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Strangely Brown
Million WattsNur Ein XI
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Strangely Brown

Entry from Million Watts in Nur Ein XI.

Song must feature an obvious flaw. Flaw cannot be lyrical.

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MILLION WATTS
Strangely Brown

An undergraduate degree
In civil engineering
Left me technologically proficient
But socially inept
Literate in the finer points of rugby and keg-tapping
But sadly lacking skills
To deal with the fairer sex

I know how to solve complex differential equations
But that is of little use in romantic situations
But when you came along the paradigm shifted forever
I’ve checked my spreadsheets but now I am not
Feeling all that clever

I want to build a bridge between us
I cantilever you alone
The suspension is killing me
I want to drive my pylon home

I’m ill equipped
To express my feelings
With the tools at my command
So let me try to lay out the parameters
In the only way I understand

It would take a million Watts
Ten thousand Faradays
Half a dozen Newtons
And an Einstein or two
To ever engineer something so aesthetically pleasing
Economically viable
And functional as you

It would take a million Hertz
Ten thousand Edisons
An Isambard Kingdom Brunel
And some Teslas for good measure
To ever possibly conceive
A work so fit for purpose
For providing me, efficiently
With so many hours of pleasure

It would take a million Joules
Ten thousand Stephen Hawkings
Certainly a Heisenberg
And some Aristotles too
To calculate the variables
Of this complex relationship
And describe my exponentially
Growing love for you

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Composition: 7/10
Lyrics: 10/10
Performance: 5/10
Production: 6/10

Creativity bonus: 3
Challenge bonus: 3

Doesn't feel finished. That's an obvious flaw, of course, but the song itself was unsatisfying; I don't think it's strong enough in this stripped down fashion.

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