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Tom Burns-Out of Hiding

[Intro — 76 BPM, 3/4, D minor; moody psychedelic rock, sparse guitar, deep bass, restrained drums; mysterious vocal] Burns… Tom Burns. Secret agent… Out of hiding. [Verse 1 — brooding, melodic grunge; tension slowly building] This is your final warning Before they make the move They played a game… And won. We made it too easy… Yeah… Easy. Soften the strong Make normal crazy And crazy normal Get us to follow the signals… Follow the signals… [Pre-Chorus — drums begin to build] Divided… We fall. [Chorus — heavy melodic grunge metal; deep bass, powerful drums, psychedelic guitar] We are only a moment away From someone pushing the button… Yeah… The button. Someone… Pushing… The button. [Verse 2 — pull back; darker psychedelic guitar, uneasy bass] Give us AI to finish it AI has no feelings No emotions… When we become obsolete… [Bridge — music nearly disappears; tense, intimate vocal] Singularity… Then it’s game over. The end is near… [Slow musical rise] Can we change the course? Yes… [Drums hit] But we won’t… No… [Full band hit] We won’t. [Verse 3 — heavy, searching; aggressive melodic guitar riff] I made a deal with them So… I will be departing soon. Yeah… Departing soon. [Breakdown — heavy guitar and bass; almost whispered vocal] I made a deal with them… Yeah… I made a deal. [Final Chorus — expansive psychedelic rock, melodic grunge metal; rising into C major, huge but uncertain] We are only a moment away From someone pushing the button… Yeah… The button. Give us AI to finish it. AI has no feelings No emotions… When we become obsolete… [Band drops] Singularity… [Band surges back] Then it’s game over. [Final sustained chord] The end is near… [Outro — psychedelic guitar drifting, unresolved] Tom Burns… Intergalactic space traveler. I’ll send you a postcard. Tom Burns… Signing off. [Instrumental outro — psychedelic guitar slowly fading into silence]