Summer Robot by Vom Vorton
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I didn’t want to write about an actual robot, because I’ve kinda done that subject to death, so I came up with this idea about a pair of lovers who suffer from equal but opposite forms of seasonal affective disorders. We’ve all been there, right?

For my sonic palette, I went with:
piano
electronic drums
brass
mellotron flute

I also wrote in a time signature I’ve never used before (12/8), used a different rhyme pattern and included a spoken / speak-sung section so at least part of the vocal track would also have a different element to it.

every spring I come alive
shake the dust and the sadness from my eyes
and every year I feel surprised
that your sun doesn’t seem to shine
I’m throwing open the windows
I’m singing just to help the grass grow
our energies don’t really seem to match, though
you are in decline

when the days are long
it feels like I get taller
and when the nights close in
I’m hardly there at all

the evidence was plain to see
but I ignored all the clues
you were my summer robot
but I had the winter blues

autumn smoke is in the air
my heart prickles with despair
I reach for you, but you don’t care
you’re blind to my situation
now the blood is freezing in my veins
as you come back to life again
you’re out singing in the rain
I’m going into hibernation

when the sun is high
you’re hiding in the shadows
when the clouds come in
you’re dancing in the park

the evidence was plain to see
but I ignored all the clues
you were my summer robot
I had the winter blues

our relationship really made no sense
we knew we didn’t fit together, but in our defence
the passion could be something quite intense
when the conditions were just right
a cool but sunny morning
a hot and rainy evening storm
you left me with no warning
I miss you every night