Helpless (Audio)
Helpless (video)

This song is probably only for my few hardcore fans (if there are any...), because it has an unpleasant message, an unpleasant vocals and an unpleasant length. And an unpleasant video, although there is a happy ending for those who are able to watch until the end. I hope you get the idea of the inhuman world where ruthlessness is praised and those who want to help suffering people are called terrorists...

I'm happy with the end result, but I know that I could have made it shorter. But there has been even longer song on this forum, so I dared to showcase mine laugh And unfortunately not quite enough dynamics like in the works of Master BD, but at least there are no long and meandering solos like in progressive rock songs usually wink

Lyric writing took longer than a month, I used different AIs on two iterations just to get ideas where and how to make the story more impactful, but I used only one direct suggestion, because these AI suggestions are usually quite lame. And AI didn't fully understand the outro part, I hope the connection to the first verse is clear enough for you now.

Mixing and arranging took about one week and the video took 10 days to make. I used AI heavily in the videomaking, I couldn't have done it without AI. And BIAB provided an excellent selection of instruments for my vision. I especially liked the dark and sad mood I was able to create with the acoustic piano and the metal hit guitar.

Based on the style _MOMENTO.STY

RealDrums:
Tango, MetalModernHeavyBallad, ElecCymbalCrash[single]

Loops: vybez_70_bass_2_a_minor, neckbreak_90_a_drums

RealTracks:
#2482:Bass, Acoustic, Bowed Held Ev 085
#4220:Bass, Electric, SoulRock70sAB Ev 100
#2558:Cello, Background SlowSwing Sw 065
#4901:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm SongwriterPopSlow8thsJohn Ev 60
#1842:Synth Pad, PopModernGrooveA-B Ev16 075
#3182:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm GrungeUnpluggedQuinn Ev16 090
#4777:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm MetalModernSyncHits12key Ev16 070
#4779:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm MetalModernSyncHeldPlus12key Ev 070
#3738:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm GrungeSlowCleanArp Ev 080
#4757:Guitar, Electric, Soloist Metal80sPopMed8ths Ev 095
#4072:Guitar, Electric, Soloist MemphisSlowBluesPat Ev 085
4381:Erhu, Background SimplePentatonic Ev 060

Vocals:
Synthesizer V HXVOC (lead & harmony), Felicia (lead), Liam (lead), Natalie (harmony), Galenaia (interlude)

MIDI (chord track): The Orchestra (strings, military drums)
Other sound effects: Forces Of Fury percussion, Gong sound generated by Adobe Firefly

Mixed in Cakewalk Sonar (Neutron 4, Neoverb, Ozone 11)

Lyrics:

[Verse]
Where's a good samaritan millenia later
they are still arguing who is your neighbor
they haven't learned that you reap what you sow
that's why they passed on the other side of the road.

[Pre chorus]
Which neighbor may be helped?
Which one to expel?
Are the crippled worth the help?
Do weirdos deserve to be felled?

[Chorus]
I'm feeling helpless
when the world stamps on my boots
empathy and courtesy
have no value to the stern in suits.
We've been knocked to the ground
we can't escape their suffocating arm
they have closed their eyes
to the spread of the harm.
I'm feeling helpless
who would bind my wounds?
we are helpless
who will bind our wounds?

[Verse]
Seeking ways to put the blame on victimized neighbors
the elect make excuses for not doing a favor
True neighbors for them are their partners in crime
the travesty of teachings, the stigma of our time.

[Pre chorus]
Shares plummeting for trust, wisdom, gracious deeds
they say it's aiding fascists
to lend your hand to the starving in need.

[Chorus]

[Bridge]
Every day is a war of wills
where a brother fights a brother
why isn't it heroic to compete
to lift up each other?

[Verse]
Clowns of our world are praised for showing no mercy
homeless and immigrants they deem unworthy
they're not like saints, humane pioneers
sadly, they are rash who can't see the fall is near.

[Chorus]

[Outro]
I'm not a paragon of virtue
I am likely selfish and blind
by hoping if I'm now kind, you'll help
when I've got wounds to bind.
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Janne

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