One Hour Compo - Round 862 (OHC862)
Outline
Tonight's theme is a picture theme. Please see the resources.
Resources


Rules
You will have 1 hour to complete your song and 10 minutes to finish it up. You will then have an additional 10 minutes to upload your song. At 6 PST/9 EST you may begin your mixing, please have your files uploaded by 7:20 PST/10:20 EST. Join us for discussion on Discord!
Entries (12)
A Techno/Trance like track featuring thick pounding beats at 150bpm, some intense space like chords, that is also played ARP style, some very thick 303 synths, that form a major part of the track, which is modulated throughout, and finally there is an chiptune stab for a texture difference, and a new section where we modulate to A Minor, and that features assistance from a piano to keep it melodic as much as it is rhythmic. It's all about the technological feel, whilst retaining a bit of energy to match the timelapse feel of the theme. All in all, i kind of like this one, i definately felt like this one fits the images well. Enjoy!
Tunnels bloom open like mouths full of stakes
Every mile’s a memory folding in smoke
The sun’s a dying bulb in a ceiling that broke
Photographs flood like a bloodied tide
Ink runs backward and the years collide
I'm chasing my shadow through spiral stairs
The faster I run, the less I’m there
Rushing through the glass of time,
Like a bird through a closed sky
The world melts off my frame,
But I’m still screaming out a name
That’s eroding in the wind,
Like a candle made of sin
I was whole, I was crushing
Now I’m just here rushing
Now I’m just rushing
I was whole, I was crushing
Like a candle made of sin
That’s eroding in the wind,
But I’m still screaming out a name
The world meltin off my frame,
Like a bird through a closed sky—blind
Rushing through the glass of time,
Every breath is a countdown sigh
Every road sign's a lullaby
Told me “stay” but my feet dissolve
In a dream I can't resolve
My heartbeat’s a metronome for ghosts
They waltz on wires I miss the most
morning drive
why did i decide to do ohc in a different daw
Rushing cars
Get where you're going
A day of hope
The day of dreams
Wishing for
That steady whisper
The magic spark
The magic grace
In a world that's moving too fast for you
The lights that blur the lines that flicker
Blink and they're gone in a flash
That whispered word, the slightest whisper
Music and mix: Meistr
Lyrics and Melodies:Ryakishou, PolkaPop,Raphaelle, Astrea
[Intro - {Raphaelle}]
I always feel like time
Is leaving me behind
I can can’t control
The beat of my heart
I need to restart
The beat of my heart
I’m not gonna let go
Let it go let it go
[Verse 1 - {Ryakishou}]
Whistle blows, the morning hums,
The platform shakes as the diesel drums.
Boots on concrete, a hurried race,
A thousand stories in one shared space.
[Pre-Chorus - {PolkaPop}]
Caught in the current, can’t slow down
Chasing moments through this buzzing town
Every face in a world I’ll never know
But I keep on moving, I can’t let go
[Chorus - {Astrea}]
Rustling hustling hustling hair in my face is bustling
stumblin rumblin whats my sin waves of sound come rushing in
mind break legs shake below me
what is there to make of this cacophony
it all seems to whiplash
car crash lights flash whats the motherfucking backlash
An experimental, mostly piano, song that portrays panic or overload, does get loud
gotta hustle if you wanna get fed
gotta sing for your bread
gotta climb the ladder
gotta walk a step ahead of the crowd
gotta puff your chest out
can't be a slacker
midtown
walk 10 blocks in half an hour
deep down
the buildings lurch but you can't cower