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http://stargood.org/files/i_hate_the_music.mp3

Two days of actual composing, four days of repeatedly tweaking things no one will ever notice.

Lyrics: (which don't actually match the melody because I liked the sound better this way -- if you care, look up the project file on the LMMS Sharing Platform and unmute the relevant channels)

[verse 1]

i saw you coming toward me
i turned and walked away
but as i went i heard a voice behind me
i heard you sing

[bridge 1]

a song about a time when you weren't sad
a song about a life that you could've had
a song that made me turn and look you straight in the eye
cause i can't keep it in control
hey buddy, there's something you should know

[chorus 1]

i hate the music
i hate the words
i hate everything you say and do
i hope that makes you hate me too
cause i don't wanna deal with you
so don't ask me for my sympathy
just play your game of make-believe
and wallow in your misery

if you're talking to yourself an echo's all you're gonna hear
if you're turning round in circles then you'll go nowhere
and if you wanna live a life that's more than fantasy
you're never gonna find it if you're looking in a dream

look at me (what do you see)
take another
step outside your empty mind
don't ask me (what you should be)
cause you've gotta think for yourself cause you've almost run out of time

[verse 2]

i watched you watch the sun set
your body slunk down low
no matter how you think about it
you still don't know

[bridge 2]

why you sing about who you used to be
why you're still stuck in a melody
you stare at the sky with your back to the floor
and nothing changes from before
i can't take it anymore

[chorus 2]

i hate the music
i hate the words
i hate everything you mean to me
i hate the endless melody
i hate i hate i hate to leave
but you've got nothing more to add
just make the sound that drives me mad
and dream about the life you had

if you're talking to yourself an echo's all you're gonna hear
if you're turning round in circles then you'll go nowhere
and if you wanna live a life that's more than fantasy
you're never gonna find it if you're looking in a dream

look at me (what do you see)
you're another
step inside my empty mind
don't ask me (who you should be)
you're on the run from yourself and you've got nowhere left to hide