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Chupacabra
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Jules Iolyn

Entry from Chupacabra in Nur Ein XV.

Use exactly two instruments (plus vocals) to create your song.

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Chupacabra - Jules Iolyn

Do you see what I see lately?
I’ve been thinking you amaze me

Few signs of you being lazy
Was I the reason we failed greatly?

It was both, not you, not just me
The details are literally hazy

Complacency set in
Without us ever noticing
It’s funny how quick it goes
Here then nobody knows
Good while it lasted
Glad that I had it

Those are my feelings today
They change day by day
They change lanes. And veins
And I sort through and keep the gains
Of which there does exist

Do you see what I see clearly?
I allowed you to steal from me
Not money, not cars, not jewelry
Rather, some dignity

I’m so glad you’re gone, I can restart
Yet, I’ll always know your body by heart

Do you see what I see lately?
I’ve been thinking I amaze me

Bring on whatever will face me
Not really but I guess we shall see

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I love the general sound here, although like I mentioned for Cavedwellers, I am not sure 2 guitar tracks really counts in my mind as “2 instruments.” The up-and-down-the-scale melody is memorable, although I was really wishing for a countermelody or something to come in during those parts--it was a bit much hearing that same, really simple melodic hook 8+ times. The backing vocal starting around 00:40 seems a bit flat, but otherwise, vocals are generally gorgeous as ever! I like the way you move back and forth between the different parts, with the subtly different rhythmic shifts--just where the little solo starts at 1:50 was my favorite part of the song, the shift from the riff with all its pauses into the constant strumming was really satisfying. I have to say I can’t really see what the lyrics have to do with the title, and some of them sound distractingly awkward to me--”the details are literally hazy”, “of which there does exist,” the oddly short line at “dignity”. I liked this song, but I have a hard time seeing how it connects to either the title or the challenge.

Jules Iolyn - Chupacabra | Nur Ein