Wow, remember me? I had a bit of a lull in my music writing because of some life events like changing jobs (to a much better one) and due to learning a new environment for music writing... I think I've finally discovered something that I really like in Reaper with Shreddage and a few other great-sounding plugins. I hope that you'll think as I do that this is, rather than a jarring change, the next step in my musical sound.

Here's a song inspired by a story that really captivated me - if you haven't played the Zero Escape series, then do so immediately! They have an amazing storyline that starts you off totally clueless and ends bigger than you could possibly imagine.

Lyrics (You might want to stay away if you want to be completely surprised by the game!)

Welcome to my kingdom!

They live out their lives
Confined in their minds
Never to know they need a guide
The paths that they take
The choices they make
They don't know they are blind

I've brought you to here
Through madness and fear
Where all your choices matter most
Ask why you can see
And how did you know
Have you lived this before

This is your destiny
To rewrite history
Take hold of the future to conquer the past
I'm not alive or dead
I am what's in your head
What you are, I was
What I am, you will be

Through worlds
Through time
I'll show you the way
Like you did before me
To alter my fate
Your soul
Your mind
Transcending the void
I'll cast you through realities
And I am zero

Through infinite time
And parallel worlds
Streams of the universe divide
A future to learn
You'll die and return
Forced to live through them all

I am your destiny
Your fate and history
Go back to the future to conquer the past
I'm not alive or dead
I am what's in your head
What you are, I was
What I am, you will be

Through worlds
Through time
I'll show you the way
Like you did before me
To alter my fate
Your soul
Your mind
Transcending the void
I'll cast you through realities
And I am zero

Open the door
To unmask the betrayer of time
This is your purpose
To rescue the world and mankind
What you are, I was
What I am, you will be

Nine hours
Nine doors
Nine lives to be saved
The portals are closed
Leaving zero escape
Through worlds
Through time
The answers arise
I'll cast you through the threads
Of space and time
That make reality

Through worlds
Through time
I'll show you the way
Like you did before me
To alter my fate
(The path of the universe)
For you
For me
For all of the world
I'll guide you to your destiny
And I am...

We are
She is
You are
I am
Who is
Where is
They are
You are me
You will be zero