Forget Me

[Intro – clean electric guitar riff, delayed picking, drums build in behind] [Full band kicks in on downbeat with a driving rhythm] [Verse 1 – quick-paced, tight instrumentation, emotional lead vocal] If I quit tomorrow, would you see me? Would you even notice? Would I cease to be? Am I only worth what I do for you? Am I nuts if I bolt for feeling screwed? [Pre-Chorus 1 – half-time feel, tension rising] Just a cog in your machine, another gear in your grind In the grand scheme of things, would I be out of mind? [Chorus – full-band, explosive energy, layered gang vocals] How long until you forget me? Just until you replace me, isn't that right? ... How long until you forget me? What's one cog in your mechanical might? ... How long until you forget me? How long until… You forget me? [Verse 2 – same drive as Verse 1, bass/guitar sync, slight melodic lift] If I broke tomorrow, how long 'til you reset? Inconveniencing, but soon you'd forget Once I'm fixed, back to overtime Packed inside, the assembly line [Pre-Chorus 2 – building with backing vocal echo] Or you'll pick another piece to pick up my load Not a loss to be mourned, just a glitch in your code [Chorus – repeat with more grit, more vocal urgency] How long until you forget me? Just until you replace me, isn't that right? ... How long until you forget me? What's one cog in your mechanical might? ... How long until you forget me? How long until… You forget me? [Bridge – breakdown feel, slower tempo, passionate vocal delivery] Don’t want to burn til my circuits fry Won't work to earn til the day I die Sick of being told to adjust Tired of being left out to rust [Verse 3 – half-time start, then builds back into full tempo] If I talked tomorrow, would you silence me? Motherboard of directors listen to my plea In the hum of your engines, would my voice be lost? In the clank of corporate gears, I’m not worth the cost [Pre-Chorus 3 – loud-soft contrast, emotional strain in vocals] More than metal to be cast aside Rattle apart, collapse from the inside [Final Chorus – massive energy, group vocals, full instrumentation] How long until you forget me? Just until you replace me, isn't that right? ... How long until you forget me? What's one cog in your mechanical might? ... How long until you forget me? How long until… You forget me? [Outro – vocals + guitar only, heavy delay/reverb, slow fade] From just another part in your endless machine I ask you, “how long until you forget me?” [Final ring out – feedback swell and crash cymbal fade] [End]