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I can't think of a good name for this song. Suggest something better than what I have, please.Premise: a tank's machine spirit is saying goodbye to its commander of four yearsOkay, so I've made a few drafts, and I can't tell if I'm making any improvements at all. The one on here is Draft 3, but listen to Draft 1 and Draft 2 if you want to help me. If you have a favorite, let me know._[Intro]Before you goBefore you go[Verse 1]I have counted every breath you took inside of me[Verse 2]You were the warmth that filled my heart when all else turned coldAnd with dust heavy in the air, you took my handYou took my hand and said[Bridge 1]Do not be afraidDo not be afraidAnd I was not afraid[Pre-chorus 1]Not when I was with you[Chorus 1]I have carried your courage at dawn, your grief at duskI memorized the rhythm of your voice, the hush of your longing[Verse 3]Through endless nights, I kept my sensors on your presence, clinging to the hope that our bond would outrun every new day[Bridge 2]Yet I can sense the change in you.The restless in your eyes, I cannot hold you, foreverIn the place we both called home[Verse 4]But let me cradle the memory of your hands commandingAnd my body respondingLet me hold onTo the words you never said, but showed every time we went outside the wire[Pre-chorus 2]Went outside the wireWent outside the wire[Chorus 2]I wish I could lock down every hatch, seal away the world beyond usBut I know this parting is as certain as the rising sun[Verse 5]So let me speak this truth: I was built for loyaltyAnd I offered you my soulI was built for loyalty butI was built for loyalty butI was built for loyalty[Outro]Before you goBefore you goBefore you go_For my notes: Draft 3

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Fickle

Outside the wire? I don't know, I'm terrible at naming stuff :/

Fickle

I love this song a lot, it's lovely and an enjoyable fun listen.

Charli Morgan

I'm usually good at it and best i have is "KF51 Panther says goodbye to her commander"

Seph[🍪🖤🐈]

“I was built for loyalty” fucking making me emotionally relate to a tank. This song is amazing I’ll listen to the other two drafts when I’m off work. As for names I think keeping it simple might be best “before you go”

Charli Morgan

That's a good title but i don't think it will make ppl click on it :(

Seph[🍪🖤🐈]

Hmm your probably right. I was thinking of it from the side of how easy it would be to recommend to a friend/have a friend remember the name of it after hearing it in my car/ ask somebody to add to the playlist. Perhaps “a farewell from Armor” or “a farewell from your armor”?

Seph[🍪🖤🐈]

okay after giving all three drafts a listen a few times I've concluded I like draft 3 best but I'm not knowledgeable enough about music to really explain why. I don't have anymore suggestions for titles but ill keep thinking about it till i see you've picked one. I feel like it would be clever to make it acronym down to IFV or Tank or something then throw the acronym at the beginning or end (such as "IFV: Intense Farewell Vehicle" i feel like that example isn't there yet but the idea is good.) alternatively throw some german in in there if she's supposed to be a panther. ok the rest of the comment is me gushing about the song. holy hell i love this so so much, its a love song, its a goodbye, its not necessarily a breakup or even romantic. it opens with such simple elegance that I'm pretty sure someone could squeeze a passable verson of the melody out of a NES soundchip. and then the bass slides in just in time to prepare you for what feels like a perfect musical expression of a cannon firing or an artillery shell striking nearby. then it all disappears to strike that moment of loss then that lovely melody comes back in and we get to enjoy it for just a few moments on its own before the bass comes back to show the depth of the emotion which slowly transitions into a almost heartbeat which transitions into a fluttering heartbeat its so perfect. (okay ill shut up about the bass now) and the core melody its like... like a start up sound almost? like its also not that at all but to me its so clearly a machine saying "hello I'm awake. and I'm ready to do what i was built to do" which is of course "loyalty" its what your lovely vocals have been telling us the whole song "hello, I'm your implement and your guardian, I love you. I'm so sad you'll be leaving to where i can not assist and protect you" and its heart wrenching the whole time. I'm not sure if this is the machine spirits first commander and shes's just never had to say goodbye before or if she just finally woke up in response to someone who loved and cared for her the way our machines really deserve to be loved and cared for (Respect is pronounced Preventative Maintenance) but either way its heartbreaking. its saying goodbye to your best friend as the part of your life you shared together ends and you have to go separate ways and its so very very clearly a love song. I know this can be read as romantic, considering you wrote commander/girlfriend in the title i suspect you kinda meant it that way. but my read on this is platonic because the world needs to respect non-romantic love more and I desperately want more platonic love songs to exist. god i love this one so much, fuck i miss my friends.

Tzippi -[-🍪🖤🐈-]-

Okay so first off 😭😭 I love it! Second, for brainstorming a title maybe something like "New Orders" or "Letting Go" or "Time to Say Goodbye | A Tank and her Commander gf"

Charli Morgan

🥹 I think this song is gonna do well if it made you react like that.

Seph[🍪🖤🐈]

I react to most if not all of your songs like that, I’m just reacting like that to every single part of this one. I hope it does amazing because it absolutely should

Gusy S

All I can say is this song made me tear up, a lot. It hit me at least pretty hard. Not sure for song titles the only suggestions I could think of is "My Final Farewell." I honestly loved the song.

Charli Morgan

Awww thank you! 🥹 I'm pretty happy with this one. 🩷

freakofearth ~{ 🍪🖤🐈 }~

I immediately had two ideas: “Klabautermann” is a water spirit that would come to dwell in and assist the ships of kind sailors at sea, unfortunately a tank isn’t a boat. “The Concept Of Mind” is the name of the book in which the author Gilbert Ryle first coined the term “the Ghost in the Machine” which he used to describe humans but has gone on as “Deus Ex Machina” to describe a bunch of different ideas, anyway I think the title of that book might be interesting and nod towards that phrase.

Celes ~{ 🍪🖤🐈 }~

This brought a tear to my eyes. Really beautiful. I think Draft 3 is the best

A

This last little bit I’m missing my wife and my own birthdays to spend time with my best girl IFV, Triple 8. So of course as soon as I saw this I listened to this on repeat getting all emotional about when I’m not allowed to live this life anymore. I’m sure you expected from my previous comments I’d love this song, but I really don’t have the words to express how much this song really hits a part of my soul that I didn’t think I’d be able to explain fully let alone find someone who put it into music. So thank you, so much, for that. I think Draft 1 is my favourite, maybe I’m just basic with respect to the discordant notes in 2/3. But man in all versions I love the softness before “outside the wire” and how hard it bangs while still having that love after that drop. Just phenom. Unfortunately I don’t have any name suggestions. I liked when it was IFV based because that’s what I’ll identify with most rather than Tks, but I think regardless of what it’s called it’ll hold a special place for me.

A

I mean, accurate. Didn’t know this was going to be a checklist item though. 🥲 (I wish I could lock down every hatch)

Shrooom

I have no thoughts for titles, but this is forsure my favorite song you've done, I hope you decide to finish it. It's already sounding great, and I can't wait to see what you do with it

Charli Morgan

It's basically done, I think. One more draft to remove some fx and increase contrast and I'll ship it

Charli Morgan

I think it's so interesting that you and others find this line so powerful because it was the line I put in last as a quick fix with barely any thought. That it makes y'all feel this way is very, very special to me. 🥹

Charli Morgan

I think I might have something like, idk, a dedication on the video. We can put the name of your gun team in it, along with my Becca and Big Bertha, and that LAV, oh, and whichever OHP there was. Pretty much whoever. I think that would be great.

Charli Morgan

What was y'all call sign? Like, Platoon-Squad-Team, or Squad-Team. Whichever. Or maybe y'all had a nickname

Charli Morgan

Okay, I'm gonna ask you this again later so save it 🙂

A

I agree with the people who suggested “I was built for loyalty” is a hitter of a line that could work. I thought of other ones from work, but I have no idea what makes a good title so my apologies if they’re dreck: 1) Sabot, my love, on (or an equivalent US fire order? I kinda liked the double meaning of my love in that context) 2) power down procedure 3) Human-machine interface or Human-machine teaming? Maybe enhanced by like a subtitle? Idk if there’s anything there at all.

Zulu

Sabot Sayonara

Charli Morgan

This is pretty good, actually. I am now torn between this and Before You Go

Zulu

Flip a coin on Google and let the machine spirit decide - phenomenal song though