A Taste Of The Fire

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A taste of the fire
A glimpse of your fate
The spell has been broken
And now it's too late

The time has gone by
The world has changed
The word has been spoken
Your mind rearranged

They call you a liar
And fill you with hate
They hand you a token
To use at the gate

Here's some interesting backstory to this song. I found the Chuss Loop in Em by searching Google to grab a new free jamtrack off the net. As usual, I listened for a way to tweak it a bit and snipped a section from 4 measures of flowing keys. Strategic placement of the snippets and some level balancing helped to build my take of this loop track into a more elaborate soundscape. That better aligns the shifting nature of the verses.

Essentially, this song is twelve measures sung in order three times. On the third pass, the emphasis changes directly toward the listener (you). Instead of "they hand you a token to use at the gate," I sing (to you), "Take the token, use it at the gate." The listener is left with a more personal experience, and may not at first realize why. It's because, whatever the token is, you now have a token to use at the gate, and the instruction that it's OK to use it.

Regardless of your fate, you get a taste of the fire... wait! ...and a glimpse of your fate. What? Who wrote this song, anyway?

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