Wild Card Assignment 1 - Follow the rules

This week I was commissioned to write a song with the following restraints:

1) Write a song whose lyrics contain no nouns/pronouns except for those that refer to lifeless objects (no people, animals, plants, etc.).

2) Further, do not use personification if/when lifeless objects are referred to.

3) Finally, use no more than three different nouns throughout your song (you may use the same noun multiple times).

Whew. This was a tough one. I decided that I would have to start with the lyrics first, as they would require the most thinking and concentration. After a few dead ends, I came up with a concept I liked. I tried to build a song around the lyrics, and I made a few small alterations to make more musical sense, but mostly the words dictated how the music would go.

Here are the lyrics...I know that I managed to accomplish directives 1 and 3, and 2 is up to interpretation, though I did make an active effort to avoid blatant personification. Also, if you count the title that's a fourth noun, but I found it necessary.


Astral Companion

Radio spills out
As it begins to twist around
Invisible light
Starts to show
Even now
Radio

Radio cannot be buried
Radio cannot be controlled
As the world’s light fades
Radios begin to glow

Radio spreads out
It comes in loud
Crackling light
Starts to show
Even now
Radio

Radio cannot be buried
Radio cannot be controlled
As the world’s light fades
Radios begin to glow

Rising up falling through
Growing old staying new
As black as white as gray as
Swirling swirling swirling sway

Radio vibrates
Shining in the sound
Sparkling light
Starts to show
Even now
Radio

Radio cannot be buried
Radio cannot be controlled
As the world’s light fades
Radios begin to glow

Invisible Light
Radio
Crackling Light
Radio
Sparkling Light
Radio
Fading Light
Radio




P.S. If I get a postable version I'll try to post it later