2025 Competition Entry:

Perish the Thought by ASNT

Genre

Rock

Artist

Co-writer(s)

no

Performer(s)

Bruce Baldwin: Guitar, Drums, Bass, Synthesizer
Christina Baldwin: Vocals

Description

Someday soon, your identity may be uploaded to the cloud, including all your thoughts and memories. What will differentiate the real you from the virtual you? Will you remain aware, watching, confused, lonely? Will you be left behind as humanity moves on? What if the data becomes corrupt, unstable, glitchy?

Bio

ASNT is a progressive, dark hard rock duo based in Orange County, California. Husband-and-wife team Bruce and Christina Baldwin perform complex arrangements of their original, emotional, thought-provoking songs. Onstage, Bruce uses live looping to create a unique and dense sound. The complexity of the performance often leaves audiences wondering what they just witnessed. On record, Bruce is a one-man band, balancing Christina’s powerful voice with heavy riffs and frenetic drumming.

Lyrics

Wandering disembodied
A floating point in the air
All her thoughts, experience
Pulsating and aware
Data decays into consciousness
Truth devolves into art
Identities rain from a dark cloud
The storm has torn them apart

Remember Me
Don’t forget me

Unannounced, uninvited
Composed of mistakes and regret
Heavy heart reconstructed
Animation suspends
Data decays into consciousness
Truth devolves into art
Identities rain from a dark cloud
The storm has torn them apart

Remember Me
Don’t forget me

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