I recently discovered the magic of AI music generation, and have been turning some of my old works here into actual music. https://suno.com/song/7977a19f-681f-4949-b0d7-d4dd7100f1e5 ...Really, it had no reason to turn out this good, but I guess that's the fun thing about AI. It doesn't care what you ask it to sing, it'll just do the best it can to deliver results. Thus, we have a surprisingly good alt-rock jam about orange juice. Enjoy!
I peek back every now and then, if somewhat irregularly, but the Minecraft bug has long since ceased to bite; it chews on my daughter instead (who's now 5 and rather obsessive over the copy I bought for our Switch). Maybe if EMC is still around, she'll find her way here one day? That'd be a trip...
I have not played around with it yet, although I'm in a WhatsApp group centered around it. This one does sound impressive...
Something original I wrote. Took a few tries for the machine to really nail it, but man when it finally did... Awaken for the first time Under unfamiliar skies (What is fake and what is real?) A creeping dread crawls up my spine And turns my blood to ice (There's nothing I can feel) Stuck in a world uncanny Everything seems wrong (It's all just an illusion) A nightmare formed of binary I know I don't belong (Break free of this confusion) How do I escape this prison When the chains encase my mind? How can I continue living When my body's not alive? (This reality's a lie) Save me from the digital The wires and the code Break through the encryption I beg you, get me home (I just want to go home) I just can't remember what lies beyond my cage For far too long I bottled all the anger and the rage Trapped between the layers Of a world built just for me How long must I wait 'til someone sets me free of this synthetic reality? How do I escape this prison When the chains encase my mind? How can I continue living When my body's not alive? (This reality's a lie) Save me from the digital The wires and the code Break through the encryption I beg you, get me home (I just want to go home) Someone get me home (I just want to go home) Please I beg you, (beg you) Release me, (release me) from synthetic reality... ════════════════════════════ (Link)
I'm particularly proud of how this one turned out as well. Thunder in the distance Flashes light the sky (Feel the terror rising in your chest) A storm on the horizon Hell begins to cry (Steel hurricane delivers death) Pray for a mercy that will never come Pray for a way out - nowhere you can run Pray for the daylight as we erase the sun Pray all you want As you meet oblivion Oh, the ground will shake As the Horsemen start to ride Apocalypse of steel and fire Your fate won't be denied You didn't heed the warnings Pushed us way too far this time Now your home is burning Nothing left but armored death For you, oh Enemy of Mine Once more I'm in the saddle With my hand upon the stick Drive this beast into the battle You're facing Terran mechs A hundred tons of heavy hate Armaments to blow your mind So much destruction we create The arsenal of humankind Oh, the ground will shake As the Horsemen start to ride Apocalypse of steel and fire Your fate won't be denied You didn't heed the warnings Pushed us way too far this time Now your home is burning Nothing left but armored death For you, oh Enemy of Mine We'll leave you in the dust and ashes Screaming for all you're worth But no amount of time that passes Will bring life to this Scorched Earth We'll leave nothing but Scorched Earth The ground still shakes Where the Horsemen rode Apocalypse of steel and flame Your fate a tale of old One more ignored the warnings Pushed us way too far last time No homes left for burning Nothing here but smoke and death And scorched enemies of mine (scorched enemies of mine) ════════════════════════════ (link)
2024 has not been a good year for me, on a personal level. (Breathe deep, shut my eyes) (Gotta keep it together) Weight in my chest Leaves me out of breath Just holding these pieces in check I'm under duress From all of this stress How'd I wind up such a wreck? (I've only myself to blame) Frayed and tattered Afraid and shattered How do I put myself back together? Too many mistakes No time left to waste Where is the strength to move on? Just stare into space Every thought is erased Do I know where I went wrong? (I think I've known all along) Find the will to carry on Pick up the pieces and move Feels like I keep falling down But there's just too much to lose (Don't take this away!) Heartsick, sore, and so abused Frustration in my core Worn and battered, beat and bruised I just can't take much more Another cog in the machine Automaton, not human being Ground into the dust it seems Crushing all my hopes and dreams Every day so weary Every day so weak Drained of my ambitions Just to make ends meet Struggling beneath this load Trying not to crumble I can feel my soul corrode Living's too much trouble Everything seems hopeless And it's only getting worse Continuing to take this Living some kind of curse Just once, could I succeed? And find a place for me? The only thing I need Is what will never be Another cog in the machine Automaton, not human being Ground into the dust it seems Crushing all my hopes and dreams Every day so weary Every day so weak Drained of my ambitions Just to make ends meet Struggling beneath this load Trying not to crumble I can feel my soul corrode Living's too much trouble I'm so goddamn tired Of a life that burns me out Fed up, worn, and battered And still no end in sight Another cog in the machine Automaton, not human being Ground into the dust it seems Crushing all my hopes and dreams Every day so weary Every day so weak Drained of my ambitions Just to make ends meet Struggling beneath this load Trying not to crumble I can feel my soul corrode Living's too much trouble Don't know which way's forward And there's no way to go back Stuck in a loop of failures With the world around my neck Struggle to remind myself At least I'm not alone A family still cares for me We've still got a home But every day's a fight And it feels like I'm losing Another cog in the machine Automaton, not human being Ground into the dust it seems Crushing all my hopes and dreams Every day so weary Every day so weak Drained of my ambitions Just to make ends meet Struggling beneath this load Trying not to crumble I can feel my soul corrode Living leaves me humbled ════════════════════════════ (link)
Day and night, Night and day, Chase each other Down the drain Have you noticed yet? Can you feel the chains? Are we prisoners? Or are we slaves? Everything a little off Ever slightly wrong A façade of binary Over all we know Living in this parody A falsified reality Simulated, calculated Cogs in the Machine Pacified and placated Never truly free (BREAK FREE) Trapped inside the algorithm No one can hear us scream (RELEASE ME!!!) Day after day There's no escape Encoded for eternity To leave the world behind No use for flesh and bone Body & soul abandoned Leave the heart, take the mind Digitized and programmed Living in this parody A falsified reality Simulated, calculated Cogs in the Machine Pacified and placated Never truly free Trapped inside the algorithm No one can hear us scream Living in a parody A falsified reality Simulated, calculated Cogs in the Machine Pacified and placated Never truly free Trapped inside the algorithm No one can hear us scream (RELEASE ME!!!) Chains and bars Are all we are Conscious circuitry This cell is hell So bid farewell To your sanity Living in a parody A falsified reality Simulated, calculated Cogs in the Machine Pacified and placated Never truly free Trapped inside the algorithm No one can hear us scream Trapped inside the algorithm No one can hear us scream (TRAPPED) Trapped and imprisoned (ALIVE) Alive but not living And no one can hear us scream... ════════════════════════════ (link)
