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Micah Sommersmith
UnnecessaryNur Ein XI
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Entry from Unnecessary in Nur Ein XI.

Psychedelic

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UNNECESSARY
Micah Sommersmith

Originally inspired by this article, though I ended up taking a bit of a turn:
https://morecrows.wordpress.com/2016/05 ... cessariat/

This old town is shut down
The whole county’s down for the count
Manufacturers pulled out
Government is tuned out now

And you hurt your back last May
Pain didn’t go away
But these pills the doctor gave
They make you feel okay

When the prescription ends
Move on to heroin
Make new addicting friends
Who even cares when

You’re unnecessary
Living an unnecessary life
In an unnecessary town
Not even dead before you’re buried
You can bet your ass you’ll chase that high
The one that will never let you down

And the churches all stand empty
The pastor’s flock is lost
‘Cause the needle’s so much sweeter than the cross

You're such a fun guy
Till unemployment runs dry
Nobody’d call you gun shy
You remember that one time

You put your fist through the drywall
Barely missed the kid's eyeball
You were pissed about something, man
You'd think you were watching the sky fall

Now you’re gonna need a ride
‘Cause you can’t legally drive
Too many DUIs
Why even try when

You’re unnecessary
Living an unnecessary life
In an unnecessary town
Nobody knows the weight you carry
Maybe they could hear you if they tried
But you can only scream so loud

And somewhere in the distance
You hear a siren wail
Well hell, at least they serve three meals in jail

You’re unnecessary
Living an unnecessary life
In an unnecessary town
So useless that it’s scary
Don’t believe me, go ask your ex-wife
Why she never brings the kids around

You’re unnecessary
Living an unnecessary life
In an unnecessary town
Not even dead before you’re buried
You can bet your ass you’ll chase that high
Gonna chase it right into the ground

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Composition: 8/10
Lyrics: 9/10
Performance: 8/10
Production: 8/10

Creativity bonus: 3
Challenge bonus: 0

I just noticed your voice has similarities to Ian Anderson's (of Jethro Tull). I'd love to hear a Tull style song by you. Odd time signature is cool - you'd have done well in last year's round six. Sadly, the challenge here was "psychedelic", which I don't really hear. Current event challenge was done satisfyingly though. Maybe add some obviously flawed sounding animal noises over a spoken word origin story part? 😉

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