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Mind of a Madman (Reimagined)

V5.5

​[DAW Master Header | BPM: 84 | Time Signature: 4/4 Swing | Key: D Minor | Primary Genre: Murder Folk / Dark Americana / Gothic Country | Sonic Texture: Backwoods Banjo, Raw Acoustic Guitar Strum, Thumping Wooden Stomps, Upright Double Bass Slap, Melancholy Oboe Accents, Distorted Resonator | Vocal Identity: Masculine Dark Baritone, Passionate Emotional Delivery, Expressive Vocal Dynamics, Soulful Belting | Mix Architecture: Vintage Ribbon Mic Clarity, Analog Tape Saturation, Dry Room Decay] ​[Solo Instrumental Start, 4 bars, Dark Folk Banjo and Melancholy Oboe Countermelody, D Minor] ​[Verse 1, 8 bars, Intimate Baritone Vocals, Minimal Foot Stomp] In the mind of a madman There is no wrong or right Just the memory of fear And the blood for the fight ​[Verse 2, 8 bars, Dynamic Syncopated Pause, Deep Upright Bass Slap Entry] It courses through his veins Like a toxin or a venom Creating the chaos that once Had lurked deep within him ​[Verse 3, 8 bars, Building Rhythmic Stomps, Passionate Vocal Projection] It's never done out of spite And never done just for fun Just always done for the one That has never called him son ​[Dramatic Pause, 2 bars, Complete Silence] ​[Verse 4, 8 bars, Mournful Oboe Swell and Distorted Resonator Enter] You could see a pity case Or you could see a born leader But if you look deep inside You might just find your worst fears ​[Verse 5, 8 bars, Foot-Stomping Rhythm, Expressive Baritone] Nobody understands anymore They can never see why he's torn He doesn't cry just for kicks He just mourns the day he's born ​[Anthemic Chorus, 8 bars, Soulful Belting Vocals, Full Acoustic Drive, Soaring Oboe] Wake up from the hell That you have been dealt It's time you realized Just what the hell you felt ​There is no fear in life That can't be overcome Hatred dwelling deep inside For what you have become ​[Verse 6, 8 bars, Stripped-back Banjo, Spoken/Sung Baritone] Take a look at your life And then you tell me what you see Is it filled with dreams and hopes Or swallowed by misery ​[Dramatic Pause, 2 bars, Complete Silence] ​[Verse 7, 8 bars, Swelling Upright Bass and Oboe, Intense Baritone] Can you feel the pain at last Does it flow through your soul Can you tell me who I am Because I don't think I know ​[Verse 8, 8 bars, Driving Murder Folk Swing, Passionate Vocal Edge] This hell is a dancing fate And now I can see the stage An empty grave upon the hill Born from one young man's rage ​[Verse 9, 8 bars, Building Ensemble Tension, Banjo Chops] Please tell me if I'm still alive Or has the blood lust passed This demon deep inside of me Comes from a shattered past ​[Verse 10, 8 bars, Emotional Vocal Projection, Fast Stomp Pattern] He crawls into my dreams And shows me glimpses yet to be But is the man in the grave I see Really me or just a dream ​[Anthemic Chorus, 8 bars, Dark Americana Energy, Soaring Passionate Belting Vocals] Wake up from the hell That you have been dealt It's time you realized Just what the hell you felt ​There is no fear in life That can't be overcome Hatred dwelling deep inside For what you have become ​[Cathartic Bridge, 8 bars, Solo Upright Bass and Floorboard Stomp, Soft Passionate Baritone] I can't see my tears now Because they're fading into the blood Falling rain drops in my mind And then it courses through the mud ​[Bridge Extension, 8 bars, Accelerando, Rising Tempo and Mournful Oboe] It mixes up and starts to blend Now I can't see a thing again The man inside my head denies What I believe will be the end ​[Verse 11, 8 bars, Heavy Acoustic Swell, Soaring Emotional Delivery] Insanity is a word that is tossed about And rarely understood But if you saw inside my mind Then I think you might just could ​[Dramatic Pause, 2 bars, Complete Silence] ​[Verse 12, 8 bars, Heavy Wooden Stomps, Expressive Raw Delivery] Realize the depths of hell And see the things that I've endured See the prison bound in blood And feel the thoughts deep obscured ​[Outro, 4 bars, Bare Acoustic Guitar, Intimate Baritone] Tell me once from your heart That this bleeding isn't real In the mind of a madman It's all in how you feel ​[Anthemic Chorus, 8 bars, Explosive Vocal Climax, Full Ensemble Drive] Wake up from the hell That you have been dealt It's time you realized Just what the hell you felt ​There is no fear in life That can't be overcome Hatred dwelling deep inside For what you have become ​[Melancholic Outro, 4 bars, Vocal Fade] (In the mind of a madman) (It's all in how you feel) ​[Solo Instrumental Outro, 8 bars, Decrescendo] [Smooth slow fade, clean outro note]