"Pyramids" (LW | RG)

(verse)
You say
denial is just a river
so you say, and so you say
You say
you were there
when aliens built the pyramids
so you say

(chorus)
but I've been listening
to the songs of the stars
and I'm hearing things
that you don't understand

(verse)
You say
I learned nothing from
your college course
so you say, so you say
You say
secret teachings of ancient masters
are lost on me
so you say

(chorus)
but I've been listening
and I'm hearing things
that you don't understand

inst verse & chorus

notes about composition and how we met the challenge:
Spoilerthe piano riff in the 2nd verse and inst verse starts out (relatively) complex and simplifies throughout the verse until it's only one note. in addition, the chorus starts out as 3 repetitions of the two first notes (C#m and Bbm), then goes to 2 repetitions, and by the final inst chorus is only one time. we weren't sure if a vocal riff counted so we tried to hedge our bets.