2025 Competition Entry:

The Return by Ricktime Music

Genre

AI

Website

Co-writer(s)

no

Performer(s)

AI

Description

This turned into a real AI project as the platform could not produce what I was looking for, for a week. I revamped the whole song, extended and cropped for what seemed forever, without any success. I wanted to challenge myself and the platform with difficult lyrics and this certainly became, evidently obvious, for the week.
Although the song is quite lengthy, I realised that the theme of ‘Reincarnation’ deserved the final result, which I think fits well with my intended goal. The song requires a few listens..enjoy.

Bio

I started writing lyrics in Oct 2024 and the advent of AI has brought a whole new meaning to what I started out expecting to be a minor interest.

Lyrics

In a world I didn’t seem to know
A time and place
Lost to my senses

In the sky
A single crying crow
Can’t see far beyond
The fences

It’s not a dream
It’s all too real
I know as
I can touch and feel

But I don’t know how
I got here
Can’t remember taking part

Is this that which I’ve heard of
The new beginning
A gifted start

[Musical Interlude]

Which way should I go
I don’t know if
I can travel that far

I need something
To guide me
Perhaps that bird
Maybe that star

Breath in
Take the cool air
Relax and think it through

Take my first step
In a new land
Green and fresh
As morning dew

It’s not a dream
It’s all too real
I know as
I can touch and feel

[Bridge]

Searching for a fresh sign
Show me the way to go
Can’t look back into my lost mind
Maybe I don’t need to know

[Musical Interlude]

Searching for a fresh sign
Show me the way to go
Can’t look back into my lost mind
Maybe I don’t need to know

Sun rising from the high hills
Feeds a warmth into my soul
Takes away the doubt of being
Gives back life
And makes me whole

I look around
New thoughts appear
No fences in my way

My crow is now a dancing swift
Inviting me to stay

Still don’t know how I got here
Can’t remember taking part

Is this that which I’ve heard of
The new beginning
A gifted start

Take my first step
In a new land
Green and fresh
As morning dew

It’s not a dream
It’s all too real
I know as
I can touch and feel

It’s not a dream
It’s all too real
I know as
I can touch and feel

It’s not a dream
It’s all too real
I know as
I can touch and feel

It’s not a dream
It’s all too real
I know as
I can touch and feel

Crying in my mother’s arms
Have I been here before
Born again
A new life
Like waves upon a shore

Just like

Waves upon a shore

It’s not a dream
It’s all too real

It’s not a dream
It’s all too real

Not a dream

It’s not a dream
It’s all too real

No

No it’s not a dream

It’s all too real
I know as
I can touch and feel

Crying in my mother’s arms
Have I been here before
Born again
A new life
Like waves upon a shore

Just like

Waves upon a shore

It’s not a dream
It’s all too real

It’s not a dream
It’s all too real

Not a dream……

It’s not a dream

No

No it’s not a dream….

No

No it’s not a dream….

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