Test Song (So You Don't Have to)

SunoMarsVolta

alternative rock, funk-rock, theatrical

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[Intro – lone distorted bass, amp noise]

Testing...
one, two—

No, no.
More expensive than that.

[Huge fuzz guitar enters]

There we go.

---

[Verse 1 – restrained vocal, bass driving]

I wrote a little song
to see what breaks first,
the model or my patience,
and I'm betting on the worst.

I asked it to get dirty,
it washed behind its ears.
I asked for something dangerous,
it gave me souvenirs.

[Guitar responds]

Cute.

---

[Pre-Chorus – rising tension]

Turn the gain up,
kill the light,
make the little red meters
fear for their lives—

[Full stop]

...please?

---

[Chorus – huge]

THIS IS A TEST SONG
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO

I pushed every button
they told me not to.

Give me the fuzz,
give me something obscene,
give me one ugly sound
that survives the machine.

THIS IS A TEST SONG
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO—

[high falsetto]

AAAAAAAH—

[Band stops]

Well.

That works.

---

[Verse 2 – tighter, more aggressive]

Now make the bass too loud,
let the drummer lose his chair,
put a second guitar screaming
like it shouldn't even be there.

Don't quantize the panic.
Don't sanitize the hiss.
And if everything sounds perfect—

[short pause]

something's gone amiss.

[Guitar answers vocal melody]

There.
Do that again.

---

[Pre-Chorus – bigger]

Break the rhythm,
miss the floor,
make me wonder for a second
where the hell the one has gone—

[Odd bar / abrupt stop]

Found it.

---

[Chorus – larger, backing vocals]

THIS IS A TEST SONG
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO

I tried every slider,
God knows what they do.

Give me the crack,
give me feedback and steam,
give me one bad decision
that survives the machine.

THIS IS A TEST SONG
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO—

[falsetto rises]

AAAAAAAH—

[higher falsetto]

AAAAAAA-AAAH—

[voice cracks]

...keep that.

---

[Bridge – piano, whispered vocal]

Now this is the part
where everything gets profound.

Minor chords.

Distant piano.

Maybe a synth crawling
under the ground.

And I whisper something cryptic
about satellites and control—

[softly]

They've optimized my body.

They've optimized my soul.

[beat]

Absolute bollocks.

[Massive band entrance]

GO.

---

[Instrumental – fuzz riff / bass counterline]

[Guitar and bass call and response]

[Guitar responds to riff]

[Feedback swell]

[Rhythmic displacement]

[Sudden stop]

---

[Final Chorus – barely controlled]

THIS IS A TEST SONG
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO

We tortured the settings
and somehow got through.

No shine on the teeth,
no respectable sheen,

I WANT THE SOUND
OF A BROKEN MACHINE.

THIS IS A TEST SONG
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO—

[extreme falsetto]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAH—

[feedback]

SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO—

[half-time]

So...

you...

don't...

have...

to...

---

[Outro – collapsing tempo, amp feedback]

Testing complete.

Results:

[feedback squeal]

...inconclusive.

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[Intro – lone distorted bass, amp noise] Testing... one, two— No, no. More expensive than that. [Huge fuzz guitar enters] There we go. --- [Verse 1 – restrained vocal, bass driving] I wrote a little song to see what breaks first, the model or my patience, and I'm betting on the worst. I asked it to get dirty, it washed behind its ears. I asked for something dangerous, it gave me souvenirs. [Guitar responds] Cute. --- [Pre-Chorus – rising tension] Turn the gain up, kill the light, make the little red meters fear for their lives— [Full stop] ...please? --- [Chorus – huge] THIS IS A TEST SONG SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO I pushed every button they told me not to. Give me the fuzz, give me something obscene, give me one ugly sound that survives the machine. THIS IS A TEST SONG SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO— [high falsetto] AAAAAAAH— [Band stops] Well. That works. --- [Verse 2 – tighter, more aggressive] Now make the bass too loud, let the drummer lose his chair, put a second guitar screaming like it shouldn't even be there. Don't quantize the panic. Don't sanitize the hiss. And if everything sounds perfect— [short pause] something's gone amiss. [Guitar answers vocal melody] There. Do that again. --- [Pre-Chorus – bigger] Break the rhythm, miss the floor, make me wonder for a second where the hell the one has gone— [Odd bar / abrupt stop] Found it. --- [Chorus – larger, backing vocals] THIS IS A TEST SONG SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO I tried every slider, God knows what they do. Give me the crack, give me feedback and steam, give me one bad decision that survives the machine. THIS IS A TEST SONG SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO— [falsetto rises] AAAAAAAH— [higher falsetto] AAAAAAA-AAAH— [voice cracks] ...keep that. --- [Bridge – piano, whispered vocal] Now this is the part where everything gets profound. Minor chords. Distant piano. Maybe a synth crawling under the ground. And I whisper something cryptic about satellites and control— [softly] They've optimized my body. They've optimized my soul. [beat] Absolute bollocks. [Massive band entrance] GO. --- [Instrumental – fuzz riff / bass counterline] [Guitar and bass call and response] [Guitar responds to riff] [Feedback swell] [Rhythmic displacement] [Sudden stop] --- [Final Chorus – barely controlled] THIS IS A TEST SONG SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO We tortured the settings and somehow got through. No shine on the teeth, no respectable sheen, I WANT THE SOUND OF A BROKEN MACHINE. THIS IS A TEST SONG SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO— [extreme falsetto] AAAAAAAAAAAAAH— [feedback] SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO— [half-time] So... you... don't... have... to... --- [Outro – collapsing tempo, amp feedback] Testing complete. Results: [feedback squeal] ...inconclusive.

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