Nur Ein XVII Round One - Deified

Post by **Lunkhead** » Fri May 27, 2022 4:44 pm

Deified
by Lunkhead

(Palindrome riff)

Hey guys, It’s me, your special friend
Thank you for tuning in again
Today I’m gonna share with you
A secret that you already knew
You think we’re in a relationship
But I don’t even know you exist
I just need your steady engagement
To be the fodder for my grift

Got more followers than Jesus
More sycophants than Putin
I can do and say anything I want
And I'm never ever gonna go back

To being a nobody that no one's ever heard of
Following the stupid rules that are meant for stupid people
I’ve finally got my rightful place in the media pantheon
And nothing can ever take that away, awaaaaaay, from me

(Palindrome riff)

Hey guys, it’s me, your boy again
Another message from your favorite conman
My critics say I’m a narcissist
But the truth is I’m a nihilist
You think we’re in a relationship
But I don’t even know that you exist
I need you to like and subscribe
You’re just the rungs on the ladder I climb

Got more adherents than the Buddha
More admirers than Obama
I can be and have anything I want
And I'm never ever gonna go back

To being a nobody that no one's ever heard of
Following the stupid rules that are meant for stupid people
I’ve finally got my rightful place in the media pantheon
And nothing can ever take that away, awaaaaaay, from me

I know I deserve everything I have
Cause I’m better than you

(Solo)

Got more devotees than Mohammed
More fan boys than Elon
I can take or break anything I want
And I'm never ever gonna go back

To being a nobody that no one's ever heard of
Following the stupid rules that are meant for stupid people
I’ve finally got my rightful place in the media pantheon
And nothing can ever take that away, awaaaaaay, from me

(Palindrome riff)

gizo · Post by **gizo** » Fri May 27, 2022 9:05 pm

Deified, by Stacking Theory

Spoiler

this is a song about love and ageing.
a song about finding a way to keep going.
a song which acknowledges that when you feel like sisyphus it helps to have a goddess to keep you from giving up, even if you have to hold her up too

there's a palindrome in the guitar riff - F D C Bb F G A Bb / Bb A G F Bb C D F
and also in the 2nd guitar harmony - Bb G F D / D F G Bb

I'm looking for a sign

every morning I wake up and take up
the challenge of living by giving
myself to the moment
or whatever else I’ve been told
is in vogue

when I butter my toast it’s the most
I can do to stop thinking of you
and the hole that you leave
whenever you go

i’m looking for a sign
i’m trying to find a way through

every evening we’re falling to sleep
and we don’t even speak
let fatigue run the show
and the problems
never get solved

is there a way that we could put this to rest
and get back to the Art of being better together?

i’m looking for a sign
i’m trying to find a way through
and I’m doing it for you
I’ll be thinking of your face
because i worship you

i worship you

thelowestbitter · Post by **thelowestbitter** » Sat May 28, 2022 9:11 am

LINER AND PALINDROMES:

Spoiler

There are FIVE palindromic musical phrases in this song. Go big or go home. Listed by time of first appearance, I've also highlighted the midpoint of each palindrome as bold and underlined. Additionally the song structure is palindromic - verse, chorus, bridge, chorus, verse. No judge is gonna be able to say I didn't do the challenge this week

Palindrome 1: 00:00 Synth loop - this runs throughout the song
E A D G C A C G D A E
Palindrome 2: 00:23 Chorus lead synth/vocal - the lead synth and the vocal line that follows it is one long palindrome that runs for 16 bars, comprised of smaller 2 bar palindromes -
E C E G A G E C E | E C E G A G E C E | C C E C B C E C C | E C E G B G E C E | E C E G B G E C E | C C E C B C E C C | E C E G A G E C E | E C E G A G E C E
Palindrome 3: 00:42 Bitcrushed chorus guitar -
A C E G E C A C A C E G E C A
Palindrome 4: 01:38 Extra plucky synth line - this one is quite low in the mix but can be heard repeating under the second chorus -
C E G C E A C E G C E G G E C G E C A E C G E C
Palindrome 5: 01:57 lead chorus guitar - a nice bit of palindromic riffage at the end -
C G A G F D F C C F D F G A G C

Lyrically I like how close the word deified is to defiled and had the idea of writing a song about having some sort of divine (in it's literal meaning) sexual experience, and I was partially inspired by the gay sex scene in the TV show American Gods in which a human character has amazing god-sex with a Jinn ("shape-shifting spirits made of fire and air with origins in pre-Islamic Arabia", thanks google) and at the scene's climax the Jinn ejaculates fire into the man. So yknow, a normal TLB song about what it would be like to be fucked by an actual god.

unravelled unbeliever, brought down to my knees
adjuration, oh I need you, you don't have to tease

and at the apex of my desire
it feels like I'm touching something higher
the mundane and the supramundane
a god filling me up with his flame
a god filling me up with his flame
the mundane and the supramundane
it feels like I'm touching something higher
I'm at the apex of my desire

for the love of all that is holy,
oh heavens above
go to a man flowing with milk and honey
and I will lap it up
and I will lap it up
and I will lap it up

and at the apex of my desire
it feels like I'm touching something higher
the mundane and the supramundane
a god filling me up with his flame
a god filling me up with his flame
the mundane and the supramundane
it feels like I'm touching something higher
I'm at the apex of my desire

adjuration, oh I need you, you don't have to tease
unravelled unbeliever, brought down to my knees,
brought down to my knees

vowlvom · Post by **vowlvom** » Sat May 28, 2022 9:13 am

linerz

play along at home!

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it's about cats obvz

I know you’re just an animal, but when I look into your eyes
I wonder if there’s something there that we no longer recognise
I’ve heard there was a time when your kind would be venerated
but I don’t know if these hieroglyphics have been mistranslated

if I worship you then some would find that odd
but in ancient times they treated you like gods

now I’m not so sure
that we’re on the right path any more
let’s turn the tide
and get back to the time
when you were deified

I've seen you lose your shit at the mere sight of a pigeon
yet I believe in your divinity more than any religion
some school of early thought has been forgotten, now a mystery
written on papyrus scrolls that decomposed in ancient history

if I worship you then some would find that odd
but Egyptian kings would treat you like a god

now I’m not so sure
that we’re on the right path any more
let’s turn the tide
and get back to the time
when you were deified

glennny · Post by **glennny** » Sun May 29, 2022 6:26 am

glennny- Deified

Verse 1
I've been going down and up the stairs
I've been thinking that you just don't care
I worship you no matter what you do to me
I've forsaken all my pride and dignity

Pre-Chorus
you've got me drinkin' and thinkin'
there's nobody before you

Chorus
you're deified in my eyes
I can never deny you

Verse 2
Happiness will often fall and rise
I wonder where we're gonna land tonight
I worshipped you even when you were full of wrath
fell into ruin, even though I did the math

Pre Chorus
Chorus
Bridge
I want to talk to you every night
you are outta sight
come unto me, and I will unto thee
and I can see the light

Pre-Chorus
Chorus, Chorus
Intro

Spoiler

Post by **Lunkhead** » Sun May 29, 2022 8:03 am

Deified
by Moss Palace

Spoiler

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category: ... man_people

Palindrome notes:
- piano right-hand part in the intros/bridge
- backup vocal part in the verses/bridge
- guitar part in the bridge
- doesn't count but there is a palindrome phrase in the bass and piano left hand within the intro/verse parts

Hey man, hey
Did you ever think
They’d pray to you
Wanting peace
Hey man, hey
They burned Rome
To the ground
Just to clean the streets

And when they twist their little knives
Shame in their eyes
Only made you deified

Oh Caesar!
Empires crumbling
Oh Caesar!
Under man and greed
I’d really like to know
If everyone is free
It’s like we never learned
Cause here we bleed

Hey man, hey
They bring flowers
To your temple
Everyday
Hey man, hey
Even Shakespeare
Wrote about you
In a play

And when they twist their little knives
Shame in their eyes
Only made you deified

Oh Caesar!
Empires crumbling
Oh Caesar!
Under man and greed
I’d really like to know
If everyone is free
It’s like we never learned
Cause here we bleed

Oh Caesar!
Empires crumbling
Oh Caesar!
Under man and greed
I’d really like to know
If everyone is free
It’s like we never learned
Cause here we bleed

Post by **Lunkhead** » Sun May 29, 2022 9:09 am

Deified
by Berkeley Social Scene

You burst on the scene with electricity
Raising the bar for brash immodesty
And everything you want falls into your arms

You stumble along drunk on autonomy
Without a try you jolt the economy
It seems everyone is swayed by your charms

It’s like you’re a force of nature
Some kind of fantastical creature

Not that you even tried
You made it, you’re deified
Even I can’t deny
You made it, you’re deified

You push everyone back to the scenery
No one can meet your bold intensity
Your striking colors make us all look pale

You take every chance to play your vanity
Showing off shameless inanity
Comparisons to others seem to fail

It’s like you’re a force of nature
Some kind of fantastical creature

Not that you even tried
You made it, you’re deified
Even you can’t deny
You made it, you’re deified

So many people seem to worship you
The invisible clothes you’re modeling too
Larger than life, but man, when does it end?
When you look into the crowd do you find a friend

glennny · Post by **glennny** » Sun May 29, 2022 12:32 pm

Deified
by Cavedwellers
Truth- vocals, lyrics, guitars, music, flute
glennny- bass, 12-string, guitars, production

Inspired by Chris Squire telling the story about when he met Jimi Hendrix.
https://youtu.be/eo-lBnTc3So

Spoiler

So here's the song bio:
at the moment of death, Jimi Hendrix reflects on having dethroned Eric Clapton as guitar god.

The bass line and chords of the verse are a palindrome.
There's also a 12-string palindrome lick after the 2nd chorus.

Verse 1
There’s only room for one deity
You will now walk freely from the temple bars
The crowds pass from you to where lights cast
Here where this guitar blasts music of the stars

Pre-Chorus
You were all the rage
A god upon the stage
I preferred Beck and Page

Chorus
Now am I deified
Because what talent couldn’t do
Death will make it true

Verse 2
A hustler, Ringers in from Tulsa
Albums will be bolstered by their Southern groove

Pre-Chorus
You were all the rage
A god upon the stage
I preferred Beck and Page

Chorus 2
And now am I deified
Because what talent couldn’t do
Death will make it true

Will Mythologize

Pre-Chorus
You were all the rage
A god upon the stage
I preferred Beck and Page

Chorus 3
And now am I deified
Because what talent couldn’t do
Death will make it true

Chorus 4
Will Mythologize
Deify
Because what talent couldn’t do
Death will make it true

lichenthroat · Post by **lichenthroat** » Sun May 29, 2022 2:00 pm

Deified
by Lichen Throat

Liner Notes & Palindrome Explanation

This song is inspired by L. Frank Baum's The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, from which the spoken-word quotation was taken. I suspect I should have chose a better-known book.

There are palindromes is in the acoustic guitar line as follows (with each measure being a similar, but slightly different, palindrome):

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“Never before has an immortal declared himself the master of the awgwas! Never shall an immortal venture to interfere with our actions again! For we will avenge your scornful words by killing your friend Claus within three days. Nor you, nor all the immortals, can save him from our wrath. We defy your powers!”

When he was old
And death was near,
The immortals came and told
Tales of his good cheer.
First he was defied,
Then he was deified
To continue his works
Throughout all the earth.

When he was young,
He lived with nymphs and ryls.
Sweet songs were sung,
And wooden toys were milled.
First he was defied,
Then he was deified
To continue his works
Throughout all the earth.

The awgwas came to kill young Claus
And howled in defiance,
But Ak the Master Woodsman’s axe
Cut through the three-eyed giants.

The Kings of the Imps
And the Queen of the Nymphs
Granted him immortality.
Now widely known,
Through skies he’s flown,
bearing gifts and joviality.
First he was defied,
Then he was deified
To continue his works
Throughout all the earth.

governingdynamics · Post by **governingdynamics** » Sun May 29, 2022 3:37 pm

Deified
by The Alleviators

Challenge notes: Just in case anyone cares... song is in D and the palindrome is A-B-C#-D-F#-F#-D-C#-B-A - appears in the intro, between first chorus and second verse, and outro over the I chord (sometimes with harmonized thirds), during the first line of second verse over the IV chord and at the end of each chorus ("if you didn't want to be deified..." and "never wanted to be deified...") over an underlying I-vi-IV-V.

Lyrics
It's a slow burn, heel turn goodwill assassin
Our Greek chorus can't see the forest for the fashion

We sent prayers to the towers
And we watched from afar
You kicked the doors open
And you left them ajar

You don't know me and I
Don't know if you'd much like me if you did
If you didn't want to be deified
You should shine with a dimmer saintly light

It's a given, that I'm livin' for the payoff
Serotonin, in a button, never enough

So send me your prayers
And I'll try to be kind
But I can't save your souls, no
I can't even save mine

You don't know me and I
Don't know if you'd much like me if you did
Never wanted to be deified
But I'll bask in your praises here tonight

BoffoYux · Post by **BoffoYux** » Sun May 29, 2022 4:14 pm

Spoiler

The official palindrome is the fast synth riff that plays under the middle and end of the song. There are many shorter ones interspersed throughout the song.

Our first attempt was much more layered, including the use of morse code palindromes using the lyric letters as one layer of palindrome, and the length of the notes in morse code as a second layer. It didn't come together as planned, but if you want to try it, the letters that are the same backwards and forwards in morse code are: E, I, M, O, P, R, S, T and X.

Here's what they match out to in inverse if you wanted to for a morse code palindrome, but could adjust the letters to match the note length
(Say 1/4 note for dot and 1/2 note for dash)

A-N
B-V
C- -
D-U
E-E
F-L
G-W
H-H
I-I
J--
K-K
L-F
M-M
N-A
O-O
P-P
Q-Y
R-R
S-S
T-T
U-D
V-B
W-G
X-X
Y-Q
Z---

Needless to say, our brains couldn't handle the extra layers, and instead we have a sci-fi dystopian god complex of a song with smatterings of 1980's 'Yes' vocal effects for the chorus. Enjoy!

Deified
by Boffo Yux Dudes

We all arrive alone in the dark
Looking for a light, looking for a spark
Rely on ancient history
To dispel all our mystery

We testify our hopes and dreams
Try to codify what it all means
But we sanctify all of our fears
We deify our wasted years

Look for truth in a book, look for God in a word
Can you hear the voice? What is it you heard?
Messages get garbled, messages get lost
While across the seas we're hopelessly tossed

We testify our hopes and dreams
Try to codify what it all means
But we sanctify all of our fears
We deify our wasted years

The words get passed from voice to voice
We write them down we lose our choice
Where did we stray? How did we start?
The scriving minds stamps out the heart

Look for truth in a book, look for God in a word
Can you hear the voice? What is it you heard?
Messages get garbled, messages get lost
While across the seas we're hopelessly tossed

The words get passed from voice to voice
We write them down we lose our choice
Where did we stray? How did we start?
The scriving minds stamps out the heart

We testify our hopes and dreams
Try to codify what it all means
But we sanctify all of our fears
We deify our wasted years

arby · Post by **arby** » Sun May 29, 2022 6:24 pm

Deified (Virgo Power)

mama, I'm not freezing anymore
paper flutters around me like so many moths
my useless brain is gone and soon my eyes will follow
mama, I'm not freezing anymore

chorus:
I'll be reified soon
I'll be deified soon
I will see my gods soon
I'll be with them soon

mama, I'm not hurting anymore
the air is cool and quiet, full of incense
I’m ready for the jars or are they ready for me
mama, I'm not hurting anymore

CHORUS

bridge
the sky is held up by her back
the world around me fades to black
you don't need to agonize for me
I'm in good hands, I'm in good hands now

CHORUS

outro
I hear them in the darkness without ears
I feel them waiting patiently for me
they will welcome me, they will judge me
and I'm so happy to be dead
I'm so happy to be dead (repeat to fade)

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Credits:
R. Brookes McKenzie: vocals, Q-Chord (all instruments), engineering, mixing

Spoiler

Narrated from the point of view of an Egyptian whose body is being prepared for mummification. (so the paper is the shroud/funeral wrappings and the jars are Canopic jars to hold the organs). the palindrome is in the "guitar" (actually Q-Chord run through a GarageBand filter) riff in the bridge. I forgot what the notes are. If anyone wants to know I can look them up.

truth · Post by **truth** » Sun May 29, 2022 7:51 pm

Deified
by Mandibles

I killed a snake
As it crawled through my garden hedge
So close to the edge
What a mistake
As soon as I chopped off its head
Two more snakes were there in its stead

A man becomes a myth becomes a legend
A legend from a myth from a man
Deified and reified to heaven
Where no one can recall where he began

My reputation charges past me
It will contort, distort, outgrow me
Held by those who’ll never know me
My memory will long outlast me

He killed a snake
As it crawled, he cut off its head
In his garden bed
Make no mistake
When he cut the head from the beast
Two more replaced it at least

A man becomes a myth becomes a legend
A legend from a myth from a man
Deified and reified to heaven
Where no one can recall where he began

My reputation charges past me
It will contort, distort, outgrow me
Held by those who’ll never know me
My memory will long outlast me

It was no snake
‘Twas a beast with two dozen heads
That wanted him dead
There’s no mistake
Every head he chopped was replaced
By two more that grew in its place

A man becomes a myth becomes a legend
A legend from a myth from a man
Deified and reified to heaven
Where no one can recall where he began

My reputation charges past me
It will contort, distort, outgrow me
Held by those who’ll never know me
My memory will long outlast me

—-
SONG BIO

Truth: Hercules’ encounter with what became known as the Hydra was a little unusual to be sure, but the tale grew more fantastic with each retelling. It is but one reason he came to ponder how he would be thought a demigod.

Cybronica: the chorus melody is a melodic and rhythmic
palindrome. The prechorus contains a wink at lyrical palindrome.

Zidong: Little did anyone know Hercules was an avid gardener. He didn’t want no snakes in his hedge.

WreckdoMelle · Post by **WreckdoMelle** » Sun May 29, 2022 8:58 pm

Liner Notes

Musical palindromes throughout - judges decide if they count, notably into/outro, verse, breakdown

Deified - Brown Word and the Big Whine

In the lands of gold
Anyone could be a god
At the very least, be an icon

There's no excuse to be average
We are all exceptional here

To be deified you must be larger than life
To be larger than life you must be deified
Let me make some room in my entourage
You know I never forget the little guy

There's no reason
No one knows your story
Carve the words into the universe

There's no excuse for you to stay nameless
When you're standing at the axis of the world

To be deified you must be larger than life
To be larger than life you must be deified
Let me take your hand I can show you how
Get out your checkbook, this will be expensive

Nothing ever sticks to me
My record's as clean as my conscience
Send my message clear
Through the stratosphere
Simply breathe and join my people
I'm an ambassador
For the human race
I'm easy to like
And I got an honest face
I'm high efficiency
Low consumption
A renewable resource
I am deified

mholland · Post by **mholland** » Sun May 29, 2022 9:07 pm

Deified - Night Sky

Notes: Each verse melody is a palindrome made up of smaller palindromes, and the melody of the whole song is a palindrome as well, with an instrumental version of the B pattern from the verse stuck in between the two verses.

A pattern: CD FG AA GF DC
B pattern: GFG ACA GFG ACA GFG ACA GFG (which of course is reducible to GFG ACA GFG x 2 with an ACA in the middle)
verse pattern: F [ A pattern x 4 ] [ B pattern ] [ A pattern x 4 ] F

The last four lines of the verses are also a repeat of the first four lines in reverse order with small alterations, and the lyrics even almost make sense this way.

Oh I am just a poor boy not a victim
Live my life without regard to dictum
Carry all the baggage I have gathered
Don’t know why we all pretend it mattered

She said and don’t you know about anything at all
You think I’ve been deified now

Don’t know why we both pretend it mattered
Carry all the baggage we have gathered
Live our lives without regard to dictum
I am just a poor girl not a victim no

We build our idols up to tear them down now
Know we’re better people than them somehow
Bury ev’ry thought we're ordinary
Gather all the objects we can carry

Oh no and you’ve been crucified hung out there alive
But you won’t be deified now

Gather all the objects we can carry
Bury ev’ry thought we’re ordinary
Know we’re better people than them somehow
Build our idols up to tear them down now hey

mo · Post by mo » Sun May 29, 2022 9:28 pm

Elks of the Economy - "Deified"

We own the style you can’t compare
We take a pile more than our share
From town to town we rock the land

What critics say we just don’t care
What we play or what we wear
From shore to shore you know our brand

We own the style you can’t compare
And fucking sexy underwear
From town to town we rock the land

What critics say we just don’t care
What we play or what we wear
From shore to shore you know our brand

Everybody heed our demands
Everybody just clap your hands
We will be glorified
We will be deified

Elks of the Economy
Masters of technology
Fast to fail, too big to break

Breaking down philosophy
Breaking beats our prophecy
Faster than your hips can shake

You’re missing out if you don’t partake
You’re half asleep, we’re wide awake
We will be glorified
We will be deified

Dreaming of riches like a dragon in a cave
Making songs and never getting paid

Yeah

Keep your eyes open wide

You’re missing out if you don’t partake
You’re half asleep, we’re wide awake
We will be glorified
We will be deified

[repeat chorus]

Palindromes:

Spoiler

1. Palindromes: main bass line is a palindrome EEE GG AA AA GG EEE (sometimes played with the last EEE as just a long E, but should be enough times of the straight palindrome to satisfy)
2. synth melody: B A D C D A B
3. vocal "yeah ah ah" in bridge is a palindrome (idk the notes, but it was done by singing to the mirrored reverse melody)
4. guitar harmony theme in chorus is palindrome E D B D A G E G A D B D E (some notes are bent and some are not, which makes it sound less palindromic, but it is), the harmony is, uh, lemme look, A G E G E D B D E G E G A, er, I think?
5-ish. guitar riff is "palindromic" but since certain chords are two hits on the way down but not the way up, I just mention it for fun. The actual chord progression is a palindrome, but the way it's played probably DQs it.

noma · Post by **noma** » Sun May 29, 2022 9:30 pm

Nick Soma - Deified

Hands reaching out
To grab a piece of the sky
Falling out of reality
Drowned in a sea of lies

Like the changing tide
Yesterday's heroes will be vilified
Demonized
Charismatic, narcissistic
Another one's ascending the throne

Hoping to be deified
Deified in holy waters
Coming alive
Apotheosized

If I had the key
I'd leave the door open
For you to see
But I don't know where I lost it

Scary times
It seems so hard for you to realize
Antagonized
Machiavelli said it's better
To be feared than loved

And it's best to be deified
Deified in holy waters
Coming alive
Apotheosized

Deified
Deified, these brave young soldiers
Coming alive
Apotheosized
Deified
Deified in holy waters
Once they have died
Apotheosized

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