am I doing? I'm just becoming The same as everybody else Where did my Individuality go? Where did I go? [SHORT INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] [FAST SINGLE-NOTE GUITAR] [OCTAVE MELODY] [HEAVY BASS] [RELENTLESS 2-BEAT] [VERSE 3] [FAST] [MELODIC FEMALE VOCAL] So I started asking What do I really like? What actually fits me? What makes sense For who I am today? I don't need To impress everybody I don't need To look bigger than I am I don't need To prove anything I just want To be real [PRE-CHORUS 3] [MORE EMOTIONAL] [KEEP FULL SPEED] People see the world Through their own eyes They judge Through their own values So let them talk Their words Don't define me My life Is mine [CHORUS] [HIGH BEAUTIFUL FEMALE VOCAL] [MORE POWERFUL] [NO SHOUTING] LET THEM TALK! LET THEM SAY WHAT THEY WANT! I DON'T NEED THEIR ANSWER! I DON'T NEED THEIR APPROVAL! LET THEM TALK! I'LL KEEP WALKING MY OWN WAY! I DON'T HAVE TO BE LIKE THEM! [SHORT BREAK] [ALL INSTRUMENTS CUT] Let them talk... [ONE SECOND ABSOLUTE SILENCE] [MASSIVE RE-EXPLOSION] [EXTREME DISTORTED GUITAR] [FAST 2-BEAT] [DEEP DRIVING BASS] [EXPLOSIVE DRUMS] [BRIDGE] [EMOTIONAL FEMALE VOCAL] [MELODIC] [NO SHOUTING] And you know what? I can still Put my head down When I'm wrong I can say I'm sorry I can admit When I made a mistake I can bow my head And still Be myself [BUILDING EMOTION] Being humble Doesn't make me weak Saying sorry Doesn't make me small Maybe that's What being strong means Maybe that's What's really cool [FINAL BUILD] [FAST] [INCREASING GUITAR] [BASS BECOMES MORE ACTIVE] [DRUMS PUSH FORWARD] I don't need To look big I don't need To look cool I just need To be someone I can respect [FINAL CHORUS] [MAXIMUM SPEED] [MAXIMUM GUITAR] [MAXIMUM BASS] [MAXIMUM DRUMS] [HUGE BEAUTIFUL FEMALE LEAD] [HIGH EMOTIONAL MELODY] [NO SHOUTING] [NO CROWD] [NO GANG VOCALS] LET THEM TALK! LET THEM SAY WHAT THEY WANT! I'VE GOT MY SCARS! I'VE GOT MY WAY! LET THEM TALK! I'M DONE ASKING FOR APPROVAL! I'LL LIVE THE LIFE I CHOOSE! [FINAL CHORUS 2] [EVEN MORE INTENSE] [BEAUTIFUL HIGH FEMALE VOCAL] LET THEM TALK! I KNOW WHO I AM! LET THEM TALK! I KNOW WHAT I VALUE! LET THEM TALK! I CAN BOW WHEN I'M WRONG! LET THEM TALK! AND STILL BE MYSELF! [FINAL] [EMOTIONAL RELEASE] [FAST] [NO SLOWDOWN] I spent so long Trying to look cool Now I just want To live true If they understand That's fine If they don't That's fine too [FINAL FULL-BAND ATTACK] [MAXIMUM MELODIC ENERGY] [HEAVY GUITAR] [DEEP MELODIC BASS] [EXPLOSIVE DRUMS] [HUGE CLEAN FEMALE VOCAL] LET THEM TALK! I'LL KEEP WALKING MY OWN WAY! LET THEM TALK! I'LL STAY TRUE TO MYSELF! [ONE MASSIVE FINAL HIT] [IMMEDIATE CUT] [NO OUTRO]

