Soundcloud - Look what's become of me
Youtube - Look what's become of me

This is a song where the music came first - verse and chorus with melody, and some progress on lyrics around the theme of the title. First written just as music using BIAB (which had an explosive effect on my creativity) in those ol' MIDI days in 2005, it sat dormant for a long time, then in 2016, the bridge and lyrics were added, and my first arrangement and recording was made in 2018. That recording had spoken words in between and repeating each chorus line, and I always thought that was a bit ‘cheesy’.
In February 2024, I used the skeleton of the 2018 recording, added more vocals, BV, bass and replaced a classical guitar intro motif with dual lead guitars.

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Style is _CHILPOP.STY (Electronic Chillout Pop)
Loop in Song: Chillout\Chillout - day dream_80_bass_g_minor.wav – replaced with my bass
Loop in Song: Chillout\Chillout - day dream_80_percussion_g_minor ev16.wav
Loop in Song: Chillout\Chillout - chilly night_80_drum_loop_a_minor ev16.wav
RealTracks in style: 1004:Guitar, 12-String Acoustic, Rhythm ClassicRockStrumming Ev16 065 – replaced with my acoustic
RealTracks in style: 1542:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm PopBelieve Ev16 065
Added vocals, BV, lead guitar (quad tracked) and rhythm guitar – mixed in Reaper.

LYRICS
The lyrics imply a theme of a person wondering who they have become. The verse lyrics are part ‘placeholder’ lyrics that have no meaning, and part describing the momentum and futility of life to fight against natural forces or things bigger than oneself. For the video, the lyrics theme of a person wondering who they have become was amended to show that of a person who doesn't realise they are dead - not original thinking here obviously!

INTRO

VERSE 1
Passenger trains, empty train stations
Looking up at birds and thinking about their distant migrations
They don't seem tired, despite the journey
It must be in their training

VERSE 2
Tropical rains, banana plantations
Watch the river flow and studying its turbulent waters
The whitewater's endless - it never tires
It's energy keeps on surging

CHORUS
I... couldn't keep the light on, I couldn't keep the door closed
All everyday objects are getting beyond me
I... couldn't get my words out, I couldn't make eye contact
I'm lost in the turmoil, can't hold my emotions
Look what's become of me

VERSE 3
Stormwater drains and roadway connections
Switching on a light and watching how it lightens a room up
The power is magical - where does it come from?
The candle can’t keep burning

CHORUS

BRIDGE
The temperatures gone - I keep on winning - the wind is up and it’s starting to snow
The thoughts are flying - my head keeps on spinning - moon is up and it’s starting to glow

CHORUS

OUTRO

Regards,
Andrew D
Adelaide, Sth Aust
Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/SQE4btVvNVkLq74e9
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@andrewoftheantipodes